圣塔芭芭拉城市学院的幼儿教育学位计划围绕有监督的教学的持续经验，结合密集的课堂教学。介绍了幼儿教育和儿童发展的基本原理，包括学前班课程，学龄方案和婴儿中心的照料。还介绍了对观察，评估，健康，安全和营养的深入研究。在整个过程中，着重强调发展与专业人员建立互动的方式，这些方式应与建立积极的员工关系，与父母的沟通与合作，社区资源的知识以及对学生将要工作的不同人群的多元文化意识保持一致。
The Early Childhood Education Degree Program at Santa Barbara City College centers around the continuing experience of supervised teaching, combined with intensive classroom instruction. Basic principles of early childhood education and child development, including curriculum for preschools, school age programs and care-giving for infant centers, are introduced. In-depth study of observation, assessment, health, safety and nutrition are also introduced. Throughout, there is considerable emphasis placed on developing professional interaction styles consistent with fostering positive staff relationships, communication and collaboration with parents, knowledge of community resources, and multicultural awareness of the diverse populations with whom the student will work.