Early Learning and Child Care Certificate Program | Build Your Career as an Early Childhood Educator
Advance your career in child care with the Early Learning and Child Care Certificate Program, proudly recognized by Colleges and Institutes Canada as a program of excellence. Designed for individuals passionate about early childhood development, this program equips you with the essential skills to provide high-quality child care across a variety of settings.
Through a comprehensive curriculum focused on child development, family dynamics, play-based learning, and program planning, you will learn how to design child-centered learning experiences that foster healthy growth and development. Graduates of this certificate program are eligible for Early Childhood Educator II certification, opening doors to exciting opportunities in child care centers, preschools, and community programs.
What to Expect from the Early Learning and Child Care Program?
The program prepares you to:
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Deliver quality child care in diverse settings
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Plan and implement developmentally appropriate activities
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Support children's emotional, social, cognitive, and physical development
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Understand the dynamics of families and their impact on child learning
Graduate with Hands-On Experience
At NorQuest College, hands-on learning is a priority. You will gain 400 hours of practical experience through two structured practicums, ensuring you graduate job-ready and confident to enter the workforce as a skilled early childhood educator.
- Academic Requirement: 60% in English Language Arts 30-1
- ELP Requirement: IELTS Academic: 6.5; no section score below 6 TOEFL iBT: 84; no section score below 21 PTE Academic: 59; no section score below 56 Duolingo: 115
- Tuition deposits are non-refundable if you withdraw within 30 days of your program start date and non-transferable in all cases.
- 30+ days before the program starts → Full refund minus half of the tuition deposit (i.e $500 deduction)
- Within 30 days of the program start → Full refund minus full tuition deposit ($1000 deduction) and U-Pass fee (if applicable).
- Study permit denied (before the program starts) → Refund minus 25% of the tuition deposit ($250 deduction)
- Application Fee: $155
- LOA Deposit: $1,000
- Annual Tuition Fee: $17,796.03
- Total Tuition Fee: $17,796.03
- Course Duration: 2 terms
- Credentials: Certificate
- Intake: January 2026
- Copy of passport
- All academic transcripts
- All academic certificates
- IELTS/PTE/TOEFL/Duolingo - if applicable
- Student Email ID:
- Student Contact No:
- Student Address:
IF ONSHORE STUDENT
- Stamped copy of visa
- LOI
- Study permit
- Canadian Address:
- Canadian Contact No: