Diploma in Early Childhood Education
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Jan 2025
TUITION FEES
CAD 7,273 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* International 27805 CAD
Introduction
- Program Type: Post-secondary program
- Program Length: 2 years/ 4 semesters
- Start Date: Fall, Winter
As a student of the Early Childhood Education (at Progress Campus) program, your first priority will be to learn how to provide high standards of quality care to children and their families. This School of Community and Health Studies is highly respected, as it will teach you to take responsibility for observing the needs of each individual child and groups of children, and create well-planned and stimulating programs suited to each child’s needs. You will come to understand the learning needs of infants, toddlers, pre-school and school-aged children. Facilitated from Progress Campus, the Early Childhood Education program is a hands-on offering that will include real-world experience at Centennial College’s two early childhood education centers. Used as lab schools, these centers, located in East York and at Progress Camps, will allow you to experience and understand high-quality childcare.
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Career Opportunities
Career Outlook
- Early childhood educator
- Child-care Worker Assistant
- Child-care Worker
- Early Childhood Assistant
- Early Childhood Education Worker
- Early Childhood Program Staff Assistant
- Preschool Helper
- Preschool Teacher
Further Education
To further your studies, you may attend Centennial College’s post diploma program Early Childhood Resource Consultant (Special Needs). Qualified graduates may also be eligible to participate in an articulated program with select universities. These partnerships will allow you to apply academic credit towards further study. The Early Childhood Education (Progress) program’s educational partners are:
- Ryerson University (Early Childhood Education degree)
Areas of Employment
Graduate employment, graduate and employer satisfaction have all consistently remained above 80 percent for several years, earning Key Program Indicator distinction awards for the Early Childhood Education program. Among the areas of employment in which you will be able to launch a career are: C
- hildcare centres;
- Operating your own home childcare centre in accordance with legislative requirements;
- Full-day learning classrooms within the Board of Education;
- Drop-in centres, shelters, and community service programs.