AboutPam Koons Expertise Early Childhood Education For Prospective, New and Existing Teachers, and also Pre-School Owners/Directors. I can offer Teaching advice and also School Business advice. I owned a private Pre-school that I started over 22 years ago. I have degrees in Early Childhood Education, Business Management and Children's Theater. Can answer a variety of questions on anything having to do with Early Childhood Education, both teaching and business aspects.
Currently, I mentor folks wanting to start up their own preschools and daycares: www.PreschoolMentor.com. Please visit me there!
Experience Success in many areas. President of the local Chamber of Commerce. My school was voted #1 best private Pre-School in my county. 26 newspaper articles were written about my school and a half page news article about myself. Published Author in a Children's Anthology now on Amazon. Guest lecturer at the local College.
Question Hello,
I am interested in knowing what college degree a preschool teacher has to have. Is a 2 year Associates Degree in Child Development sufficient to teach in a preschool? Can a person be considered "certified in child development" without a college degree?
thanks for any information.
Sincerely,
LYnn McDermott
Answer Hi Lynn,
Thx for your question. I always advocate getting as much ECE education as you can. However, each school and daycare is different, and will require different schooling, so the more you have the better. At my preschool, a 2 year degree would have been sufficient, but as I said- each school is different.
