Bachelor's in Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education is a Bachelor program taught at Douglas College, Canada. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time options.

The Early Childhood Education (ECE) program at Douglas College teaches skills and knowledge to work with newborns through to children up to eight years of age. Students learn how to observe, assess, plan for, and guide children’s development in both individual and group settings. The program also covers safety, health, nutrition, and professional communication and collaboration with children, families, community, and colleagues.

Douglas College describes hands-on learning through practicum placements in a variety of early childhood education settings, including child care, preschool, and others. The program also includes the Children Teaching Teachers approach, which puts children in the role of teacher to provide a learning experience for ECE students.

Douglas College states that, after completing the diploma program, graduates are qualified to receive two provincial licences as a basic early childhood educator and a special needs educator. Diploma students are eligible to apply to a variety of degree programs, and graduates may return for a post-diploma citation in infant and toddler care to apply for a third provincial licence.

The minimum requirements for admission in Early Childhood Education at Douglas College for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Douglas College.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Douglas College as pre-requiste for admission in Early Childhood Education.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.douglascollege.ca/programs-and-courses/areas-study/applied-community-studies/early-childhood-education

• Qualified to receive two provincial licences as a basic early childhood educator and a special needs educator
• Eligible to apply to a variety of degree programs
• Post-diploma citation in infant and toddler care, then apply for a third provincial licence

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