This endorsement requires an applicant to hold, or earn concurrently, the Elementary Education endorsement. Persons with this endorsement may teach children from prekindergarten through grade 3.
Certification Endorsement Requirements: This endorsement requires a minimum of 18 semester hours of coursework specific to early childhood education that address preschool and kindergarten levels and includes the identification of deficiencies and effective instructional and intervention strategies related to mathematics and reading.
Practicum. Candidates must complete a 45 clock-hour practicum working with preschool (prekindergarten) children.
Endorsement Program Requirements: Standard institutions of higher education offering this endorsement must have on file, within the institution, a plan which identifies the courses and the course completion requirements which the institution utilizes to grant credit toward completion of this endorsement.
Extracted from Nebraska Department of Education Rule 24 Regulations for Certificate Endorsements
Title 92, Nebraska Administrative Code, Chapter 24