Students in the Early Childhood Education program learn about children from birth to school age. In this program, students develop lesson plans and incorporate these for the MVCTC Preschool as well as field sites. They will gain an understanding of how children develop and how to incorporate the Ohio Department of Education preschool standards into their curriculum. Each student will be trained in CPR, First Aid and Child Abuse recognition/prevention and communicable disease recognition. The students also have the opportunity to take Child Development Associate (CDA) course work so at the end of the senior year they are eligible to apply for their CDA credential. This program will give the students the knowledge and foundation to become a teacher in the Early Childhood field.