Early Childhood Care and Education

Teacher Certification Program (Pre-K2)

The Teacher Certification Program (TCP) in Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE, Birth – Age 8) is designed for students who have completed a bachelor’s degree and are currently in the ECCE workforce. The program is a fully accredited certification program that prepares students to teach preschool to grade 2.

Students complete between 50 and 66 credits depending on their undergraduate degree. This program leads to teacher certification and does not lead to a master’s degree.

How To Apply

• Meet with an advisor to discuss program requirements, application process, and TCP course sequence. See TCP Curriculum Sheet.

Program Requirements

For more details, please check the URIO ECCE TCP website.

In accordance with the 2019 Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, URI hereby discloses only that the curriculum for this program meets the educational requirements for licensure as an Early Childhood Educator in the states of Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine and Maryland. The applicable licensing board in these states may impose additional requirements on candidates prior to granting a license (e.g., passing of an exam; obtaining a certificate; performing additional clinical/practicum hours; etc.), and we encourage you to investigate those requirements with your licensing board. URI has not determined whether the curriculum for this program meets the educational requirements for licensure in any other states or territories and we encourage you to investigate the requirements in your state or territory.