Pre-School Teaching

The period in which the child's cognitive, social-affective and psychomotor skills are the fastest covers the first six years of child’s life. The structure, contents and innovations of Preschool Education programs are at least as fast as the development of children in this period. Preschool teachers, who are the first people with whom children establish a bond after their families, need to go through a dynamic education process in order to follow these innovations, to have information about the practices carried out with different approaches, in short, to improve themselves.  
Within the framework of the education given in the program, it is aimed to train teachers who know the characteristics of early childhood, does child-centred practices, creative, contributes to the development of society by giving importance to family participation and education in the field, directs the education program with alternative approaches in early childhood education, researches, analytical thinking, has effective problem-solving skills, reach, produce and share information as individuals who respect human and scientific values. It is among the ideals of the department to train teachers who are open-minded, have vision and experience, have strong personalities, will shape society with their intellectual qualities who will both educate preschool children and contribute to the development of effective parenting strategies for families.

Pre-School Teacher Education Program, as an indicator of is quality of education, was accredited and certified by the Association for Evaluation and Accreditation of Teacher Education Programs (EPDAD), one of the national accreditation organizations, in 2020.

Preschool Teaching is a field with rich job opportunities. In recent years, it has been accepted that preschool education is very important in the world, considering that it supports the development areas of the children, enabling them to be more productive and productive in adulthood and reveal their existing potential more easily. Both in our country and in other countries, importance is given to the dissemination of preschool education. In this context, the need for qualified educators to work in preschool education institutions is also increasing. Graduates of the Cyprus International University Preschool Education Program can work as teachers, administrators and supervisors in the fields related to the education of children in the preschool period. Graduates can work as teachers in kindergartens,  private kindergartens, private education centres and nursery classes of private schools within the body of state primary schools. In addition, they can pursue an academic career by completing their master's and doctorate education in the relevant departments of universities.

Faculty of Education
Graduate Sciences and Education Center, GE203
Tel: +90 392 671 1111 Extension: 2701
Faculty E-mail: secretary-foe@ciu.edu.tr
Head of Department: Asst. Prof. Dr. Sarem ÖZDEMİR
Head of Department E-mail: sozdemir@ciu.edu.tr