Department of Child Care and Youth Services

General Information about the Department

Child Development Program aims to graduate creative and respectful professionals who are passionate about child care, and love and patience for children, who understand the importance of child development and education, who are able to recognize children with special needs, who are able to prepare children for primary education, and who are respectful to their jobs. Our education program consists of theoretical and practical courses in order to ensure that our students can transfer theory into practice.

Career Opportunities

Graduates of Child Development Program can work as an instructor in pre-school education institutions, kindergartens and/or day care centers, special education and rehabilitation centers, children's publications and toy industry, sports complexes, children's clubs and public schools. Anyone who completes the associate degree successfully, can transfer to a related 4-year program such as Pre-School Teaching and Child Development Programs provided that they achieve the required score in the Vertical Transfer Exam (DGS) administered by Measuring, Selection and Placement Center.

Why international students should choose this department to study

With its qualified academic staff, student-friendly facilities, graduate programs, 24/7 library service, and on-campus social and cultural activities, Anadolu University is one of the most preferred universities in Turkey.

Not only the university, but also the program offers many privileges. The students of child development program have a chance to learn about the specific tools that would help young learners love learning. This is something that would benefit these children for the rest of their lives. The first five years of a child’s life is pivotal to their long-term success and our graduates can play an important role in these five years. In addition to this, our graduates would be excited about different career prospects awaiting them. They would know that their days will be spent not only on working with young children and helping them learn what they need to know to move forward in life, but that they’ll also be truly making an impact on the education system they are a part of. Whether our graduate works in a traditional classroom or is employed as a tutor at a facility, s/he will touch the lives of young children across the country in ways that could positively affect them forever.

Contact Information

Program Coordinator: Lecturer Dr. Füsün KURT GÖKÇELİ

Telephone: +90 222 335 05 80 / Ext.: 3090

E-mail: fusunkurt@anadolu.edu.tr