Early Childhood Education Certificates
Early Childhood Education Certificates
Become certified as a Director, Teacher or Assistant Teacher with Colorado Mountain College
Help shape young lives! For anyone interested in early childhood education certification in Colorado, at CMC you'll learn to how to care for children from birth to age eight. A director, teacher or assistant teacher certificate gives you many options. This program helps you meet the educational qualification for group leader and director for the State of Colorado.
What will I learn?
Courses in theory and lab experience are combined to provide a comprehensive base of growth and development, with a strong emphasis on field experiences. Early intervention, high risk, gifted and developmentally delayed issues are included.
Graduates will receive a Certificate of Occupational Proficiency. The curriculum includes many of the classes included in the Associate of Science degree in early childhood Education and credits may apply toward that degree.
Where can I go from here?
With this early childhood education certification and training, you can find work in:
- Child care centers
- Preschools
- Kindergartens
- Nursery schools
- After-school programs
- Recreational centers
- Playground
- Other programs serving children from birth to age eight
Request Program Information
The Early Childhood Education Certificates is offered at:
- Aspen: Mostly Virtual
- Breckenridge: Mostly Virtual
- Dillon: Mostly Virtual
- Glenwood Springs: Mostly Virtual
- Leadville: Mostly Virtual
- Rifle: Mostly in-person
- Salida: Mostly in-person
- Spring Valley at Glenwood Springs: Mostly in-person
- Vail Valley at Edwards: Mostly Virtual
- Fully Virtual
The Early Childhood Education Certificates is offered at:
- Aspen: Mostly Virtual
- Breckenridge: Mostly Virtual
- Dillon: Mostly Virtual
- Glenwood Springs: Mostly Virtual
- Leadville: Mostly Virtual
- Rifle: Mostly in-person
- Salida: Mostly in-person
- Spring Valley at Glenwood Springs: Mostly in-person
- Vail Valley at Edwards: Mostly Virtual
- Fully Virtual
The Early Childhood Education Certificates is offered at:
- Aspen: Mostly Virtual
- Breckenridge: Mostly Virtual
- Dillon: Mostly Virtual
- Glenwood Springs: Mostly Virtual
- Leadville: Mostly Virtual
- Rifle: Mostly in-person
- Salida: Mostly in-person
- Spring Valley at Glenwood Springs: Mostly in-person
- Vail Valley at Edwards: Mostly Virtual
- Fully Virtual
Program Learning Outcomes are what we expect each student will learn while earning a degree or certificate. Meeting these learning outcomes is how we assess our performance as a college. Our learning outcomes support both important career skills and future success as a student.
Upon completing the Early Childhood Education Certificates program, CMC students will be able to:
- Quality Standard I: Teachers demonstrate mastery of and pedagogical expertise in the content they teach.
- Quality Standard II: Teachers establish a safe, inclusive and respectful learning environment for a diverse population of students.
- Quality Standard III: Teachers plan and deliver effective instruction and create an environment that facilitates learning for their students.
- Quality Standard IV: Teachers demonstrate professionalism through ethical conduct, reflection, and leadership.