Welcome to the official page of the Kaskaskia College Early Childhood Education Program! Students completing the two-year early childhood program enter the profession assuming responsibility for the care and education of an individual group of young children in various settings such as a child care center, preschool, nonpublic kindergarten, before-and/or after-school child care programs, or family
day care homes. Admission Requirement- all new, transfer and re-entering students should:
1. Complete and file an application (go to http://www.kaskaskia.edu/prospectivestudents/apply.aspx to choose an applying option)
2. Submit to the Admission and Records Department a high school transcript or GED scores and transcripts from colleges previously attended.
3. Take an ACT or ASSET test for Math and English placement. (Required of all students whose program of study includes Math and/or English.
4. Make an appointment to register for classes with a Counselor Specialist or Adviser. (for more information call 618-545-3060)
5. Additional course work may be determined by program director.
6. View website at www.kaskaskia.edu then click on academic link to career and technical education or see the college catalog for more details. For information on Financial Aid contact the Kaskaskia College Financial Aid Office at 618.545.3080. Also, you can go to www.ilgateways.org or www.fafsa.ed.gov for other scholarships and support
Course Requirements:
First Semester Credits
ENGL 101 English Composition 3
PHLE 119Core Values and Ethical Decision Making Psychology 1
PSYH 101 Psychology 3
ECES 210 Intro to Child Development 3
SOCO 101 Sociology 3
ECES Principle and Practice of Early Childhood Education 3
Total 16
Second Semester
HLTH 208 First Aid 3
MUSC 206 Elementary Music Methods 2
PSYH 215 Child Psychology 3
ECES 210 Science and Math for Young Children 3
ECES 202 Activity Programming 3
EDUC Creative Activity Art 3
Total 17
Third Semester
ECES 206 Health, Safety, &Nutrition for Young Children 3
ECES 269 Exceptional Child 3
*ECES 107 Early Child Practicum 4
Math Elective 3
Total 13
Fourth Semester
BIOL 101 Biology 4
SPCH 103 Fundamentals of Speech 3
**ECES 108 Early Child Practicum 4
ECES 204 Early Childhood Education Administration 3
LITO 218 Children's Literature 3
ECES 128 Motor Fitness Activities- Preschool 2
ECES 130 Infant and Toddler Care 2
Total 21
*ECES 107- The 3rd semester practicum will be done on campus in the College's Child Care Center.
**ECES 108- The 4th semester practicum cannot be completed in the student's current workplace. The goal of Kaskaskia College is to maintain a safe and respectful environment on social media. The College’s social media pages are intended to engage constituents in meaningful and productive discussions related to the College’s education programs and activities. All individuals who engage on the College’s social media pages are subject to this Social Media Civility Statement. The College reserves the right to limit individual engagement and remove content on its social media pages that is inconsistent with the aforementioned goal, irrelevant to the College’s social media page, repetitive, profane, obscene, threatening, defamatory, harassing, or discriminatory. Commercial solicitation, promotion of political candidates or ballot measures, spam, and content that violates law or College policy are also grounds for removal.
