Associate of Science - Early Childhood Education - Montessori Education Preschool Teacher (Optional Co-op)

Contra Costa College’s on-campus Early Learning Center provides preschool, afterschool and daycare services to diverse groups of children, aged 2-5. After spending time in the classroom studying how to create healthy, safe and stimulating learning environments, students can gain experience observing and working directly with them, there. And if students would like experience working in other environments, an off-campus mentorship can be set up too.

Whatever a student is interested in, at Contra Costa College they will have the support of great, caring teachers, counselors, a career center and like-minded students, who want to see them succeed. The Early Childhood Education department has free tutoring and a book loan program to save money on textbooks. If students are already working with children, they could even get small professional development stipends that pay back part of the enrollment cost, just for passing classes.