{"id":67981,"date":"2023-06-09T14:50:40","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T18:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/?post_type=bu-program-page&#038;p=67981"},"modified":"2026-05-07T13:35:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T17:35:19","slug":"early-childhood","status":"publish","type":"bu-program-page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/degree-program\/early-childhood\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Childhood"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"has-tertiary-color has-text-color\">Create Brighter Futures for Children and Families <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<p>With a master&#8217;s degree in early childhood education, you&#8217;ll advance your skills in child development, educational techniques, curriculum planning, and other essential tools for teachers, researchers, policy makers, and other professionals in the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn through a robust blend of theory and hands-on fieldwork, and explore the option to seek initial teaching licensure. Whether you choose the master&#8217;s (EdM) in early childhood education or the fully online master&#8217;s (MA) in Leadership, Policy &amp; Advocacy for Early Childhood Well-Being, you&#8217;ll be prepared to: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Effectively work and communicate with families, caregivers, and other professionals <\/li><li>Understand the impact of national and regional policies on early childhood education<\/li><li>Integrate culturally sensitive, inclusive, and anti-oppression approaches in classrooms and practice<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-tertiary-color has-text-color\">Choose the Program That&#8217;s Right for You<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Early childhood faculty have diverse experience that includes early childhood education, policy making, special education, and human development. They are deeply invested in your success as a student and as a professional.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"related-content bup-related-programs\">\n\t\t<div class=\"related-content__header bup-related-programs-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"related-content__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPrograms List\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<ul class=\"related-content__list bup-related-programs-list bup-related-programs-layout-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-program-card \n\t\t\t\thas-featured-image has-excerpt has-degree-details \t\t\t\t\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__title-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"bup-program-card__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"900\" height=\"430\" src=\"\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/06\/AcceptedStudentsDay2023_1628-e1688145248573-900x430.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Karen Murphy teaching class\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/06\/AcceptedStudentsDay2023_1628-e1688145248573-900x430.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/06\/AcceptedStudentsDay2023_1628-e1688145248573-768x367.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/06\/AcceptedStudentsDay2023_1628-e1688145248573-1200x573.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/06\/AcceptedStudentsDay2023_1628-e1688145248573-500x239.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/06\/AcceptedStudentsDay2023_1628-e1688145248573-992x474.jpg 992w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/06\/AcceptedStudentsDay2023_1628-e1688145248573-1000x477.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/06\/AcceptedStudentsDay2023_1628-e1688145248573.jpg 1439w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"bup-program-card__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bup-program-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/degree-program\/early-childhood\/edm-in-early-childhood-education\/\" target=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEdM in Early Childhood Education\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-requirements\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-section bup-type\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bup-program-card__details-section-title\">Degree Type<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bup-program-card__details-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-type-masters-programs\">Master&#039;s Programs<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-section bup-minimums\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bup-program-card__details-section-title\">Minimum Requirements<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bup-program-card__details-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-minimums-credits\">34 Credits<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For students who want to work as educators with young children (ages 3\u20138) in classrooms, programs, or other educational settings. Includes option to seek teacher licensure.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-section bup-formats\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bup-program-card__details-section-title\">Formats<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bup-program-card__details-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-formats-in-person\">In-Person<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-section bup-availability\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bup-program-card__details-section-title\">Availability<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bup-program-card__details-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-availability-full-and-part-time-available\">Full- and Part-Time Available<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-program-card \n\t\t\t\thas-featured-image has-excerpt has-degree-details \t\t\t\t\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__title-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"bup-program-card__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7907-900x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Graduate students sitting in class\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7907-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7907-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7907-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7907-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7907-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7907-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7907-992x661.jpg 992w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7907-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7907-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7907-1984x1322.jpg 1984w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7907-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7907-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7907.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"bup-program-card__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bup-program-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/degree-program\/early-childhood\/ma-in-leadership-policy-advocacy-for-early-childhood-well-being\/\" target=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMA in Leadership, Policy &#038; Advocacy for Early Childhood Well-Being\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-requirements\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-section bup-type\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bup-program-card__details-section-title\">Degree Type<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bup-program-card__details-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-type-masters-programs\">Master&#039;s Programs<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-section bup-minimums\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bup-program-card__details-section-title\">Minimum Requirements<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bup-program-card__details-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-minimums-credits\">36 Credits<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This online program prepares early childhood professionals to craft policy and lead efforts to address inequality that impacts young children and families.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-section bup-formats\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bup-program-card__details-section-title\">Formats<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bup-program-card__details-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-formats-online\">Online<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-section bup-availability\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bup-program-card__details-section-title\">Availability<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bup-program-card__details-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-availability-full-and-part-time-available\">Full- and Part-Time Available<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/aside>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bu-pullquote is-style-modern has-image has-image-focus-center-middle has-tertiary-theme\"><div class=\"wp-block-bu-pullquote-inner\"><blockquote><div class=\"container-lockup\"><div class=\"container-icon-outer\"><div class=\"container-icon-inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2261\" height=\"3392\" class=\"bu-blocks-background wp-image-87691\" src=\"\/wheelock\/files\/2026\/03\/Marley-Norton-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2026\/03\/Marley-Norton-headshot.jpg 2261w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2026\/03\/Marley-Norton-headshot-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2026\/03\/Marley-Norton-headshot-1000x1500.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2026\/03\/Marley-Norton-headshot-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2026\/03\/Marley-Norton-headshot-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2026\/03\/Marley-Norton-headshot-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2026\/03\/Marley-Norton-headshot-551x826.jpg 551w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2026\/03\/Marley-Norton-headshot-229x344.jpg 229w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2026\/03\/Marley-Norton-headshot-353x529.jpg 353w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2026\/03\/Marley-Norton-headshot-455x682.jpg 455w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2026\/03\/Marley-Norton-headshot-688x1032.jpg 688w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2026\/03\/Marley-Norton-headshot-881x1321.jpg 881w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2026\/03\/Marley-Norton-headshot-459x688.jpg 459w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2026\/03\/Marley-Norton-headshot-705x1058.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2026\/03\/Marley-Norton-headshot-909x1364.jpg 909w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2026\/03\/Marley-Norton-headshot-1101x1652.jpg 1101w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2026\/03\/Marley-Norton-headshot-1376x2064.jpg 1376w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2026\/03\/Marley-Norton-headshot-1761x2642.jpg 1761w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2026\/03\/Marley-Norton-headshot-667x1000.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2261px) 100vw, 2261px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container-text\"><hr\/><div class=\"quote-sizing\">I feel really grateful to be working with professors who care so much about the field and their student&#8217;s success and well-being.<\/div><footer class=\"caption\">Marley Norton (Wheelock&#8217;26)<\/footer><hr\/><\/div><\/div><\/blockquote><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-tertiary-color has-text-color\">Advance Your Career with a Master&#8217;s in Early Childhood<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Boston University\u2019s Wheelock College of Education &amp; Human Development will help you grow as an early childhood educator and leader. Graduates are reflective educators and advocates practitioners who are committed to advancing the well-being of young children and their families. With a master\u2019s in early childhood education or early childhood leadership, you\u2019ll be prepared for careers like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Public or private school teacher<\/li><li>Educational services provider <\/li><li>Curriculum or professional development leader<\/li><li>Policy maker or advocate<\/li><li>Program leader<\/li><li>Researcher<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bu-pullquote has-image-focus-center-middle\"><div class=\"wp-block-bu-pullquote-inner\"><figure><\/figure><blockquote><div class=\"container-lockup\"><div class=\"container-icon-outer\"><div class=\"container-icon-inner\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container-text\"><hr\/><div class=\"quote-sizing\">&#8220;Studying at BU Wheelock has helped me rediscover the depth of my commitment to children\u2019s well-being and the transformative power of education. It has taught me that I am not only an experienced practitioner but also a visionary leader capable of shaping policy and driving systemic change.<\/div><footer class=\"caption\">Lamin Maneh (Wheelock&#8217;26)<\/footer><hr\/><\/div><\/div><\/blockquote><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-tertiary-color has-text-color\">Scholarships Available<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Ready to explore your master&#8217;s in early childhood education or early childhood leadership? 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