Child Studies and Elementary Education

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Welcome to the Child Studies and Elementary Education Department!

Are you searching for a career that is rewarding, challenging, and meaningful? Do you enjoy working with children? Do you like to play and learn? Become a teacher. The WVC Child Studies Department is dedicated to offering opportunities for you to practice the skills necessary to successfully enter a career working with children and families.

Our courses are offered online and in person and are a mixture of theory and application through experiential learning. Together, we create, play, discuss, observe, and reflect. Come play with us!

Becoming an Elementary Education Teacher

Become an Infant, Toddler, or Preschool Teacher

Become a Special Educator

Become a Program Director

Become a Community Educator

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Last Updated 5/8/25