ERIC ED365421: National Directory of Early Childhood Teacher Preparation Institutions.

115 Pages·1993·2.2 MB·English

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TITLE
National Directory of Early Childhood Teacher
Preparation Institutions.
Council for Early Childhood Professional Recognition,
INSTITUTION
Washington, DC.
PUB DATE
93
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DESCRIPTORS
Degrees (Academic); *Early Childhood Education;
Higher Education; *Institutions; Professional
Education; *Teacher Education; *Teacher Education
Programs
CDA; *Child Development Associate
IDENTIFIERS
ABSTRACT
This directory contains a listing of 610 formal
education programs in early childhood education and childhood
development in 49 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto
Rico, and the Virgin Islands. The directory is limited to the
following types of institutions that provide postsecondary education
in.the early childhood and child development area: two- and four-year
colleges, technical institutes, and occupationally oriented
vocational schools. Each entry contains the following information:
(1) institution name, address, and telephone number;
(2) contact
(3) type of institution; (4) specialty area or areas; and (5)
person;
an indication of whether the institution offers the Child Development
Associate (CDA) program. The appendix contains a listin¢ of the
institutions which have indicated interest in offering
inar
instruction during Phase II of the CDA Professional Preparatior.
Program. (SM)
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National Directory of Early Childhood
Teacher Preparation Institutions
Council for Early Childhood Professional Recognition
Washington, D.C.
Copies of the National Directory of Early Childhood Teacher Preparation Institutions can be purchased from the
Council for Early Childhood Professional Recognition.
Copyright 1993 by the Council for Early Childhood Professional Recognition.
All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is strictly prohibited.
Printed in the United States of America.
COUNCIL FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION
1341 G Street, N.W., Suite 400
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20005-3105
[phone]
THE COUNCIL for Early Childhood Professional Recognition was
founded in 1985 through the efforts of the National Association for the
Education ofYoung Children. The Council administers the Child Development
Associate credentialing program, providing uniform procedures for assessing
the competence of early childhood caregivers. The Ccincil works to improve
the professional status of early childhood workers and is helping to meet the
growing need for qualified child care staff with the creation of the CDA
Professional Preparation Program (CDA P3).
Contents
Introduction
MISSOURI
40
MONTANA
41
Institutions by location
NEBRASKA
42
ALABAMA
1
NEVADA
42
ALASKA
2
NEW HAMPSHIRE
ARIZONA
42
3
NEW JERSEY
ARKANSAS
43
4
NEW MEXICO
CALIFORNIA
44
4
NEW YORK
CANADA
45
1 I
NORTH CAROLINA
COLORADO
49
11
NORTH DAKOTA
CONNECTICUT
52
13
OHIO
DELAWARE
53
14
OKLAHOMA
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
54
14
OREGON
FLORIDA
56
15
PENNSYLVANIA
GEORGIA
57
17
PUERTO RICO
GUAM
59
19
SOUTH CAROLINA
HAWAII
60
19
SOUTH DAKOTA
IDAHO
62
19
TENNESSEE
ILLINO'S
63
20
TEXAS
INDIANA
64
24
UTAH
67
IOWA
25
VERMONT
68
KANSAS
28
VIRGIN ISLANDS
KENTUCKY
68
29
VIRGINIA
68
LOUISIANA
30
WASHINGTON
MAINE
71
31
WEST VIRGINIA
MARYLAND
74
3I
WISCONSIN
MASSACHUSETTS
74
WYOMING
MICHIGAN
77
34
MINNESOTA
37
Appendix
MISSISSIPPI
CDA Professional Preparation
Program (CDA P3)
Institutions
institution provide coursework for individuals who
Introduction
wish to work with infants and toddlers, preschoolers, or
school-age children?) (column four), whether or not
This National Directory of Early Childhood Education
the institution offers CDA training (c3lumn five).
Institutions contains a listing of 610 formal education
All programs indicated they offered some form of
programs in early childhood/childhood development
financial assistance. Federal law mandates financial
in 49 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto
assistance must be offered to students who take a
Rico and the Virgin Islands. Approximately 1,429
minimum of six (6) hours of coursework.
institutions, compiled from Peterson's Guide to
A brief analysis of the 610 respondents to the
Postsecondary Institutions, Volumes I and II comprised the
September/October 1992 survey follows:
initial mailing sent in September 1992. We prompted
additional responses through a second mailing in Oc-
Percentage
Type and number of institutions
tober 1992.
of total
responding
Through the process of elimination, and based
51.1%
312
Public 2-year colleges
upon information received from a similar survey dis-
3.1%
Private 2-year colleges
19
tributed by Wheelock College in the Spring of 1992, we
l9
3A%
State colleges
deleted nearly 118 postsecondary education institu-
8.3%
Private 4-year colleges
51
tions from the first mailing. The 118 institutions we
21.9%
Public universities
134
11.47%
Private universities
eliminated were respondents to Wheelock's survey that
70
indicated they had no early childhood education pro-
Specialty areas
grams. In addition, from the 633 respondents to the
80.0%
Infant /toddler courses
488
Council's survey, we did not list 23 education institu-
96.1%
586
Preschool courses
tions who were kind enough to respond, but who do
80.3%
490
School-age courses
not offer early childhood courses. Updated versions of
(Elementary Education)
this directory in the years to come may provide us with
Degrees offered
additional data, and hopefully more institutions elect-
38.4%
4-year ECE or
234
ing to offer these courses.
Child Development
Early childhood education coursework is conducted
56.6%
2-year or Associate Degree
345
by a variety of types of institutions, including many
43.3%
1-year Certificate 264
child care centers; however, this Directory is limited to
Institutions with
39.8%
243
those institutions providing postsecondary education
CDA Training
in the early childhood/child development area. In-
cluded in this Directory are universities, two-and four-
CDA Candidates please note: Institutions that offer
year colleges, technical institutes and occupationally-
a CDA training program develop their program
oriented vocational schools. Within intitutions, pro-
independent of the Council's parti, ipation or en-
grams are located in a variety of departments such as
dorscment. Students are responsible for ensuring
Child Care, Child and Family Studies, Child Develop-
that whatever training they pursue meets the educa-
ment, Child Psychology, Curriculum and Instruction,
tion requirements stated in the Child Development
Early Childhood Education, Education, Home Eco-
Associate Assessment System and Competency Standards
nomics, Human Development, Special Education, and
hook.
so on. E cly childhood education spans birth through
third grade, although not all programs covered the
Directory updates
entire range.
The Directory will be updated periodically. If your
This Directory is organized alphabetically by loca-
institution is not listed or if you wish to add, delete,
tion. Within each location, cities are listed in alphabeti-
or change information, contact the Development
cal order. Each listing includes the following informa-
Unit at the Council, or mail your changes to:
tion: Name (column one), address and telephone
number(s) of the institution (column two), type of
Development Unit
Council for Early Childhood Professional Recognition
institution (e.g., public/private, 2- or 4-year college/
1341 G Street, N.W., Suite 400
university)and name of contact person (column three),
Washington, D.C. 20005-3105
the early childhood specialty area(s) (i.e., does the
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CDA
SPECIALTY
TYPE OF INSTITUTION/
TRAINING?
AREA(S)
CONTACT PERSON
ADDRESS/TELEPHONE
LOCATION
ALABAMA
Infant/toddler
BIRMINGHAM
YES!
Public 2-year college
LAWSON STATE COMM. COLLEGE
Preschool
Certificate available
3060 WILSON ROAD
School-age
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35221
PATRICIA G. McCULLUM, CHAIR
[phone] x21I
Infant/toddler
YES!
Public 2-year college
ENTERPRISE STATE JR. COLLEGE
ENTERPRISE
Preschool
Certificate available
P.O. BOX 1300
ENTERPRISE, AL 36331
REBECCA RICHTER, DIRECTOR
[phone] x219
Infant/toddler
Public University
YES!
JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY
JACKSONVILLE
Preschool
JACKSONVILLE, AL 36265
School-age
DkJOYCE RAY, COORD.
[phone]
[phone]
Pr school
No
Public University
LIVINGSTON UNIVERSITY
LIVINGSTON
School-age
STATION 32
LIVINGSTON, AL 35470
DR. BETTY COWAN, CHAIR
[phone] x220
Infant/toddler
No
MOBILE Public University
UNIV. OF SOUTH ALABAMA
Preschool
UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD
School-age
MOBILE. AL 36688
THOMAS W. HEWITT, PROFESSOR
[phone]
No
Preschool
Public University
UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO
MONTEVALLO
School-age
DEPARTMENT OF ECE
MONTEVALLO, AL 35115
DR. ANNE C. HAMILTON, PROFESSOR
[phone]
[phone]
Infant/toddler
YES!
Public 2-yr. College
TRENBOTON ST. TECH. COLLEGE
MONTGOMERY
Preschool
1225 AIR BASE BOULEVARD
MONTGOMERY, AL 36108
JOANNA MIDDI.EBROOK, DIR.
[phone]
[phone]
Infant/toddler
YES!
Public University
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
TUSCALOOSA
Preschool
COLLEGE OF CONTINUING STUDIES
School-age
BOX 870388, MASHER HALL 202
TUSCALOOSA, AL 35487-0388
NANCY WILLIANIS, GOURD.
[phone]
0
J
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TYPE OF INSTITUTION/
CDA
SPECIALTY
TRAINING?
CONTACT PERSON
ADDRESS/TELEPHONE
AREA(S)
LOCATION
ALABAMA cont.
Infant/toddler
No
Private University
TUSKEGEE
TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY
Preschool
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
School-age
THRASHER HALL 202
TUSKEGEE, AL 36088
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KATHRYN NOORI, COORDINATOR
[phone]
ALASKA
Infant/toddler
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA Public 2-yr. College
FAIRBANKS
YES!
Preschool
Certificate Available
ECHD PROGRAM
School-age
510 2ND AVE.
FAIRBANKS, AK 99701
[phone]
JO KUYKENDALL
[phone]
Infant/toddler
Private University
JUNEAU
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA/JUNEAU
YES!
Preschool
Certificate Available
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
School-age
11120 GLACIER HIGHWAY
JUNEAU, AK 99801-8671
KATHERINE GREENOUGH
[phone]
[phone]
Infant/toddler
Public University
No
KOTZEBUE
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA
Certificate Available
CHUKCHI CAMPUS
Preschool
P.O. BOX 297
School-age
KOTZEBUE, AK 99752
BARBARA R. WILSON, PROF.
(907) 442 -2379
[phone]
Infant/toddler
NOME NORTHWEST CAMPUS
Public University
YES!
Preschool
Certificate Available
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA
POUCH 400
NOME, AK 99762
JUNE SPENCER
[phone]
Infant/toddler
Public University
KENAI PENINSULA COLLEGE
YES!
SALDATNA
Preschool
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA
School-age
34820 COLLEGE DRIVE
SALDATNA, AK 99669
DR. MARJORIE J. HAYS. WORD.
[phone]
3
TYPE OF INSTITUTION/
SPECIALTY
CDA
ADDRESS/TELEPHONE
LOCATION
CONTACT PERSON
TRAINING?
AREA(S)
ARIZONA
Infant/toddler
COOLIDGE
CENTRAL ARIZONA COLLEGE
Public 2-yr. College
YES!
Preschool
8470 N. OVERFIELD ROAD Certificate Available
COOLIDGE, AZ 85228
School-age
[phone] CHERYL FOSTER, MANAGER
Preschool
NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVESITY
FLAGSTAFF
No
Public University
BOX 5774 School-age
FLAGSTAFF, AZ 86011
JOANN BREWER, PROFESSOR
[phone]
[phone]
Infant/toddler
GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
GLENDALE
Public 2-yr. College
YES!
Preschool
6000 WEST OLIVE
Certificate Available
GLENDALE, AZ 85302
[phone]
EILEEN SNIFF, DIRECTOR
[phone]
Infant/toddler
HOLBROOK
NORTHLAND PIONEER COLLEGE
Public 2-yr. College
YES!
,'reschoo.
P.O. BOX 610 Certificate Available
HOLBROOK, AZ 86025
!: chool-age
[phone] x271
CLAUDE S. ENDFIELD
Infant/toddler
MESA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Public 2-yr. College
MESA
YES!
Preschool
1833 W. SOUTHERN AVENUE
Certificate Available
MESA, AZ 85202
School-age
[phone]
Infant/toddler
PHOENIX
PHOENIX COLLEGE
Public 2-yr. College
YES!
Preschool
1202 W. THOMAS ROAD Certificate Available
School-age
PHOENIX, AZ 85013
LINDA TRAMEL, COORD.
[phone]
Infant/toddler
SCOTTSDALE No
SCOTTSDALE COMM. COLLEGE
Public 2-yr. College
Preschool
9000 E. CHAPARRAL Certificate Available
SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85250
DR. ROSEANNE DLUGOSZ
[phone]
[phone]
Infant/toddler
No
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
TEMPE
Public University
Preschool
C&I/EARLY CHILDHOOD
School-age
TEMPE, AZ 85287-1711
JOAN MOYER,
[phone]
COORD.
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