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undergraduate

Degree

College Diploma - Early Childhood Education and Development

undergraduate

Degree

College Diploma - Early Childhood Education and Development

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Quick facts

  • Annual tuition (2022)

    $13,500 CAD

  • Application fee

    $140 CAD

  • Duration

    2 years

  • PGWP

    2 years

  • Min GPA

    50 out of 100

Highlights
Practicum

These are mandatory and all come with course.

Deadlines

Term start& deadline Deadline
Fall-September 31-August-2022 2022-08-31

Overview

College Diploma - Early Childhood Education and Development

Program Description

You can make a difference in the lives of children, families, and communities. 

The 16-month (full-time) Early Childhood Education and Development (ECED) Diploma program (formerly referred to as the Early Learning and Child Care Diploma) prepares you to provide quality child care in a wide variety of settings and plan emergent play experiences for the children in your care.

 You will gain knowledge in child development, family dynamics, play, and program planning that will equip you to support the healthy development of children through child-centered learning experiences.

This program combines theory and practice and graduates are eligible for Level 3 Early Childhood Educator (formerly Child Development Supervisor) certification from Alberta Human Services.

Flexible delivery options

ECED diploma program is offered full-time or part-time with a variety of delivery options including traditional classroom and online learning.  There are daytime and evening classes scheduled throughout the week. The practicum, however, must be completed physically onsite at a licensed childcare program in Alberta.

Regional campuses

Learners living outside of Calgary but within the Bow Valley College regional service area can take the program starting in Fall (September) through Regional campuses. 

Contact Regional or view  locations. Program delivery is blended which includes a combination of online and in-person learning. A full course load is 5 courses per term - students may choose to take fewer courses each term and extend the length of their program. 

Innovative learning lab and practicum project

The Early Childhood Education and Development learning lab combines classroom space with interactive children’s learning centres that include an artist studio, a reading centre, a dramatic play centre, and a sensory motor centre.

 This innovative and engaging environment supports the transition of theory to practice as students have an opportunity to engage with children in the lab space.

Outdoor Practicum project

The ECED program is a proud member of the outdoor research project sponsored by the Lawson Foundation. 

Our ECED instructor, Linda O’Donoghue, is currently working with a team of researchers, including the project lead Dr. Beverlie Dietze from Okanagan College and faculty members from New Brunswick Community College and Saskatchewan Polytechnic College, to conduct research on outdoor pedagogy in early childhood education. 

Our ELCC2998 is the first outdoor practicum in the province, and learners will have the opportunity to participate in the outdoor project research alongside with their instructors.

International practicum

You can put your knowledge into practice in an overseas community working with community schools and agencies. In the past, learners have gone to rural Uganda, Jamaica, and Guyana.

Estimate your cost

Residency
Count of person

$13,500

Total costs

yearly

Details


Cost of living 1 person $8,172
Accommodation 1 bed room 0
Tuition 1 person $13,500

Hourly wage

Min wage

15 CAD / 1 hour

in Canada every student can work 20 hour per week

Required documents

  • Valid passport
  • Academic transcripts
  • Passport
  • Proof of English Language Proficiency
  • Medical certificate

Language requirements

GRE
not required
GMAT
not required

IELTS

6
6
listening
6
writing
6
speaking
6
reading

TOEFL

83
-
listening
-
writing
-
speaking
-
reading

PTE

64
59
listening
59
writing
59
speaking
59
reading

Cambridge

-
listening
-
writing
-
speaking
-
reading

Duolingo Score : 95 - 100 

 


Academic background and requirement

  • Satisfactory results on the Bow Valley College Admissions Test

Career opportunities

  • Preschool Teacher
  • Kindergarten & Elementary School Teacher
  • Nanny
  • Childcare Center Director
  • Childcare Worker
  • Special Education Teacher
  • School Counselor or Psychologist

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