Diploma - Early Childhood Education
- 2 years
- Duration
- 18,201 CAD/year
- Price
- Sep 2025
- Start
- May 2025
- Deadline
- Diploma
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Multiple Locations / Canada
- Location
- St. Lawrence College, Canada
- School
Program description
This curriculum combines classroom instruction with hands-on training to prepare students for careers working with children (from birth to age 12) and their families in a wide range of early childhood settings.
Graduates have a deep grasp of child development from infancy through early adolescence and can use this knowledge to design learning environments that are stimulating, safe, and fun for all children.
Beginning in the first year of study, students participate in a total of 630 hours of fieldwork spread across three different early childhood education settings. Students benefit from this opportunity because they are able to put academic knowledge into practice.
This course is available at our Kingston and Cornwall locations.
Program structure
Semester 1
- Child Development 1
- Communications for College
- Introduction to Early Childhood Education
- Arts-Based Curriculum
- Philosophies of Curriculum
- Health and Safety
- General Education Course
Semester 2
- ECE Teaching Practice 1
- Child Development 2
- The Learning Environment
- Guiding Children's Behaviour 1
- Planning and Learning with Young Children
- Observation and Documentation and Writing Workshop
- General Education Course
Semester 3
- Childhood Exceptionalities
- Guiding Children's Behaviour 2
- Planning and Learning with Kinder and School Age
- Partnerships with Parents and Families
- ECE Teaching Practice 2
- Online General Education Online
Semester 4
- ECE Program Administration
- Communication Skills 3 - Career Prep
- ECE Teaching Practice 3
- Arts-Based Curriculum 2
Price
Cornwall campus:
- Tuition 16,430 CAD
- Program Fees 0,00 CAD
- Ancillary Fees 1,771 CAD
Total tuition per 2 semester (one year) 18,201 CAD
Kingston campus:
- Tuition 16,430 CAD
- Program Fees 0.00 CAD
- Ancillary Fees 2,300 CAD
Total tuition per 2 semester (one year) 18,730 CAD
Fees are estimates only
Requirements for applicants
Admission requirements
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma, or equivalent
- Grade 12 English at the C or U level
- Grade 11 Math
English Proficiency requirements are:
- International English Language Testing System (IELTS)-Academic - Overall 6.0 with no band less than 5.5 (SDS requires an overall 6.0, with no band less than 6.0)
- TOEFL Internet-based Test (iBT) or Home Edition - 78
- TOEFL Computer-based Test - 213
- Canadian Academic English Language (CAEL. In-person or Online)* - overall 60
- EIKEN (Test in Practical English Proficiency)* - pre 1
- The Michigan English Test* - Overall 58 with no individual score below 56, ECCE/ECPE 650 or higher
- Cambridge English Proficiency* - 173
- Duolingo (Temporarily accepted)* - 105
- Pearson Test of English -Academic (Online & In-person) - 55
*Note: Students from India are not eligible to submit the results of this test as proof of English proficiency.
About the university
St. Lawrence College has campuses in Kingston, Brockville, and Cornwall, Ontario. Our secure neighborhoods combine small-town atmosphere with big-city attractions, like shopping, eating, and nightlife.
The institution has 6,700 full-time and 20,000 part-time students in 89 academic programs and 829 full- and part-time employees, including 414 professors.
With modern, expansive facilities in three vibrant eastern Ontario cities and a solid track record of excellence, St. Lawrence College still combines all the benefits of a world-class education with the advantages of small-town living and personal attention to detail.
