Colorado Mountain College Early Childhood Education Program Mission

The Mission of Colorado Mountain College’s Early Childhood Education Program is to provide quality Higher Education Teacher Preparation Training to its’ communities that is responsive to:

• Local and state ECE stakeholder and professional development needs for those serving children birth through age eight and their families
• National and International best practice research and trends
• Student access and success
• The overall college mission

Our Teacher Preparation strives to prepare ECE teachers who:

• Research and use evidence based practices that create positive child outcomes
• Base their work on theory relevant to today’s practices
• Honor the uniqueness of children and families
• Dedicate themselves to creating positive, reciprocal relationships and partnerships with children and their families
• Respond to the unique learning needs of children
• Use assessment as a process to inform practice
• Facilitate the development of the whole child with a focus on children’s emotional needs as they develop in all areas
• Behave professionally and are connected to the ECE profession
• Are life-long learners
• Are experienced in teaching all ages 0-8 and in a variety of setting
• Promote and use quality standards