Early Childhood Certificate

The Early Childhood Certificate program is designed to provide students minimum entry level skills to work with children from infancy through early childhood. Employment opportunities include child development and child care programs, preschools, public and private schools, recreational centers, Head Start programs, and school age programs.

Specific Entrance Requirements

1. General college admission requirements.
2. Three character/employee references by the first day of class.3. According to GS 110-91, “No person shall be an operator of nor an employee in a day care facility who has been convicted of a crime involving child neglect, child abuse, or moral turpitude, or who is a habitually excessive user of alcohol or who illegally uses narcotics or other impairing drugs, or who is mentally retarded or mentally ill to an extent that may be injurious to children.”
3. Criminal background checks are required prior to credentialing. According to GS 110-91, “No person shall be an operator of nor employee in a day care facility who has been convicted of a crime involving child neglect, child abuse, or moral turpitude, or who is a habitually excessive user of alcohol or who illegally uses narcotics or other impairing drugs, or who is mentally retarded or mentally ill to an extent that may be injurious to children.”

Early Childhood Certificate Program