The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Division of Special Education (SPED) offers a high quality interdisciplinary program in Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) leading to Masters, Ed.D or Ph.D. degrees in special education. The program has as its primary responsibility preparing competent early childhood special educators for infants, toddlers and preschool children with a range of disabilities and their families. The program reflects both the basic principles of The Council for Exceptional Children, Division for Early Childhood Recommended Guidelines for Personnel Preparation (1995) as well as the minimum requirements for a teaching endorsement in the area of Preschool Disabilities for the Nebraska Department of Education. This program prepares entry-level educators at a graduate level and provides advanced study for experienced personnel in the field of early intervention.The program aims to assure that services for young children with disabilities and their families be:
