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Duration
45 weeks
Tuition
$4,856
Classroom, Live Online
Sep 3-Jul 11
Commitment
Full-Time
Delivery
Classroom
Credential
Diploma
Year Founded
1967
Scholarships
no
This ECE program will develop students’ knowledge and professional skills in the early childhood educator’s role and responsibilities, the importance of play in children’s learning, family involvement and curriculum design and pedagogy. Your practicum will expose you to a wide variety of age groups and multiple organizations. You’ll have had dynamic and eclectic experiences that will make you more valuable to the field of Early Childhood Education.
When the student graduates they will have the knowledge and necessary skills to work with children, families and community in the context of early learning and development programs for children from birth to age twelve. The student will be prepared to work in a variety of settings, including child care centres, early learning and family centres, Best Start programs, before and after school programs and with school boards.
What You’ll Learn
- Create learning contexts to enable, build and maintain caring, responsive relationships in partnerships with children, families and communities that value and respect social, cultural and linguistic diversity including Indigenous peoples’ worldviews and Francophone identity;
- Co-create, facilitate and reflect upon inquiry and play-based early years and child care programs and pedagogical approaches to support children’s learning, holistic development and well-being following children’s capabilities, interests, ideas and experiences;
- Co-design and maintain inclusive early learning environments to value and support equitable, accessible and meaningful learning opportunities for all children, their families and communities in a range of early years and child care settings;
- Collaborate with children, families, colleagues, agencies and community partners to create, maintain, evaluate and promote safe and healthy early learning environments to support independence, reasonable risk-taking and healthy development and well-being;
- Use observation strategies to identify children’s strengths and challenges and to ascertain when children and families might benefit from additional support or community resources;
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Student Reviews (7)
As a Fanshawe College’s Digital Communication Management program graduate, I can confidently say that this institution has been a game-changer for my career.
The program’s focus on practical skills and industry relevance set Fanshawe apart. ...
When I signed up for this program, I wasn't sure if becoming an ECE was going to be the best fit for me. I was worried that there would be so much to learn. The professors made everything so interesting and I learned so much. They helped to bring th...