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Make a difference. Help young children reach their potential.

Program Overview

State-of-the-art education

You'll learn from our highly qualified professors who have strong academic backgrounds and extensive experience working with young children, their families and the community. Our uniquely designed curriculum room will encourage and support your learning by providing hands-on experiences in a simulated early learning classroom. What you'll learn

Best practices for supporting young children's learning and development

Current issues and theories of child development

Roles and responsibilities of the early childhood educator

Curriculum theory and approaches

Programming for infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children

Professionalism and advocacy in early childhood education

Field placements

You'll have the chance to transfer your learning into practice by completing three different field placements in a variety of settings which may include Sheridan's highly acclaimed childcare centres, before and after school care, kindergarten classrooms or other early learning settings. Outstanding career preparation

Our ECE program focuses on applying research-based theory to practical experiences that encourage young children鈥檚 learning, growth and development.

When you graduate from this program, you'll be eligible to become a registered member of the College of Early Childhood Educators (CECE), a requirement for practice in the province of Ontario. Graduates may also continue their education in degree-level studies through Sheridan's Bachelor of Early Childhood Leadership program or at other Canadian universities or abroad. Explore your future classroom

As an Early Childhood Education student you鈥檒l work in labs designed to imitate the real-world workplace. Curious to see what that looks like? Take a virtual tour of our Early Childhood Education Lab.

Career Opportunities

When you complete your Early Childhood Education diploma program, you'll be ready to begin an exciting career in this field.

Here are some places you might work:

Before- and after-school programs

Centre-based child care programs

EarlyON Child and Family Centres

Kindergarten programs

Literacy and parenting programs

Nursery schools

Pathway

As a graduate of an Early Childhood Education diploma (or equivalent, as accepted by the College of Early Childhood Educators of Ontario) with a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or greater (average C+), you may be eligible to complete Sheridan's Honours Bachelor of Early Childhood Leadership degree program through Degree Completion.