Background

Early Childhood Education (Progress Campus) (1221)

Credential:

Diploma

Tuition fee:

8527.00/Semester (CAD)

Is highly competitive:

No

Length:

4 Semesters

Category:

Arts & Culture

Level:

Undergraduate

Type:

Regular

Instruction language:

English

Application Fee:

125.00 CAD

Campuses:

Progress

Intake and availability

Intake

Status


January 2025
September 2025
January 2026
Closed
Open
Open

Program overview

The Early Childhood Education program at Centennial College is committed to ensuring you're prepared to be a leader in the profession. With the program consistently receiving KPI distinction awards for Employer Satisfaction, our 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 program 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, with professors employing a variety of strategies, will offer you a range of opportunities to understand the content, practice and apply what you're learning. Supporting this program are Centennial College’s two state-of-the-art early childhood education centres. Used as lab schools, these centers, 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 is the program for you.

Please note:

  • This program is taught using a combination of modalities. Courses may be delivered face-to-face, online, or in a blended/hybrid combination of both online and traditional classroom teaching.
  • This Early Childhood Education program is also offered at Ashtonbee Campus and is facilitated by Progress Campus in a winter intake with four consecutive semesters (no summer break) or in a part-time version.

Academic requirements

Academic Requirements

  • 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 a Centennial College English Skills Assessment for Admission

Additional Requirements

After admission, prior to beginning each Field Placement, students are required to:

  • Obtain a clear police check with vulnerable sector
  • Provide valid First Aid and CPR certificates before the beginning of the second semester
  • Provide a clear medical report including a TB test

Safety Requirements

See the Important Link section "Student at a Glance" (//p.widencdn.net/lvtfct/ECE_program_Flyer) for an understanding of the Safety Requirements for a student in the Early Childhood Education program. 

Semester Requirements

A minimum C Grade is required in all ECEP courses as well as COMM-160/161.

English requirements

Minimum International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score
Overall: 6
Listening: 6
Reading: 6
Writing: 6
Speaking: 6

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