ECE Application Questions

Instructions

Respond to each of the questions below using these instructions. You may choose to submit either written or recorded responses:

  • Written responses: Write a short paragraph (150 words or less) in response to each question.
  • Recorded responses: Make a video or audio recording with your responses (1-2 minutes per question). You will need to upload your recording to a cloud service such as Youtube, Google Drive, or Sharepoint and share the link in your application form.

Please reach out to us at eceinfo@uw.edu if you have questions about how to submit your application questions.

Questions

  1. The ECE program focuses on community-based early learning with children from birth to age 8 and their families. Tell us about your experience and/or interest in working with children in this specific age range and their families. 
  2. Please review the NAEYC Advancing Equity Position Statement (2019) (English, Spanish, Chinese). Then, make at least one explicit connection to a section or concept from the position statement in your answers to the following questions: 
    • How has your background and experience prepared you to be effective in an environment that holds equity, diversity, and inclusion as a core to our mission and values?
    • What impact have you had (or hope to have) in the early learning community for equity, diversity, and inclusion at your current position (or a position in the future)? What are you still working on?
  3. In what ways do you hope the ECE program will further your learning and skill set in equity, diversity, and inclusion? 
  4. The ECE program’s Community-Based Learning requirement is to work or volunteer for at least 3-5 hours per week at a formal early learning setting that serves children ages birth-8, and allows you to observe, enact practices, and occasionally film yourself interacting with at least 3-5 children. Examples include Head Start, ECEAP, childcare center, family childcare center, elementary school, etc. Do you currently work or volunteer in a setting that meets this criteria? If so, briefly describe the setting and your role. If not, are you willing and able to volunteer in this kind of setting for 3-5 hours per week while you are a student in the program? Briefly describe your ideal volunteer setting. Support is available to help you find a site.
  5. (optional) Are you applying as a member of the Cohort in Tulalip?
  6. (optional) Is there anything else you’d like to share with us?