The Bachelor of Arts in Child Development – Early Development, Care & Education (EDCE) degree completion program is a long-time collaboration between the College of Education, the College of Continuing Education, and local child-care and education organizations.
The program was developed in response to the critical shortage of well-qualified teachers and administrators working in EDCE settings. The EDCE workforce shortage has come about partly because California has begun making changes, more in line with other states and countries, towards requiring a bachelor’s degree to be a teacher or administrator in programs serving infants, toddlers and young children.
