Early Childhood Education (Two Year Bridging)

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 (Two Year Bridging Diploma) program will enable graduates of the One Year program and Level 1 Child Care Services certified individuals to return to complete the second year and qualify to apply for Level II Child Care Services Certification. This program prepares students for this high-demand career in the field of early childhood education, working with children from infancy to 12 years. Students will learn how to create, develop and maintain programs and learning environments that are appropriate for the ages and stages of development of the children under their care. Students will also learn how to guide staff in the development, implementation and evaluation of program goals and objectives. 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 II Child Care Services (CCS) Certification.

Program Courses:

• Administration and Legal Responsibilities
• Infant and Toddler Care
• Student Success
• Word Processing
• Standard First Aid
• Practicum 1
• School-Age Care
• Inclusion in Child Care
• Practicum 2
• Verbal Intervention

Employment Opportunities

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