1 Welcome to the Child Development and Education Department at Palomar College!

Our program offers eight certificates, six Associate of Science degrees in Child Development, one AS-T degree in Early Childhood Education, and one AA-T degree in Child and Adolescent Development, covering a wide range of career options in early childhood education.

Our department offers over 40 courses in child development and early childhood education, focusing on the development and care of children ages birth to eight. We are proud of our reputation in the community and industry and are actively involved in the early childhood field in Southern California. Our department has achieved alignment with the Curriculum Alignment Project (CAP), which is a statewide initiative to align core child development courses at the community colleges with the lower division courses at California State Universities. We are also one of the only programs in San Diego County offering the transfer degrees in Early Childhood Education and Child and Adolescent Development. We are constantly updating our programs and course offerings to ensure that we are providing the BEST child development program.