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Early Learning and Child Care Diploma

Learn:

Use your knowledge in human development, sensory development, leadership and observation to design and run programs that stimulate and enhance developmental potential in all children, including children with special needs.

Your career options are broad from front-line worker to management and leadership positions.

Live The Learning:

Practice activity planning, snack and meal planning, positive place strategies, and then how to support the child with positive behaviour management and age appropriate curriculum.

As a student, you work hands-on with children from the Lakeland College Child Development Centre. Students complete a practical component with the children on a weekly basis.

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The Lakeland Advantage:

  • You implement activities with the children at the college's day care centre to complete your course work assignments in Curriculum Planning I, Curriculum Planning II, Play and Emergent Curriculum.
  • For your second year practicum placements you will operate and evaluate a five week play program for community children
  • Successfully completing the diploma program qualifies for Level 3 of the Day Care Staff Qualifications from Alberta or ECE level III from Saskatchewan Community Resources and Employment’s Child Care Branch

Live Your Career As A

  • child care provider
  • family day home provider
  • family day home association executive director
  • play school teacher
  • child care centre executive director
  • licensing officer
  • early intervention specialist
  • educational assistant in an elementary school

Continue Your Learning With:

  • University transfer at Lakeland College's Lloydminster campus
  • Elementary Education from University of Alberta
  • Child and Youth Care from University of Victoria
  • Elementary Education or Child and Youth Care from Grant MacEwan University
  • Athabasca University

 

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Campus Location
Vermilion Campus
Program Length
2 Years
Current Project
Practicum



All Human Services programs involve a practicum component. This is the part of the program where students really shine. They have the opportunity to use their knowledge and skills in a real life environment and really "Live the Learning."