Diploma in Early Childhood Education | Diploma / certificate | Teaching & Education | On Campus | 2 years | Centennial College | Canada

The diploma in early childhood education offers a hands-on curriculum to help students learn the fundamentals of high quality childcare. The highly regarded early childhood education program will prepare you for work with a range of children, including infants, toddlers, pre-school children, and school-age children. Centennial's two early childhood centers provide you with the opportunity to experience first-hand the techniques and principles learned in the classroom. Upon completion of the early childhood education program, you will know how to design a curriculum based on a comprehensive understanding of child development, how to maintain effective relationships with individual children and groups of children, and how to apply relevant policies and regulations to early childhood education programs. Graduates with a diploma in early childhood education will be ready for a career in childcare centers, nursery schools, and community service centers. Graduate employment, along with graduate satisfaction and employer satisfaction, have all remained over 80 percent for the past several years.