Build Your Future in Child Development & Educational Studies 

The Child Development and Educational Studies Department at Fullerton College has a rich tradition of providing quality instruction and active professional participation in the fields of child development and education. Research-driven pedagogy, the ever-changing demands of the profession, and the needs of our students direct the department’s curriculum and certificates. The programs are designed to provide both transfer and career preparation opportunities for students pursuing careers in Child Development, Teacher Education, and Human Services. Many of the programs use the CDES Child Development Laboratory Instructional Classrooms for observation and study of young children and their programs. The Child Development and Educational Studies Department founded in 1959, serves as a model for best practices in early childhood education for children, families, students, faculty, and the community.

The Child Development & Educational Studies Department has served the North Orange County community and beyond for almost 60 years. We have a unique position to not only provide research-based and thoughtfully applied education to current and future early childhood educators, we also provide high-quality early care and education to young children in our Laboratory School.

Educators from all over the world, including Korea, Vietnam, Taiwan, and China have visited us and we have invited some of the greatest minds in our profession to speak to our faculty and students over the years.  In the fall of 2017, we hosted The Association for Constructivist Teaching Conference http://acteducators.com/. We are the only community college in the country to be given this honor.

Our full-time faculty have many years of experience, are on local, state and national boards, are frequent presenters at early childhood conferences and have been invited speakers around the globe.  Our adjunct faculty are professionals from the child development field and bring their daily experiences to our students.

The Child Development & Educational Studies department is also home to The Center for Early Childhood Collaboration. This early childhood outreach program provides professional development to the early childhood community through workshops, in-service trainings, tours of the Child Development & Educational Studies Laboratory School, and keynote addresses.

For additional information, visit the Child Development and Educational Studies Department website. 

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