ECE Course Equivalents
The Early Childhood Basic Core Certificate is no longer accepting new students.
If you have taken courses in the original program, here are the new course equivalents:
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Early Childhood Education Program Update
Two New ECE Certificates Launch
In Summer 2020, UCLA Extension launched two new Early Childhood Education (ECE) certificates, replacing the original ECE Basic Core Certificate.
The new certificates are aligned with California Commission on Credentialing (CTC) child development permit course requirements and meet current content and social needs in the field.
The two new certificates are:
| Original Courses in ECE Basic Core | New Course Equivalent |
| Development in Early Childhood EDUC X 121 |
Child Development EDUC X 21 |
| The Young Child in the Family and Community EDUC X 122 |
The Young Child in the Family and Community EDUC X 22 |
| Introduction to Teaching Young Children EDUC X 123 |
Foundations of Early Care and Education: An Introduction to Teaching Young Children EDUC X 23 |
| Curriculum Development and Classroom Management EDUC X 124 |
Introduction to Curriculum and Learning Environments EDUC X 24 |
| The Role of Play in Early Childhood Education EDUC X 125 |
Play and the Developing Brain in Early Childhood EDUC X 25 |
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