Early Childhood Education (One Year)

In July 2021, the Governments of Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador announced an agreement that will transform early learning and child care in the province starting in 2022. This plan has multiple components that include increasing access to regulated child care by creating nearly approximately 5800 child care spaces, reducing cost of regulated child care, further increasing inclusivity by creating more spaces, funding and ECE training for diverse populations, increasing bursary funding for ECEs, as well as increasing the number of fully certified ECEs working in the child care sector by 15 percent by the end of 2023 and to at least 60 percent by the end of 2025.

Source: https://www.gov.nl.ca/releases/2021/exec/0728n08/

Program Description

Academy Canada’s Early Childhood Education (One Year) program prepares students for this high-demand career in the field of early childhood education working with children aged 2 – 12 years. Students will learn how to create and deliver programs and learning environments that are appropriate for the ages and stages of development of the children under their care. Through both classroom instruction and practicum placements, students will also learn how to create environments that promote children’s social and emotional development, how to maintain a healthy, safe, welcoming and supportive environment that respects diversity and culture, and how to develop and maintain a warm, caring, and responsive relationship with an individual child as well as with a group of children. Graduates of this program will qualify to apply for Level I Child Care Services (CCS) Certification.

Program Courses:

• Curriculum and Program Development
• Play and Development – Language Arts
• Child Guidance
• Observation and Assessment
• Practicum Preparation
• Practicum 1
• Child Development – Prenatal to Toddler
• Family Issues
• Play and Development - Creativity
• Communications ECE
• Practicum 2
• Play and Development – Exploration Child Development – Toddler to Early School Age
• Health, Safety, and Nutrition
• History & Philosophy of Early Childhood Education
• Practicum 3 Non-Violent Crisis Intervention
• Standard First Aid

Employment Opportunities

Upon successful completion of the Early Childhood Education (One Year) program, students may be eligible to work (depending on specific hiring practices) in a variety of settings, including publicly funded child care settings, regulated child care centres, privately operated child care settings, home-based child care settings and family resource programs.

Work Term Information

Work terms and/or placements are required, unpaid, formally arranged on-site training experiences completed at designated points throughout the program. These placements provide students with practical, real-world experience that supports skill development, professional confidence, and readiness for employment.

Students are expected to attend according to the host’s schedule and must report any absences to both the host supervisor and the program instructor. Missed days are added to the end of the placement, where applicable. Attendance and performance are monitored through ongoing communication, including check-ins and formal mid-placement and final evaluations. Successful completion of all approved, authorized work terms and/or placements is required for graduation.

Students are responsible for maintaining professional conduct, attending as scheduled, complying with host policies, promptly reporting absences or concerns, and completing all required documentation. The College is responsible for approving placements, providing guidance and support, monitoring progress, and determining successful completion. Work term hosts are responsible for supervision, attendance reporting, providing appropriate learning opportunities, and completing required evaluations. Students who do not meet placement requirements may be removed from their placement and may be required to complete a new placement in order to graduate.