The Associate of Applied Science in Early Childhood Development is designed to prepare highly-skilled graduates for employment in a variety of early childhood settings, to update and enrich the capacities of those persons presently employed in the child development field, and to prepare students for transfer to a bachelor degree program in child development, education, or related field. Graduates develop the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to design, implement, assess, and model for others excellent practices informed by Virginia’s Competencies for Early Childhood Professionals and the National Association for the Education of Young Children Professional Preparation Standards.

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Early Childhood Development CREDIT FOR PRIOR LEARNING

NRCC Associate of Applied Science Degree in Early Childhood Development Specialization

Students may earn NRCC college credit for HLT 135: Child Health and Nutrition if they have earned a Child Development Associate (CDA) credential awarded by the Council for Professional Recognition. To receive credit for prior learning (CPL) for the CDA, the student must:

• Be enrolled in a NRCC Early Childhood Development program.
• Submit their current CDA certificate to the NRCC Program Head of Early Childhood.
• Complete and submit the Application for Early Childhood Development Credit for Prior Learning form to the program head of Early Childhood Development.

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