ONLINE PROGRAMS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

• Child Day Care Management Program
• Early Childhood Education (ASB)

Penn Foster Career School is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools for high school and vocational-technical programs, and by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC). Penn Foster Career School is affiliated with DANTES, which qualifies U.S. military personnel for tuition reimbursement. Many Penn Foster programs are approved for U.S. Armed Forces veterans training benefits.

Penn Foster Career School offers affordable, all-inclusive pricing—among the lowest of all career schools—and 0% interest financing and customized payment plans.

• Associate of Science/Early Childhood Education
• Professional Teacher Assistant Program

Ashworth University is an Accredited Member of the Distance Education and Training Council. The Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council is listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency, for distance learning schools. Ashworth University is qualified under the Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support, or DANTES program. Ashworth University offers easy, interest-free monthly tuition.

Learn more about this professional teacher assistant course.

• Child Development
• Child Care
• Child Psychology Skills

Learn more about these online childhood development courses.

Nova Southeastern University
Through NSU CDA Online courses, students can prepare to become a Child Development Associate (CDA). NSU offers three online courses covering the six CDA Goals and 13 Functional Areas. Students learn about the developmental needs of children from birth to age five, and learn effective ways of providing for their early care and education. Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

Lethbridge Community College, Canada
Lethbridge Community College's offers both a Certificate and a Diploma Program in Early Childhood Education by distance learning. Note that students must participate in a field placement that can be completed in a day care centre, nursery school or kindergarten in Canada.

University of Alaska
The University of Alaska offers a distance Early Childhood Associate of Applied Science Degree. This program is for persons in rural Alaska working with children ages 3 to 5.

University of Wisconsin-Stout
The Working with Young Children On-line Early Childhood Education Certificate Program is composed of a series of courses based on the textbook, Working With Young Children by Judy Herr, Ed.D. and offered through the Office of Continuing Education, University of Wisconsin-Stout. Students may pursue their Child Development Associate Certificate (CDA) through this program.

Vanguard University of Southern California
Vanguard University offers online the Early Childhood Certificate. Preschool instructors are required to complete 12 units of course work in Early Education to meet the licensing requirements of Title 22 for the State of California. These four ECE courses meet the state of California as well as ACSI Preschool Associate Credential (PAC) formal training requirements. The ECE courses are taught from a Christian perspective. Accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).