该计划旨在使幼儿教育者能够与有特殊需要和没有特殊需要的孩子一起工作，这些孩子是通过幼儿园及其家人出生的。IECE计划的毕业生有资格与孩子一起工作，从出生到进入初级计划。这包括在幼儿园或五岁以下儿童的其他课程中教孩子，前提是这些课程与小学课程分开进行。毕业生为在公立学校，“第一步”，“启蒙计划”，儿童保育中心以及为幼儿和家庭服务的其他公共和私人机构中的职位做好准备。IECE的MAT程序（初次出生，初次认证）适用于未在任何教育领域获得认证或未通过IECE认证的个人。基于绩效的学习计划需要34个学期的课程工作和
The program is designed to prepare early childhood educators to work with children with and without special needs, ages birth through kindergarten and their families. IECE program graduates are qualified to work with children from birth to entry into the primary program. This includes teaching children in kindergarten or other programs for five-year-olds if those programs are operated separately from the primary program. Graduates are prepared for positions in public schools, First Steps, Head Start programs, child care centers, and other public and private agencies serving young children and families. The MAT program in IECE, Birth to Primary, Initial Certification is for individuals who are not certified in any area of education or whose certification is not in IECE. The performance-based program of study requires 34 semester hours of course work and various field experiences. The program is not an alternate certification program. Courses in the program carry critical performance indicators (CPI’s) that must be completed before the final course grade will be recorded. The culminating experience of the program is an internship. Upon completion of the program and achieving a passing score on the required PRAXIS II exam, students are eligible to be recommended for the Statement of Eligibility to teach children ages birth through kindergarten.