Early Childhood Education

Admission reality

Cherrypicker does not estimate anyone’s chance of admission, and never will. Historical outcomes are context, not a prediction.

Planning reality

Counts over the courses ASSIST maps for this pathway. Every figure is a plain count with one definition — there is no score or ranking here.

• 5Mapped preparation courses
• 5Scheduled Fall 2026
• 1With open seats reported
• 9Current sections

Sections offered at Foothill College this term for the courses listed in this agreement. Open one to see instructors, meeting times and CRNs.

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Where this path usually starts

Ranked by how central each course is to the agreement — whether it is the only option for a requirement, how many requirements it covers, and whether it is running now. This is Cherrypicker’s ordering of published requirements, not advice about your situation, and it does not know your transcript.

1. CHLD 8Child, Family & CommunityOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 10 seats reported this term.
2. CHLD 51AAffirming Diversity in EducationWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
3. CHLD 95Health, Safety & Nutrition in Children's ProgramsFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
4. CHLD 1Child Growth & Development: Prenatal through Early ChildhoodWaitlist
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • No open seats reported this term.
5. PSYC 14Child & Adolescent DevelopmentWaitlist
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • No open seats reported this term.

Things to watch

Derived from this agreement and the current class data — not generic advice.

Major preparation

Left: what National University requires. Right: the Foothill College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• ECE 201

  The Growing Child: Zero to 8

  • CHLD 1

    Child Growth & Development: Prenatal through Early Childhood

  • or
    PSYC 14

    Child & Adolescent Development

• ECE 210

  Child, Family, School and Community

  • CHLD 8

    Child, Family & Community

• ECE 211

  Diversity: Development & Ed.

  • CHLD 51A

    Affirming Diversity in Education

• HED 220

  Health, Nutrition and Safety

  • CHLD 95

    Health, Safety & Nutrition in Children's Programs

Agreement year 2025-26, captured from ASSIST. Verify against the official agreement and confirm with a counselor before making transfer decisions.

The other FHDA college

De Anza College has its own ASSIST agreement for this major. It is a separate agreement with its own courses and its own source — not an extension of the Foothill College one, and the two are never combined on this page.

Whether a course taken at one college satisfies the other college’s requirements is a separate question from articulation. Confirm with a counselor before relying on it.

Other National University majors from Foothill

• Homeland Security and Emergency ManagementFoothill → National University
• CommunicationFoothill → National University
• ManagementFoothill → National University
• MathematicsFoothill → National University
• Nursing, B.S. - Generic Entry (B.S.N.)(California)Foothill → National University
• Integrated Marketing CommunicationFoothill → National University
• AccountingFoothill → National University
• Electrical & Computer EngineeringFoothill → National University

Common questions