Early Childhood Education Degree | North Shore Community College

Prepare children for long-term academic success as a daycare or preschool teacher

NSCC’s Early Childhood Education degree prepares students for the Department of Early Education and Care certification and employment as Lead Teachers in non-public school settings for children ages 2.9 to six years. Sequences of courses in Human Services and Early Childhood Education are reinforced by observation of and direct work with young children preparing students for immediate work in the field of early childhood and offering transferable credits to four-year colleges.

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Massachusetts allows all residents without a bachelor’s degree to attend North Shore Community College for free.

No tuition. No fees. Both programs include an allowance for books and supplies for certain students.

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If you have questions related to program admissions or applications, please contact admissions@northshore.edu or call 978-762-4188.

If you have program advising related questions, please contact earlychildhood@northshore.edu or call 781-477-2215.

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Program Accreditation

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)

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Early learning programs accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) are evaluated on a comprehensive set of indicators in quality in the classroom and beyond. NAEYC Accreditation of Early Childhood Higher Education Programs uses related standards of excellence, ensuring that college program graduates have all of the key competencies to support young children's development and learning.

The A.S. Early Childhood Education degrees at North Shore Community College are accredited by the Commission on the Accreditation of Early Childhood Higher Education Programs of the National Association for the Education of Young Children.

In Spring of 2023, the Early Childhood Education Department at NSCC was placed on probation by the Commission on the Accreditation of Early Childhood Higher Education Programs of the National Association for the Education of Young Children. A program on probation is accredited but is not in full compliance with the accreditation standards and/or other requirements for maintaining its accreditation status. A program has up to two yearly reporting cycles to demonstrate full compliance with the standards and/or other requirements for maintaining its accreditation status. The current accreditation term runs from Accreditation March, 2023-August, 31, 2025.

North Shore Community College is an accredited nonprofit institute of higher education where all are welcome and each is challenged. NSCC is accredited by NCHE, the New England Commission of Higher Education (formerly NEASC-CIHE, the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc.).