Early Childhood Care and Education Basics Technical Certificate of Credit EC31

The Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Basic TCC includes three basic ECCE courses that are needed for entry-level workers. The program provides an introductory course to the ECCE field, a child growth and development course, and health, safety and nutrition course. Graduates have qualifications to be employed in early care and education settings including child care centers, Head Start, Georgia Pre-K programs. Bright from the Start (BFTS), the regulatory agency in Georgia, requires the basic knowledge included in this TCC for a person to be a lead teacher in a child care center and family day care center.

Minimum Test Scores:

Next Gen. ACCUPLACER

Reading: 224
Writing: 236
Arithmetic: 229

Curriculum

Occupational Courses

ECCE 1101Intro- Early Childhood Care/Edu

3

ECCE 1103Child Growth and Development

3

ECCE 1105Health, Safety and Nutrition

3

Minimum Length of Program: 1 Term(s)

Total Credit Hours: 9