Applicants who successfully complete an early childhood education (ECE) diploma program from an Ontario College of Applied Arts and Technology (OCAAT) will meet the education requirement for registration. You can view a list of these programs here.
The College is currently conducting a review of education programs (post-secondary programs in early childhood education or programs with course content relevant to early childhood education offered by a Canadian institution) that meet the education requirement for registration. The tables below identify which programs meet the current education requirement for registration.
Note: During the review, recognition of the following programs as meeting the education requirement for registration remains in effect.
ECE diploma programs in Ontario that are not offered by an OCAAT
| Institute of Child Study (University of Toronto) | Two-Year Diploma in Child Study only
| |
Mothercraft College
Formerly known as Mothercraft Institute for Early Development (Toronto) or Canadian Mothercraft Society (Toronto) | Early Childhood Education Diploma | 1978 - |
| Nursery Education Association, Ontario | Three-part extension course in Preschool Education through the following institutions: Brock University, Guelph University, University of Toronto, Ryerson Institute of Technology, Western University, Queens University, McMaster University, Carleton/Ottawa Early Childhood Association, Existing Community Colleges in Ontario | 1964 - 1972 (to and including 1972) |
Ryerson Polytechnic Institute now Ryerson University | Home Economics - Early Childhood Education (3 year diploma in ECE) | |
ECE degree programs in Ontario (including those offered by an OCAAT)
| Algonquin College of Applied and Technology |
Bachelor of Early Learning and Community Development |
2016-2023 (from and including 2016 to and including 2023) |
Conestoga College
Institute of Technology
and Advanced Learning
|
Bachelor of Early Learning Program Development |
2015-2022 (from and including 2015 to and including 2022) |
| Fanshawe College of Applied Arts and Technology |
Bachelor of Early Childhood Leadership |
2010-2017 (to and including 2017) |
| George Brown College of Applied Arts and Technology |
Bachelor of Early Childhood Leadership |
2010-2017 (to and including 2017) |
| Institute of Child Study (University of Toronto) |
Two-Year Diploma in Child Study
Master of Arts in Child Study and Education |
1997 - |
Ryerson University
|
Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Studies (formerly
known as Bachelor of Applied Arts in Early Childhood
Education and Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood
Education)
|
|
| Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology |
Bachelor of Child Development |
|
| Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning |
Bachelor of Early Childhood Leadership |
2010-2017 (to and including 2017) |
| University of Guelph |
Bachelor of Applied Science (major in Child Studies, 4 year program)¹
Bachelor of Applied Science
(major in Child, Youth and Family – Child Stream , 4 year program)² |
2007 - |
| University of Waterloo |
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (specialty in Early Childhood Education) |
1979-1990 (to and including 1990) |
Footnote:
¹Transcript necessary to demonstrate major in Child Studies
²Letter from the Registrar’s office needed to indicate major in Child, Youth and Family – Child Stream
ECE diploma or degree programs that are offered by a post-secondary institution elsewhere in Canada (i.e., in Canada but outside Ontario)
| Grande Prairie Regional College |
Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Development
Early Childhood Care and Education Diploma |
1971 - 2007
2006 - |
Grant MacEwan University
Formerly known as Grant MacEwan Community College and Grant MacEwan College |
Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Development
Early Childhood Care and Education Diploma |
1971 - 2006
2006 -
|
| Medicine Hat College |
Early Learning and Child Care Diploma (formerly Early Childhood Development Diploma)
|
2007 - |
Mount Royal University
Formerly known as Mount Royal College
|
Early Childhood Care and Education Diploma (formerly Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Development) |
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| Red Deer College |
Early Learning and Child Care Diploma (formerly Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Development) |
1981 - |
| University of Alberta |
Bachelor of Education (specialization in Early Childhood Education) |
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| University of Calgary |
Bachelor of Education (specialization in Early Childhood Education) |
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| Camosun College |
Early Learning and Care Diploma
(formerly Early Childhood Care and Education) |
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Capilano University
Formerly Capilano College |
Early Childhood Care and Education Diploma
Bachelor of Early Childhood Care and Education |
|
College of the Rockies
Formerly known as East Kootenay Community College | Early Childhood Education Diploma
|
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| Douglas College |
Early Childhood Education Diploma |
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| Langara College |
Early Childhood Education Diploma with Infant and Toddler Practicum
Early Childhood Education Diploma with Early Childhood Education: Special Education Post Basic Citation |
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| Langley College |
Early Childhood Education Diploma |
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North Island College
Formerly known as North Island Community College |
Early Childhood Care and Education Diploma |
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| Northern Lights College |
Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care |
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| Northwest Community College |
Early Childhood Education Diploma |
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| Okanagan College |
Early Childhood Education Diploma |
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| Pacific Rim Early Childhood Institute Inc. |
Early Childhood Education Diploma |
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Thompson Rivers University
Formerly Cariboo College and Cariboo University College |
Early Childhood Diploma with Special Needs Post-Diploma Certificate
Early Childhood Diploma with Infant Toddler Post-Diploma Certificate |
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University of the Fraser Valley
Formerly known as University College of the Fraser Valley and Fraser Valley College |
Early Childhood Education Diploma Infancy Specialty
Early Childhood Education Diploma Special Needs Specialty |
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Vancouver Island University
Formerly known as Malaspina University College |
Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care |
|
| University of Victoria |
Bachelor of Arts in Child and Youth Care |
|
| Assiniboine Community College |
Diploma in Early Childhood Education
(Formerly known as Diploma of Child Care Services)
Note: program name change occurred in 1989 |
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| Collège Universitaire de Saint-Boniface, Ecole Technique et Professionnelle |
Diplôme d'éducation en services de garde
Diplôme en Techniques d'animation en garderie |
1989 - |
| Keewatin Community College |
Diploma in Early Childhood Education
(Formerly known as Diploma of Child Care Services)
Note: program name change occurred in 1989 |
|
| Red River College |
Diploma in Early Childhood Education |
1975 - |
| University of Manitoba |
Bachelor of Education with 1 year Certificate in Early Childhood Education
Bachelor of Human Ecology (major in Child Studies) |
1976 - 1987 (to and including 1987)
To and including 2001 |
| University of Winnipeg |
Bachelor of Arts in Developmental Studies
[Note: this program is only approved to and including 1990]1 |
|
Footnote:
1After 1990, this program was only granted Child Care Worker 1 status
| Université de Moncton |
Baccalauréat en éducation préscolaire et élémentaire |
1973 - |
| University of New Brunswick |
Bachelor of Education with Early Childhood Education major |
1970 - |
College of the North Atlantic
Formerly known as the Westviking College of Applied Arts and Technology,
Formerly known as the Fisher Institute of Applied Arts and The Western College |
Diploma in Applied Arts in Early Childhood Education |
1988 - |
| Cabot Institute of Applied Arts and Technology |
Diploma in Applied Arts in Early Childhood Education |
1986 - |
| Memorial University of Newfoundland |
Masters Degree in either Curriculum and Development or Specialization in Early Childhood |
|
| Nunavut Arctic College |
Diploma in Early Childhood Education |
|
| Jane Norman College (formerly known as the Institute for ECE and Developmental Services the Institute for Child Studies the Nova Scotia Teachers College and the Froebel Institute for ECE, Institute for Human Services Education) |
Child Development Services Associate Certificate Level IV
Diploma in Child Development Services
Diploma In Early Childhood Education |
1976 - 1990 (to and including 1990)
1991 -
1992 - |
| Mount St. Vincent University |
Bachelor of Applied Arts in Child and Youth Study, since 1992
Formerly known as Bachelor of Child Study |
1978 - |
| Holland College |
Early Childhood Education Diploma |
|
| Cégep de Baie-Comeau |
Diplôme d’études collégiales en techniques d’éducation en services de garde |
|
Cégep de Granby
Formerly known as Cégep de Granby-Haute-Yamaska |
| Cégep régional de Lanaudière à Joliette |
| Cégep de Jonquière |
| Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles |
| Cégep de La Pocatière |
Cégep de Thetford
Formerly known as Cégep de la Région de l'Amiante
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| Cégep de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| Cégep de l'Outaouais |
| Cégep de Matane |
| Cégep de Rimouski |
| Cégep de Rivière-du-Loup |
| Cégep de Sainte-Foy |
| Cégep de Saint-Félicien |
| Cégep de Saint-Jérôme |
| Cégep de Sept-Îles |
| Cégep de Sherbrooke |
| Cégep de Sorel-Tracy |
| Cégep de Valleyfield |
| Cégep de Vieux-Montréal |
| Cégep Édouard-Montpetit |
| Cégep Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu |
| Collège Campus Notre-Dame-de-Foy (CNDF) |
Collège Laflèche
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| Collège Marie-Victorin |
Collège Shawinigan
Formerly known as Cégep Shawinigan
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| Heritage College |
Diploma of College Studies (specialization in Early Childhood Care/Education) |
1987 - |
| Vanier College |
Diploma of College Studies (specialization in Early Childhood Care/Education) (Techniques d'éducation en services de garde) |
1976 - |
| Concordia University |
Bachelor of Arts (major in Child Studies)
Bachelor of Arts (specialization in Early Childhood Education)
Graduate Diploma in Early Childhood Education |
1971 - 1995
To and including 2000 |
| Université de Montréal |
B.Sc. avec majeure en éducation et mineure en éducation préscolaire et enseignement primaire |
1987 - |
| Université du Québec |
B.Ed. au préscolaire et d'enseignement au primaire |
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| Université de Sherbrooke |
B.A. en enseignement au préscolaire et au primaire |
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Saskatchewan Polytechnic
Formerly known as Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology (Kelsey and Woodland Campuses) |
Diploma in Early Childhood Development |
1987 - |
| Yukon College |
Diploma in Early Childhood Development |
1989 - |
*The College’s approval of these programs is subject to change without notice.
* The College of Early Childhood Educators provides information and communication in an accessible manner when requested. If you require an accessible format and/or communication support, please contact a College staff member or the College at 1-888-961-8558/info@college-ece.ca.