Early Childhood (Leads to initial teacher licensure)

Overview

Key facts

From daycare centers to elementary schools, graduates with a MEd degree in early childhood education may find work in diverse environments where they lead the learning experiences of children from infancy to eight years old.

The Early Childhood (Leads to initial teacher licensure) degree from Grand Canyon University requires practicum experiences throughout the program. Additionally, graduates will need to complete an eight-week student teaching experience in a birth through Pre-K setting and another eight-week experience in Kindergarten through third grade.

What Will You Learn

Students enrolled in the MEd Early Childhood Education program will gain the skills need to work with diverse students as future daycare directors, preschool teachers and early childhood teachers and specialists. Throughout the program, students will survey current early childhood teaching practices and learn where those ideas and methods support the learning of birth through grade 8 students.

Early childhood development is a cornerstone of the master of early education degree program. GCU grads will come away from their coursework with a solid understanding of brain development, social and emotional growth and academic achievement in young learners.