The Early Childhood Occupations Education program will prepare you for a variety of careers working with children. Most of our graduates continue in the many options available in this field. Some of our past graduates teach preschool, elementary school, and even middle school. While other students work in daycare centers as assistant teachers, lead teachers, and directors, and some have opened their own daycare facilities. There are endless opportunities in this field; some students are working as social workers, physical therapists, or occupational therapists. 

During the first year of the program, we explore many job opportunities and we operate a lab nursery school where everyone is a student teacher working with three to five-year-olds. As you continue into the second year of the program it becomes more specialized. You teach four to five-year-olds in the lab nursery school for part of the year and the other part of the year is focused on your interests. You will get a chance to have a field experience in the field of your choice. We want to make sure you have the opportunity to learn about what your career path may be like. For example, if you would like to be an elementary school teacher you will spend time in a local school helping in the grade of your choice. 

Over this two-year program, we will be building a professional portfolio that will allow you to earn the Certified Early Childhood Assistant that is awarded through Maine Roads to Quality. This certificate allows a student to leave high school with a level 3 status. We have a partnership with some of the local community colleges and everyone who completes this program will leave with a college transcript with at least 13 college credits.

There is also a possibility to earn another 3 college credits with the instructor’s recommendation.
Please note that our textbooks are written at a college level.

*This program accepts students in grades 10-12*