Early Childhood Education Expansion at the Higher Education Level
Abstract
This article describes the road map for designing an early childhood teaching degree. The article begins with a description of how this degree attends to the content of teaching young children and addressing the specific pedagogies appropriate for working with early learners. The article continues with the program of study, the objectives of the program and recruitment of students to the program as an example of how to design an early childhood degree to meet the needs of young learners. The article concludes with how this degree will impact the profession of teaching young children by preparing teachers who use innovation, developmentally appropriate practices and inclusiveness in the early childhood classrooms.