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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 individual and groups of children, and create well-planned, stimulating and responsive programs. You'll come to understand the needs of infants, toddlers, pre-school and school-aged children.
Rich classroom experiences will offer you a range of opportunities to understand the content as professors employ a variety of 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 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 is the program for you!
Notes:
Global Citizenship and Equity Portfolio
You'll develop a portfolio documenting your engagement with the College’s signature Global Citizenship and Equity competencies. For more information, please visit //www.centennialcollege.ca/citizenshipandequity.
The Leadership Passport
The Leadership Passport will provide opportunities for you to practice and develop leadership skills through predetermined criteria and to earn a special designation on your Early Childhood Education diploma. For more, please visit //www.centennialcollege.ca/LeadershipPassport.
Graduates have demonstrated the ability to:
| Course Code | Course Title |
|---|---|
| COMM-160/COMM-161 | College Communications 1 |
| ECEP-101 | Keys to Success in ECE |
| ECEP-102 | The Learning Environment: The Third Teacher |
| ECEP-103 | The Healthy Development of the Whole Child |
| ECEP-104 | An Introduction to Early Childhood Education |
| GNED | General Education Elective |
| Course Code | Course Title |
|---|---|
| COMM-170/COMM-171 | College Communications 2 |
| ECEP-130 | Observing Infant and Toddler Development |
| ECEP-131 | Child Centred Curriculum |
| ECEP-132 | Guidance 1 |
| ECEP-133 | Health and Wellness Practices |
| ECEP-135 | Field Placement 1: Infant and Toddler |
| ECEP-136 | Seminar 1 |
| Course Code | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ECEP-230 | Guidance 2 |
| ECEP-231 | Observing Preschool and School-Age Development |
| ECEP-232 | Understanding and Communicating with Families |
| ECEP-235 | Preschool Field Practicum |
| ECEP-238 | Seminar 2 |
| ECEP-239 | Preschool Curriculum: Supporting Children's Inquiry |
| GNED-500 | Global Citizenship: From Social Analysis to Social Action |
| Course Code | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ECEP-233 | Inclusion of Children with Special Needs |
| ECEP-234 | Preschool/School-Age Curriculum: The Project Approach |
| ECEP-236 | Advocacy and The Emerging Professional |
| ECEP-237 | Child Abuse |
| ECEP-245 | Preschool, School-Age, Specialized Field Practicum |
| GNED | General Education Elective |
As a graduate from the Early Childhood Education program you will be qualified to:
Successful graduates of this Early Childhood Education program have the opportunity to apply their credits towards further study at the degree level. Listed below are the degrees from partnering institutions that are available for this program.
Please note that each partnership has a specific minimum grade requirement in order to qualify for transferring credits, which are assessed by the partner institution.
| Partner Institution | Degree |
|---|---|
| Algonquin College | Early Childhood Education, 2 year |
| Cambrian College | Early Childhood Education, 2 year |
| Canadore College | Child Development Practitioner Apprenticeship |
| Early Childhood Education, 2 year | |
| Collège Boréal | Early Childhood Education, 2 year |
| Davenport University | Bachelor of Business Administration - General Business |
| Guelph, University of | Honours Bachelor of Applied Science - Early Childhood Studies |
| Institute of Technology Carlow | Honours Bachelor of Arts - Early Childhood Education and Care |
| Institute of Technology, Tralee | Honours Bachelor of Arts - Early Childhood Care and Education |
| Laurentian University | Bachelor of Arts - Folklore et ethnologie |
| Letterkenny Institute of Technology | Honours Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood, Care, Health and Education |
| Sudbury, University of | Bachelor of Arts - Folklore et ethnologie |
| Windsor, University of | Honours Bachelor of Arts in multiple majors |
Please visit our website at www.centennialcollege.ca/admissions/applying/education-pathways/outbound-pathways for more information on articulation agreements.
After admission, prior to beginning each Field Placement, students are required to:
Domestic Students
If you are applying through the Second Career Strategy, please apply at the Employment Training Centre for Second Career (Progress Campus). Second Career Strategy is a funding initiative for those who have been laid-off and are in need of training. For more information go to Second Career Strategy.
If you have previously attended a full-time program at Centennial College, you may be eligible for a Program Transfer. Visit Enrolment Services at any Campus for information.All other applicants must apply online at Ontariocolleges.ca. A non-refundable application fee of $95 must accompany applications. The fee is payable online, by telephone, online banking, by mail, or in-person to Ontariocolleges.ca. For more information go to Ontariocolleges.ca Application Fees.
International Students
Apply directly to Centennial College here.
Domestic Students
Current Ontario high school students and graduates from Ontario high schools: Notify your guidance counsellor that you have applied to college and your school will forward transcripts to Centennial College via Ontariocolleges.ca.
Graduates of college/university, or high school outside Ontario but within Canada: You are responsible for requesting that your educational institute sends any required documents and transcripts to Ontariocolleges.ca.
International Students
If you are submitting transcripts to meet admission requirements, you must have the transcripts assessed by an independent credential assessment agency such as World Education Services (WES) or International Credential Assessment Service (ICAS).
For more information go to Submitting your Transcripts.
Offers of Admission are sent by mail to eligible applicants. When you receive your offer, you must login to your account at Ontariocolleges.ca and confirm before the Deadline to Confirm noted in your offer letter.
You may confirm only one college and one program offer at a time.
You must confirm your offer by the Deadline to Confirm noted in your Offer of Admission letter or your seat may be given to another applicant.
When you confirm your Offer of Admission at Centennial College you are given access to your personal myCentennial account where you can check your email, grades, register for courses, pay tuition fees, and see your class timetable.
Centennial fees statements are sent by email to your personal email account and to your myCentennial email account. Fees statements are not mailed.
You must make a minimum payment by the Fees Deadline noted in your Fees Statement or your seat may be given to another applicant.
Build your timetable (web-register for courses) at my.centennialcollege.ca.
Fall registration begins mid-July
January registration begins mid-December
May registration begins mid-April
Your web-registration will not open if:
You have not submitted your minimum fee payment by the deadline
You received a Conditional Offer of Admission and you have not met the conditions of your offer.
Once you have paid your fees or have made appropriate arrangements, register for your courses online through myCentennial.
Fees noted below are estimates only. Tuition is based on two semesters, beginning Fall 2019.
| Student | Tuition (2 Semesters) | Ancillary Fees | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | $2,721.00 | $1,178.00 | $3,899.00 |
| International | $14,502.50 | $1,687.00 | $16,189.50 |
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