Add us on Facebook!
LEX LA-RAY TECHNICAL CENTER
  • About Us
    • Student Life
    • 20-21 Academic Year Calendar
    • Job Openings
  • Transcripts
  • Programs
    • Post-Secondary Programs >
      • Home >
        • Contact Us >
          • Secondary Programs >
            • Agriculture
            • Automotive Technology
            • Building Trades
            • Collision Repair Technology
            • Computer Maintenance and Networking
            • Culinary Arts
            • Early Childhood >
              • FCCLA
            • Health Occupations
            • Industrial Welding I & II
          • Staff
      • Automotive Technology
      • Building Trades
      • Certified Medication Technician
      • Certified Nursing Assistant
      • Collision Repair Technology
      • Computer Maintenance and Networking
      • Culinary Arts
      • Early Childhood
      • Industrial Welding I & II
      • Phlebotomy Technician
      • Practical Nursing
  • Community Education
    • Community Education Survey
    • Enrollment forms
    • Spring 2020 Catalog
  • Time Clock
  • Financial Aid and Scholarship Information
  • Consumer Information
    • Net Price Calculator
    • Accreditation
    • Handbooks
    • Policies
    • Admissions and Academic Requirements
    • Annual Notices
    • Campus Safety
    • Copyright Infringement
    • Computer Use, File Sharing, & Technology Requirements
    • Constitution Day
    • Disability Resources
    • Drug & Acohol Free Workplace, Campus & Community/ Prevention Programs
    • Graduation & Placement Information
    • Notice of Nondiscrimination
    • Program Costs
    • Refund Policy
    • Student Rights Under the Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA)
    • Tobacco-Free Campus
    • Withdraw or Termination from LLRTC
  • Maintenance and Technology Plan
  • Emergency Response Plan
  • Forms
  • School Closing Due to Inclement Weather
  • Student Organizations
  • Student Right to Know
    • Annual Notices
    • Clery Act - Annual Security Report
  • Textbooks & Course Materials
  • Vaccination Policy
  • Voter Registration
  • 20-21 Academic Year Calendar
  • Institutional Catalog

EARLY CHILDHOOD PROFESSIONS


POST SECONDARY APPLICATION


Rachelle Banhart - Instructor

​For enrollment questions contact:
Paige Pence
​ppence@lexington.k12.mo.us

Early Childhood Professions is a vocational program which offers the student a thorough study and research opportunity in child development, early childhood education, and developmentally appropriate practice. This program also offers an opportunity for students to use their knowledge through observation and application in the on-site early childhood classrooms.

If attended full time, the Early Childhood Professions program takes one academic year to complete, two if attended half time (morning or afternoon).

Purpose of This Course:
  1. Students will obtain the knowledge, skill and attitude of designing an integrated (developmentally and culturally appropriate) curriculum to meet the needs of young children.
  2. Students will have an understanding of the ongoing (process-approach) connection between curriculum and assessment of young children.
  3. Students will obtain the knowledge, skill and attitude of involving children, families and communities in curriculum and assessment of young children.
  4. Students will obtain the knowledge, skill and attitude to analyze global issues in early childhood education and understand their own responsibilities to alleviate these problems.

Lab Experience:

Students will participate in hours of observation and hand-on lab experience in the Lexington Early Childhood classrooms. During the lab experience, students will participate in teaching constructivist activities, designing the environment and observing/assessing children. Students will maintain written records and projects to submit with a portfolio.

Course Content:

Early Childhood Professions and Lab Experience is a vocational program designed for juniors and seniors in high school as well as adult learners seeking a career in early childhood education, elementary education, high-quality child care and child care administration. The course emphasizes an understanding of early childhood theory and application into practice. This course provides a foundation for collect coursework of for obtaining a C.D.A.

Employment Opportunities:
  • Childcare Workers - $24,230
  • Preschool Teachers - $30,520
  • Preschool & Childcare Center Directors - $48,210

*Data taken from the national Bureau of Labor Statistics - 2019

Articulated Credit:


Post-Secondary students may apply for 3 hours of credit at State Fair Community College.


For More Information:

Rachelle Banhart - Instructor, at 660-259-2192, ext. 5106

Textbooks & Course Materials

Textbooks will be provided for use in the classroom at no charge to the student.



2323 High School Drive, Lexington, MO 64067
Amanda Finkeldei, Director · Phone 660-259-2264 · Fax 660-259-6262