Education with a Concentration in Early Childhood Education, M.A.

The Early Childhood Education concentration of the Master of Arts in Education degree is designed to prepare teachers to work in school and community-based programs that serve children from infancy through third grade (ages birth to age eight), and to take leadership roles in the field of early childhood education.

Required coursework focuses on advanced study of development in cognition, language, physical ability, morality, and social and emotional skills; work with diverse families and young children; and improvement of classroom curriculum and assessment from infancy through the primary grades. A basic course in child development and 45 hours of experience working with children in educational settings are prerequisites for admission to the program. Complete information about the program is available online at www.sonoma.edu/education/ecs/index.html