Mount Ida College: Child Development

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	Child Development Mount Ida College’s Child Development program offers a bachelor degree, emphasizing academics and hands-on learning experience to prepare graduates for an important role in early childhood education or related fields. As with many of the programs at Mount Ida, fieldwork is an important component of your learning experience. Practical, hands-on experience is an integral part of the program, and, in many instances, opens the door to employment opportunities upon graduation. Fieldwork sites include day care centers, special needs programs, hospitals, museums and the Longfellow Preschool, located onsite at Mount Ida College. Interested in learning more? Browse through the Child Development curriculum. You may also contact the admissions team at admissions@mountida.edu for more information. LONGFELLOW PRE-SCHOOL Longfellow Pre-School, founded in 1969, is Mount Ida College’s laboratory school. As a laboratory preschool, we provide a quality early childhood experience for a multi-age group of children ages three to five years. A transitional kindergarten program, Longfellow 3, was introduced into the program in 1998. Our school is located in a colonial house that has been adapted to accommodate classrooms, workshops and studios for children.	Students gain hands-on learning at our on-campus lab school, Longfellow Pre-school. The Early Childhood Teacher Licensure Track is designed to prepare you for teaching in public schools in pre-K programs through second grade. Students enrolled in the bachelor degree program who do not wish to teach at the early childhood level will be prepared for careers in social service agencies, early intervention, early literacy programs and child life specialties. It is also an appropriate major for those who wish to pursue graduate studies in psychology, social work and other related fields.

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