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The Early Childhood Education Department's Mission Statement & Goals

To provide a comprehensive program in collaboration with the Center for Early Childhood Education which supports, mentors, and empowers early childhood students to meet their goals as they strive to effectively work with children, families, and professionals in their communities.

The College of the Canyons Early Childhood Education program is dedicated to the belief that children and families thrive when they are supported by highly qualified early childhood professionals. We support these goals in collaboration with the Center for Early Childhood Education by:

  • Providing students with essential academic and workforce skills
  • Providing the community of Early Childhood programs with workforce development training
  • Preparing students for transfer
  • Supporting local/state/national early childhood professional initiatives

Our Conceptual Framework

ECE Conceptual Framework