Friday, April 17, 2009
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Posted by: Allison McCrory
Pensacola Junior College offers a new vocational certificate program for early childhood providers.
Students can earn an Early Childhood Professional Credential – the Florida Department of Education equivalent to a Child Development Associate certificate.
The new vocational certificate provides entry level credentialing needed to teach a voluntary pre-K class. It is also required to work as an assistant in Head Start classrooms, and many local child care centers are requiring their "lead teachers" to have this certification.
Students entering this program must have a GED or high school diploma along with certification of the state-mandated 40 hours training, which is offered by the Department of Children and Families. Students must be working in a child care center or pre-K classroom to complete the required 480 hours.
Classes begin this summer, and financial aid is available.
For more information, contact Betty Persons at (850) 484-2534, bpersons@pjc.edu.
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