Early Childhood Distance Education Programs

Some early childhood education programs can be completed online.

Early childhood education is important to a child's future because the educators are responsible for promoting the development of social, physical, cognitive and emotional areas within a child's life. The ability of the educator to successfully achieve these tasks will help build the foundation of the health and well-being of the child. Some early childhood education programs can be completed online for those who are already working in the field.

Rasmussen College

Rasmussen College offers an associate's degree program that is conducted online for students to obtain a degree in early childhood education. This program prepares students for classroom discussions and learning with young children. The program offers four different specialties within the degree option: child and family studies; child development; child with special needs; and English language learner. In this program, students will take courses such as Foundation of Child Development, Curriculum and Instruction of Early Childhood Education, Create a Fun Learning Environment, Implementing the Curriculum, and Dynamics of the Family.

Rasmussen College
3629 95th Ave. NE
Blaine, MN 55014
763-795-4720
rasmussen.edu

Park University

Park University offers an online program where students can obtain a bachelor of science degree in education studies, with an emphasis in early childhood education for either teaching young children or for leadership. This program is ideal for those who are already in the field and working as an early childhood educator; even though the coursework is completed online, there will still be a need for some of the observations to be completed outside of the current workplace. Both the teaching and leadership curriculums consist of the same coursework, except the leadership concentration requires that students also take Program Planning and Evaluation, Financial Aspects of Early Childhood Education Programs, and Human Resources in Early Childhood Education Programs.

Park University
8700 Northwest River Park Drive
Parkville, MO 64152
816-584-6335
park.edu

The State University of New York

The State University of New York offers an online program where students can either obtain a certificate of completion of early childhood education or they can complete the full two-year program to obtain an associate's degree. Students who choose to complete the courses online will deal with one instructor per course that usually has regular office hours in the event that additional help is needed. Students will learn about Curriculum Development and Literacy and Language in Early Childhood, different techniques of Observation and Evaluation, Special Needs Children and Child Guidance Within the Classroom.

The State University of New York
353 Broadway
Albany, NY 12246
518-443-5555
suny.edu

References

• Rasmussen College
• Park University
• The State University of New York