# PROGRAM INFORMATION Upon graduation, students will be equipped to thrive as part of a multidisciplinary team that works with infants and children up to 12 years old. You will have the opportunity to nurture learning and imagination to help these children to transition successfully to the school system. In a dynamic gro | | | |---|---| | Type | PDF | | Size | 214 KB | [Open original PDF →](https://www.northerncollege.ca/uploads/Early-Childhood-Education-2026.pdf) Referenced from: [Program Outlines Archive](/pages/registrar-academic-resources/program-outlines-archive/) ## Document text ## PROGRAM INFORMATION Academic Year : 2026-2027 Credential : Ontario College Diploma Program Delivery : Full-Time Duration : 2 Years Length : 4 Semesters Program Code(s) : A003 - Timmins Campus (PC) A015 - Distance (CK) ## DESCRIPTION Upon graduation, students will be equipped to thrive as part of a multidisciplinary team that works with infants and children up to 12 years old. You will have the opportunity to nurture learning and imagination to help these children to transition successfully to the school system. In a dynamic group learning environment, you'll explore how to best support a child's growth with creative strategies that leverage their natural stages of development. The Children's ECE Play Lab provides students with the opportunity to design, set up, monitor and make improvements to an early year learning environment. Partnerships with local early learning centres will provide our students with the unique opportunity to work closely with young children in a controlled environment. All students must meet the Year 1 Placement Permit Requirements in order to be registered for the two (2) fall and two (2) winter semester courses that have an ECE Play Lab component or corequisite. Students who do not meet this requirement may be withdrawn from these courses after Day 10 of the semester. ## Early Childhood Education - Distance Delivery (A015) Our Distance Early Childhood Education Program is offered fully online. The ECE distance program is synchronous, meaning, classes are scheduled at a specific day and time with an expectation of online attendance. It is important to note that some classes (i.e. Preparation for Placement, Fieldwork Placement, and Seminar) have mandatory attendance and participation requirements. A working camera and microphone are required as they allow students to participate and engage with classmates and the course material. Though students in the Distance program will not have access to the ECE Play Lab at the Timmins Campus, they will be required to complete all ECE Lab components within their community. All Distance students must meet the Year 1 Placement Permit Requirements in order to be registered for the two (2) fall and two (2) winter semester courses that have an ECE Play Lab component or corequisite. Students who do not meet this requirement may be withdrawn from these courses after Day 10 of the semester. Distance students can do their placements in the city/town of their choice, but placements are done in-person at an approved childcare agency or kindergarten classroom. Placements are generally completed in the last semester of the program. The Timmins Campus and Distance Early Childhood Education programs are vigorous. For this reason, parttime pathways are available. Please contact the program coordinator to discuss this option. 1 ## Early Childhood Education Program Outline 2026-2027 ## CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Once registered with the Professional College of Early Childhood Educators, graduates may find employment in childcare centers, nursery schools, agencies or recreational programs, college lab settings, Early ON Centers, family resource centers, early literacy programs and Full Day early learning programs in kindergarten classrooms across the province. ## VOCATIONAL LEARNING OUTCOMES 1. Create learning contexts to enable, build and maintain caring, responsive relationships in partnerships with children, families, and communities that value and respect social, cultural and linguistic diversity including Indigenous peoples' worldviews and Francophone identity. 2. Co-create, facilitate and reflect upon inquiry and play-based early years and childcare programs and pedagogical approaches to support children's learning, holistic development and well-being following children's capabilities, interests, ideas and experiences. 3. Co-design and maintain inclusive early learning environments to value and support equitable, accessible and meaningful learning opportunities for all children, their families and communities in a range of early years and childcare settings. 4. Collaborate with children, families, colleagues, agencies and community partners to create, maintain, evaluate and promote safe and healthy early learning environments to support independence, reasonable risk-taking and healthy development and well-being. 5. Use observation strategies to identify children's strengths and challenges and to ascertain when children and families might benefit from additional support or community resources. 6. Use professional communication in interactions with children, families, colleagues, employers, the regulatory body, government authorities and children's service agencies to meet legal and ethical standards of the early years sector. 7. Act in accordance with relevant legislation, regulations, College of Early Childhood Educators Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice, agency policies and procedures and principles of evidence-informed practice and reflect upon their impact on one's own role in early years and childcare settings. 8. Identify, report and document when a child is in a situation of perceived risk for, or actual neglect or abuse, in accordance with legislation, the College of Early Childhood Educators Coded of Ethics and Standards of Practice, policies and procedures. 9. Create and engage in partnerships with families, communities, colleagues, interdisciplinary professionals, authorities and child service agencies to advocate for quality early years and childcare programs and services. 10. Engage in reflective practice and continuous professional learning in accordance with principles of lifelong learning, evidence-informed practices in the early years sector and requirements of the College of Early Childhood Educators. 2 ## Early Childhood Education Program Outline 2026-2027 ## PROGRAM COURSES The following reflects the planned course sequence for full-time offerings of the program. Programs at Northern College are delivered using a variety of instruction modes. Courses may be offered in the classroom or lab, entirely online, or in a hybrid mode which combines classroom sessions with virtual learning activities. | Semester | 1 | Hours | | --- Source: [https://www.northerncollege.ca/uploads/Early-Childhood-Education-2026.pdf](https://www.northerncollege.ca/uploads/Early-Childhood-Education-2026.pdf)