Master of Arts in Early Childhood Education

Our master's program in Early Childhood Education prepares graduates to integrate Pacific Oaks' transformative approach to early childhood education into leadership roles in public schools, child care programs, state agencies, and a variety of nonprofits serving children and families. Graduates will be prepared with a strong grounding in the theory and research that supports high-quality educational experiences for children, and will have gained an unrivaled amount of real-world experience, working with children and families, fostering staff development, and collaborating with educational administrators and leaders on projects such as program evaluation, business processes, and creating and implementing effective policies and practices. Benefiting from Pacific Oaks' commitment to culture-centered education, students will be immersed in an environment that celebrates diversity, inclusion, and equality and will emerge with the cultural competencies to provide leadership in a wide variety of educational settings.

• Courses are offered in a schedule that allows full-time students to complete their degree in as little as one year (3 semesters)
• Content will be presented through multiple cultural lenses including language and family diversity