{"id":654,"date":"2025-04-08T18:07:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T18:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/early-childhood\/?page_id=654"},"modified":"2026-06-11T19:10:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T19:10:51","slug":"early-childhood-practitioner-leader-online-courses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/early-childhood\/prospective-students\/early-childhood-masters-degree\/early-childhood-practitioner-leader-online-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Childhood Practitioner Leader (Online Courses)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;50px||50px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; positioning=&#8221;none&#8221; position_origin_a=&#8221;bottom_center&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||29px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_code disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||10px||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/early-childhood\/\">Early Childhood Education<\/a><\/span><\/span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->[\/et_pb_code][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;cfb6daa1-57bc-4e59-a6dc-9196bdfa2160&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; link_font=&#8221;|800||on|||||&#8221; link_text_color=&#8221;#CC4927&#8243; link_font_size=&#8221;13px&#8221; link_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#194588&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;50px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Early Childhood Practitioner Leader (Online courses)<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_4,1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||7px|||&#8221; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;610031ae-5fca-4563-8824-73f45173bc29&#8243; header_2_font=&#8221;|300|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#1F7E98&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;30px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||42px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]The early childhood practitioner leader track includes coursework focused on the practice of early childhood care and education related to early learning and development. This track is focused on birth through age eight. Coursework (see below) includes a focus on early childhood curriculum, child development, and effective early childhood instructional and assessment methods. 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