Early Childhood Leadership Certificate
Designed for experienced Early Care & Education teachers seeking leadership positions in their career field. Classes are offered in the evenings with arranged practicum experience.
Employability Requirements
To become a licensed child care provider in Washington, you must participate in a Washington State Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) licensing orientation and apply for and receive licensure. State law requires DCYF to run background checks on anyone who is authorized to care for or who has unsupervised access to children in licensed child care facilities.
Program Length
This program is approximately two-to-four quarters long, depending on the time students need to satisfactorily complete all graduation requirements and depending on hours of enrollment. All courses must be completed with a minimum of a “C” grade to graduate.
Admission Dates
Summer, fall, winter, and spring quarters.
Completion Requirements
Prerequisite(s)
Successful completion of ENG 091 or equivalent.
Program Course List
| ECED& 139 | Administration of Early Learning Programs | 3 |
| ECS 235 | Issues & Trends | 2 |
| ECS 266 | Leadership in Early Childhood | 4 |
| ECS 277 | Professionalism & Ethics | 2 |
| ECE 286 | Practicum Specialization: Leadership | 3 |
| ECS 290 | Mentoring In ECE | 1 |
| EDUC& 150 | Child, Family and Community | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 18 |