State Certificate

Early Childhood Education (ECE) State Certificate (State Certificate): Builds on the Short Certificate with an additional 27 quarter credits earned at a Washington State Community or Technical College. The State Certificate is the final stackable certificate and prepares for the next step, an associate’s degree in early childhood education. College-level math and English are a foundation for this certificate, in addition to these general education requirements, the courses that students must take include Language and Literacy Development; Observation and Assessment; Child, Family and Community; and Curriculum Development and Environments for Young Children, may also include Guiding Behavior (depending on Short Certificate specialization).