Fall 2025:
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Strengthen your skills and knowledge and make a positive difference in the lives of infants and toddlers with the Certificate in Early Childhood Education: Infant/Toddler. Observe, assess, plan and guide the development of these children, both individually and in groups. Learn how to manage the operation of a child-care setting and how to confidently communicate and collaborate with children, families and your colleagues all through interactive online classes.
Through a practicum placement, you'll experience learning from theory to practice in a variety of early childhood education settings, including childcare, preschool and others. Graduates are qualified to apply for a provincial license to practise as an Infant/Toddler Educator.
This infant/toddler certificate program is for certificate graduates from an accredited ECE program in B.C. who want an additional post-basic credential in Infant/Toddler ECE.
Don’t meet the English requirement for this program?
If you do not meet the English proficiency requirements, you can register for ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½English Upgrading courses. No placement test is required for Early Childhood Education applicants. Email upgrading@douglascollege.ca and ask about the English Upgrading pathway to Early Childhood Education programs.
Applicants must meet the admission requirements listed below:
Calculate your tuition and see the approximate cost of taking your program at ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½with the tuition & fee estimator. See costs broken down into categories including tuition fees, textbooks, student activity fees, U-Pass and more.
For more information, refer to the tuition fee charts.
Graduation Requirements For Students Completing By Summer 2023:
Graduation Requirements For Students Completing After Summer 2023:
Course Requirements:
| Course Number | Course Title | Credits |
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Working with Families in Early Childhood Education |
1.50 |
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Administrative Skills for ECE Centres |
3.00 |
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Issues and Trends in ECE |
3.00 |
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Advanced Growth and Development: Infants and Toddlers |
3.00 |
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Methods for Inclusive Play-Based Programs for Infants and Toddlers |
3.00 |
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Infant/Toddler Preceptorship |
3.00 |
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Total Credits |
16.50 |
Program Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this program and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the program, consider the previous version as the applicable version.
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