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Michelle Kimmel
Associate Professor
Orange County
Santa Ana College
CTE Dean
Anthony Pagan
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Program Details
Early Childhood Education Apprenticeship Program
New Program
Child Development/Early Care and Education (130500)
08/18/25
The Early Childhood Education Apprenticeship Program (E.C.E.A.P.) certification program provides students with knowledge of comprehensive human development during early childhood (birth-age eight years of age). Students will focus on understanding developmentally appropriate practice, effective teaching and learning strategies, their important role as an early childhood educator in a child's overall school readiness and success, and how to create and implement a high quality classroom environment for young children. The required service learning hours of the ECEAP 18 month program will support the students as they apply and transfer their learning in an early childhood classroom with young children and their families. The program is available for students enrolled in the Early Childhood Education Apprenticeship Program (ECEAP).
22 students
Program Proposal Attributes
- Certificate of Achievement: 16 or greater semester (or 24 or greater quarter) units (C)
The goal of the program is for students to apply developmentally appropriate practices and effective teaching strategies while creating a high-quality classroom environment that supports the holistic development of children ages birth to five, promoting school readiness and long-term academic success.
Objectives:
- Identify and apply developmentally appropriate practices in designing and delivering curriculum that supports the cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development of young children.
- Demonstrate the ability to create and maintain a positive, inclusive, and engaging classroom environment that fosters school readiness and encourages the academic success of children ages birth to five.
- Apply learning as an apprentice to their work with young children and their families.
Course Units and Hours
25
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Course Report
- Demonstrate skill and mastery of child development themes, theories, curriculum, and assessment strategies by applying knowledge and skills in a simulated/real early childhood setting or scenarios.
- Develop a portfolio of developmentally appropriate curriculum, programming, and assessment strategies for early childhood students in the cognitive, psychosocial, and biosocial domains.
| Course | Title | Units | Year/Semester (Y1 or S1) |
|---|---|---|---|
| APCD 107 | Apprenticeship Child Growth and Development | 3 | Y1, F |
| APCD 108 | Apprenticeship Observation and Assessment for Early Learning and Development | 3 | Y1, S |
| APCD 110 | Apprenticeship Child, Family, and Community | 3 | Y1, F |
| APCD 111B | Apprenticeship Introduction to Curriculum for Young Children | 3 | Y1, Summer |
| APCD 116A | Infant/Toddler Growth and Development | 3 | F1, Spring Intersession/Summer |
| APCD 205 | Introduction to Children with Disabilities or Delays | 3 | Y2, F |
| APCD 221 | Apprenticeship Teaching in a Diverse Society | 3 | Y2, F |
| APCD 296 | Practicum: Student Teaching Field Experience | 4 | Y2, Spring Intersession/Summer |
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Program Modification
Child Development
Santiago Canyon College also has an Early Childhood Education Apprenticeship Program.
22 annual enrollment projections
Child Development/Early Care and Education
Submission Details
05/08/25 - 10:26 AM
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