Launch your education when you earn your online Associate of Arts in Early Childhood Education degree from Ashford University. Take the first steps toward qualifying for high-demand jobs in daycare, preschool, and elementary schools. You’ll find your online courses in this 67-credit program, taken one at a time for five weeks each, focus on important topics in early childhood, such as: development, learning assessment, special learners, and instructional strategy. Upon completion of your Associate degree at Ashford, you can transfer your credits toward any of Ashford’s many Bachelor’s degree programs.