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undergraduate

Degree

Diploma - Early Childhood Education

Course code: #1221

undergraduate

Degree

Diploma - Early Childhood Education

Quick facts

  • Annual tuition (2022)

    $15,693 CAD

  • Application fee

    $110 CAD

  • Duration

    2 years

  • PGWP

    2-3 years

  • Min GPA

    50 out of 100

Highlights
Field-Placement

These are mandatory and all come with course.

Deadlines

Term start& deadline Deadline
Fall-September 01-February-2023 2023-02-01
Winter-January 02-January-2024 2024-01-02
Fall-September 01-February-2024 2024-02-01

Overview

Diploma - Early Childhood Education

The Early Childhood Education program at Centennial College is committed to ensuring you'll be prepared to become a leader in the profession. 

The program has consistently received KPI distinction awards for Employer Satisfaction, and graduates are respected as professionals.

As a student in the Early Childhood Education program, you'll learn to provide high standards of care to children and their families. 

This highly regarded offering will teach you to take responsibility for observing the needs of individuals and groups of children and create well-planned, stimulating and responsive programs. 

You'll come to understand the needs of infants, toddlers, preschool and school-aged children.

Rich classroom experiences will offer you a range of opportunities to understand the content as professors employ various strategies so you'll be able to practice and apply what you learn.

Supporting this program are Centennial College’s two state-of-the-art early childhood education centres. 

Used as lab schools, these centres, located in East York and at Progress Campus, will allow you to observe and/or practice in a high-quality childcare setting.

If you're energetic, fun-loving, dedicated to your learning, and enjoy working with children and adults, this program is for you!

Estimate your cost

Residency
Count of person

$24,190

Total costs

yearly

Details


Cost of living 1 person $9,144
Accommodation 1 bed room $8,497
Tuition 1 person $15,693

Hourly wage

Min wage

17.20 CAD / 1 hour

in Canada every student can work 20 hour per week

Required documents

1. Centennial College English Skills Assessment for Admission
2. English language proficiency
3. Transcripts from outside of Canada must be assessed by World Education Services (WES) or International Credential Assessment Services (ICAS).

Language requirements

GRE
not required
GMAT
not required

IELTS

6
5.5
listening
5.5
writing
5.5
speaking
5.5
reading

TOEFL

80
20
listening
20
writing
20
speaking
20
reading

PTE

51
-
listening
-
writing
-
speaking
-
reading

Cambridge

167
-
listening
-
writing
-
speaking
-
reading
Language pathway (conditional offer) is available
  • CAEL- CE and CAEL- Online: Overall 60
  • Duolingo: 105-114

Based on communicative teaching and learning practices, English Language Learning (ELL) is an intensive five-level, full-time program designed for international students who wish to improve their English language skills. 

If you're an international student, this program will help you build on and improve your language skills for success in college, university or your career.

Complete the 15-week semester of level 5 with a minimum final grade of C (60%) in all three courses.

 CaMLA EPTDuolingualIELTS(A)ibTOEFLPTE-ACFER
Level 1
Elementary
0 - 21<45< 2.00 - 19N/AA1
Level 2
Beginner
22 – 3345 - 602.0 – 3.020 – 24N/AA1
Level 3
Pre-intermediate
34 – 4865 - 703.5 - 4.024 - 3120 - 29A2
Level 4
Intermediate
49 – 6475 - 904.5 – 5.032 - 4530 - 42B1
Level 5
Upper-intermediate
65 - 8095 -1045.546 - 5943 - 50B2

Academic background and requirement

  • Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, or mature student status (19 years or older)
  • Grade 12 English (C or U), or equivalent (minimum grade required), or take the Centennial College English Skills Assessment for Admission

Career opportunities

  • Early Childhood Educator
  • Registered Early Childhood Educator
  • Designated Early Childhood Educator

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