Earn a Degree in Early Childhood Education from Rasmussen College

Develop Your Natural, Nurturing Abilities with a Child Development Associate Degree

Singing, coloring and learning the ABCs - each is an educational experience that children cherish for a lifetime. You can be a part of this magical time in children's lives with a Child Development Associate degree from Rasmussen College. Mentoring children is a great way to impact future generations. Inside every executive, every politician, inside every living, breathing adult, is a bundle of memories and abilities formed in early childhood. It is impossible to underestimate the importance of this crucial learning window. As part of your Accredited Child Development Associate degree, you will fine-tune your abilities to teach and nurture children in this amazing phase of life.

With up to three times as many neural connections as adults, young children are amazing learners. The first three years of a child’s life are the most important for their development. With a Child Development Associate degree, you'll be trained to help children use all of that extra brainpower to their advantage. It's no secret that children absorb knowledge at an astounding rate. Their ability to mimic sounds and facial expressions is legendary. As an Early Childhood Education Specialist, you will harness that power to enhance the talents and abilities of your students. You'll deliver positive early childhood experiences that form the basis of healthy adulthood. If you're ready to earn a living by positively influencing the lives of children, talk to the childcare experts at Rasmussen College. With a Child Development Associate degree, you'll be ready to change the world -- and its children -- for the better.

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Note: Degree offered at the Mankato, Brooklyn Park, Eagan, Eden Prairie, Lake Elmo and Green Bay campuses.

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Earn Your Child Development Associate Degree from Rasmussen College

For more than a century, Rasmussen College has been graduating top-quality professionals in a variety of disciplines. Founded as a business school in 1900, we have become Minnesota's leading professional training center. We offer cutting-edge programs in everything from Business Management to Graphic Design to Medical administration - and just like our forerunners, we're commitment to delivering superior education to every student that walks through our doors. We invite you to become part of our long tradition of excellence. With an Accredited Early Childhood Education degree from Rasmussen College, you can make a difference for yourself and for the world.

Call us at (888) 549-6755 to learn more about Rasmussen College. One of our Admissions Representatives can answer any questions you might have about our degrees, Financial Aid, Scholarship Opportunities, and more.

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What You Will Learn in Your Early Childhood Education Training

Our comprehensive education will prepare you with all the skills you need to be an effective mentor and teacher. You will learn all about:

  • Foundations of Child Development
  • Early Childhood Education Curriculum and Instruction
  • Health, Safety, and Nutrition
  • Promoting Development in the Early Childhood Classroom
  • Creating a Fun Learning Environment
  • Implementing Curriculum
  • Infant and Toddler Development
  • Dynamics of the Family
  • The Exceptional Child
  • Emerging Literacy through Children’s Literature
  • Success Strategies
  • Career Development
  • …plus, much more

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What You Do in Early Childhood Education

With your Child Development Associate degree, you will teach children through a fascinating variety of traditional and cutting-edge methods.

In Early Childhood Education, you perform many interesting tasks throughout your workday, such as:

  • Assess educational potential or need of students
  • Assist patient with dressing, undressing, grooming, or bathing
  • Conduct field trips and parent conferences
  • Convert information into instructional program
  • Demonstrate physical activities
  • Design classroom presentations
  • Develop course or training objectives, instructional materials, and teaching aids
  • Direct and coordinate activities of workers or staff
  • Ensure correct grammar, punctuation, or spelling
  • Establish and maintain relationships with students
  • Maintain group discipline in an educational setting
  • Manage classroom activities (art, drama, music or related)
  • Monitor children to detect signs of ill health or emotional disturbances, student classroom activities, and student progress
  • Organize educational material or ideas, esteem building activities for children, and social behavior learning activities
  • Recognize student learning levels and student problems
  • Resolve behavioral or academic problems
  • Select teaching materials to meet student needs
  • Serve food or beverages
  • Supervise student extra-curricular activities
  • Teach correct eating habits
  • Use interpersonal, oral or written communication techniques
  • Use psychological assessment tools and public speaking techniques

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Another Option in Early Childhood Education

If you are already a Child Care professional, you can increase your credentials and improve your salary potential by earning a Child Care Specialist Certificate from Rasmussen College.

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Child Care Specialist Certificate

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