Vancouver Community College · Canada

Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education

Campus Diploma Full Time

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Delivery

Campus

Study mode

Full Time

Level

Diploma

Starts

Fall, Spring

Introduction

Early Childhood Care and Education is a Diploma program taught at Vancouver Community College, Canada. Intake: Fall, Spring. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (2 years) options.

Vancouver Community College offers the Early Childhood Care and Education (Certificate). The program prepares graduates to work in licensed early learning settings for children aged 2-6, with a focus on protecting and promoting children’s safety, health, and well-being, and supporting their physical, emotional, social, communication, cognitive, ethical, and creative lives.

Courses combine classroom lectures, presentations, discussions, practical exercises, and individual and group work. Students observe early childhood programs during field trips and off-site field studies. Students complete practica with on-site support and supervision from college instructors and sponsors who are qualified early childhood educators.

Modules

ECED 1301 Foundations in ECCE
ECED 1302 Early Childhood Care and Education Field Study 1
ECED 1303 Communications
ECED 1304 Observing and Recording
ECED 1305 Child Growth 1
ECED 1306 Early Childhood Care and Education Field Study 2
ECED 1307 The Learning Child
ECED 1308 Early Childhood Care and Education Field Study 3
ECED 1104 Child Growth 2
ECED 1107 Guiding and Caring
ECED 2305 Early Childhood Care and Education Practicum 1
ECED 2301 Creative Art

Admission Requirements

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

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

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

Grade 12 graduation, or equivalent
Minimum 18 years of age
English Studies 12 with a minimum ‘C’ grade, or equivalent
Interview with Selection Committee, in person or by video conference
Two letters of recommendation from people who have worked with the applicant in a relevant professional or academic environment
40 hours of volunteering work in a licensed childcare facility in BC. Work experience must be verified by an official employer letter.
Upon Acceptance: Criminal Record Check (CRC)
Upon Acceptance: TB Screening (negative Tuberculosis (TB) skin test; if positive, negative TB chest x-ray is required)
Immunizations (A VCC Immunization Record must be completed; Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis, Polio, Measles, Mumps & Rubella, Varicella (chicken pox), Hepatitis B, Influenza, Covid-19 are strongly recommended and in some cases may be required for practicum placements)
Applicants must be 16 years of age or older or a graduate of a secondary school. (Some exceptions may apply.)