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LaShonda Y. Brown

“I became interested in the Child Development program because I wanted to increase my knowledge in order to provide a quality preschool experience for young children. The best part of my Dallas College experience was my professor, Nancy Beaver. She was so knowledgeable and enthusiastic about teaching. Dallas College helped my career because I was able to not only become a director of a childcare center but also complete my bachelor’s degree. I would highly recommend that other students attend Dallas College; it was a life-changing experience for me.

” LaShonda Y. Brown earned a Child Development Associate Skills Achievement Award and holds a bachelor’s degree from Dallas Baptist University. As the former executive director of the Texas Association for the Education of Young Children, she worked with various organizations on issues affecting young children, families and professionals. She also previously worked in the Office of Early Childhood Coordination managing the Healthy Child Care Texas Initiative.


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Nicole Ellis

Nicole Ellis

Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education Residency Student
“The performance-based learning tasks help me build a portfolio of my student teaching file and get third-party feedback from other professionals in the education field about my teaching strategies and implementation.”
Education Courses and Teaching Degrees
Marla Smith

Marla Smith

Student ambassador, School of Education
“What surprised me the most about Dallas College was that a Bachelor of Applied Science in Early Childhood Education and Teaching is offered. Both my mother and father went to college but never earned a degree, which means I will be the first to earn a bachelor’s degree.”
Education Courses and Teaching Degrees

Christy C. Livingston

Teacher
“The wealth of knowledge and experiences taught by the team of professors in the Child Development and Early Childhood Education College was outstanding. My life has been forever changed by them and these programs. The level of commitment they brought to teaching using relevant hands-on learning, field experiences and mentoring further enriched and elevated my learning experience.”
Education Courses and Teaching Degrees

Cesar Quintero

Teacher
“Because of my personal experience, I highly recommend this program to any student who wishes to make an effective, long-lasting impact in our society through the most important avenue which is our youth. This program prepares you to pay forward to our community the gift of a meaningful education that a group of individuals once gifted to us.”
Education Courses and Teaching Degrees
LaShonda Brown
LaShonda Y. Brown
Manager of Education Outreach Texas School-Ready Program of the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Education Courses and Teaching Degrees
School of Education
Updated September 16, 2025