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May 20, 2025
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Preliminary 2025-2026 Yavapai College Catalog
Early Childhood Education Basic Certificate
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 Download Progression Plan PDF - ECE Basic Certificate
 IMPORTANT: Professional Licensure Disclosure
The Basic Certificate in Early Childhood Education is a point of entry or a continuation of professional development in the field of Early Care and Education. The Basic ECE certificate includes competencies that will prepare a student to apply for the national CDA credential.
Credits earned apply to the ECE Advanced Certificate.
Credit Hours Required: 15
Note: A current Arizona fingerprint clearance card is required for students working in the Del E. Webb Family Enrichment Center. A current card in Pediatric First Aid and Safety will be required for graduation.
Thirty-five face-to-face observation hours are required for certificate completion.
This certificate is not eligible for Federal Financial Aid. To explore other financial aid opportunities, please visit YC Admission.
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Program Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the Early Childhood Education - Basic Certificate program, the learner will be able to: - Build strong relationships with families through understanding, respecting and valuing the characteristics and cultures of both the families and their communities.
- Articulate historical perspectives, as well as current trends, in the field of Early Childhood Education.
- Apply relationship-based, trauma-informed, proactive strategies to promote pro-social development of young children, aged birth through 8 years.
- Identify strategies to plan and implement instructional practices to promote literacy in children birth-age eight.
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