$515
Per Credit Tuition + $0 Fees
18
Credits to Complete
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Empower young minds. Elevate your career.
Are you a conditionally certified teacher, paraeducator, or other classroom-based professional looking to advance your career without pressing pause on everything else? We developed our graduate certificate in Teaching: Early Childhood with you in mind.
New for January 2027, our fully online, 18-credit certificate program offers an affordable and flexible path to initial Maryland teaching licensure in Early Childhood Education – allowing you to earn your license in less than a year. Here’s how it stands out:
Online and On Your Time
With an asynchronous format designed to fit the needs of busy working professionals, our program is ideal for conditionally certified teachers, paraeducators, or those who work in early childhood educational settings.
Learn Through Proven Practices
Alongside expert faculty, you’ll build expertise in evidence-based instructional design and reflective practice through performance-based preparation. Coursework focuses on culturally responsive pedagogy, developmentally appropriate practices, and supporting young learners across diverse communities.
A Stackable Certificate
Credits you earn completing the Teaching: Early Childhood certificate may be applied toward our Master of Arts in Teaching: Early Childhood Education program.
Want to learn more? Contact us to see how our Online Graduate Certificate in Teaching: Early Childhood can put your career goals within reach.
Admissions
- Must be a conditionally licensed teacher working in an early childhood educational setting
- Completion of a bachelor’s degree from an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
- A cumulative GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale in past academic work
- Completion of the Academic/Professional Recommendation form (one recommendation must be from a current school administrator)
- Completion of the Verification of Experience form
Program Outcomes
After completing our certificate program, you will be able to:
- Design and implement effective instruction for young learners
- Use knowledge of diverse learners to design instruction and create culturally responsive, equitable learning environments
- Design and implement instruction that engages learners, promotes participation, and supports higher-order thinking
- Use assessment practices to monitor student learning, provide meaningful feedback, and inform instructional decisions
- Demonstrate reflective practice, collaboration, professionalism, and a commitment to continuous improvement
Courses
Course sequence depends on entrance into the program.
- ED 506 Child Development for Early Childhood Education
- ED 540 Processes and Acquisition of Reading Literacy
- ED 570 Early Childhood Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
- ED 572 Principles of Special Education for Early Childhood
- ED 618 Methods for Teaching Mathematics to Early Childhood Learners
- ED 631 Instruction of Reading Literacy
Graduate Degree Options
Credits earned from completing the Teaching: Early Childhood graduate certificate may be applied to School of Education graduate programs, including our M.A. in Teaching: Early Childhood Education, M.A. in Non-Profit and Community Leadership, and MEd in Integrative Learning.
Your Partner For Professional Success
Sydney Kempf
Enrollment Counselor
443-352-4510
skempf@stevenson.edu
We’re here to answer all your questions. Submit this form or contact Sydney, your Enrollment Counselor, directly to learn more about our certificate program.
