Early Childhood Education with PK-3 ECE Specialist Instruction Credential
Reach Higher with an ECE Bachelors with PK-3 Credential Concentration.
Explore Pathways in Early Childhood Education with PK-3 Credential Concentration
Accredited by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing
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Associate in Arts in Early Childhood Education
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Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Education with PK-3 ECE Specialist Instruction Credential
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Master in Arts in Education
Early Childhood Education with PK-3 ECE Specialist Instruction Credential
The four-year bachelors and credential concentration teaches developmentally appropriate practices for young children in grades PK through 3.
Students in the Early Childhood bachelors with PK-3 Credential concentration will be able to. . .
- Understand how children learn and develop
(birth to age 8). - Establish safe and inclusive learning environments.
- Create age-appropriate curriculum.
- Utilize assessment techniques.
What Sets Us Apart
Program Highlights
Bachelors and Credential Combo
Earn your bachelors and PK-3 credential in four years.
English Learner Authorization
Embedded throughout the coursework.
TPA Course Included
Teaching Performance Assessment (TPA) course included in program. Historical 100% assessment pass rate in 2025.
Work Experience Credit
Student teaching hours shortened upon review of previous work experience.
Your Future with a PK-3 Credential
Graduates may teach preschool through third grade.
PK-3 Teacher
Family Resource Worker
Early Interventionist
Curriculum & Instruction Specialist
Meet Your Department Chair
Dr. Donna Roberts
Dr. Donna Roberts is the Associate Dean of Academic Administration and the Department Chair of Early Childhood Education and Liberal Studies. She earned her doctorate in education in 2015 and has multiple years of administrative and teaching experience in the P-12 system as well as in higher education. She holds a Reading Specialist Credential, CLEAR CLAD Multiple Subject Credential, and an Administrative Services Credential.