Post Secondary Early Childhood Education
​ Opportunities in Alberta

Graduate Certificate

In the literature, Early Childhood Education (ECE) is defined to include children 0-8 years. The goals for students in Early Childhood are to deeply and creatively understand what it is to teach young children and to provide leadership and advocacy for young children as learners and citizens in our world.

Early childhood education is grounded in both historical and contemporary influences in the field. It is based on an image and belief that the child is capable, curious, imaginative and an active co-constructor of meaning. Consequently, the environment for children needs to support varied and rich opportunities for questioning, conversation, exploration and imaginative play. 

The University of Calgary is offering a Graduate Certificate/ Graduate Diploma (4 course program). Courses in this program are offered fully online. Courses are held in both an asynchronous environment (D2L) and a synchronous (real-time) environment (Zoom) which allows instructors to virtually meet and talk with students and experience a live exchange of ideas, hear class presentations and do group work with access to a whiteboard.

Visit the following link for more information on this graduate program and to apply: werklund.ucalgary.ca/graduate-programs/early-childhood-education

Undergraduate Programs 

​Educators ask questions such as: How do classroom dynamics impact learning? Are there new ways to engage students? Do learning styles affect test scores?
Bachelor of Education graduates are certified to teach in Alberta’s kindergarten through grade twelve classrooms, across all subject areas. Whether you’re interested in elementary or secondary education, our programs will provide you with theoretical and practical experiences that’ll help you establish an enriching career.
While education is your major, you will declare a teachable subject area focus. Early Childhood educators focus on working with students in grades kindergarten through grade three. Visit the undergraduate education site to learn more about this and all other teachable subject areas offered: ​www.ucalgary.ca/future-students/undergraduate/explore-programs/education

Graduate Program

 Check back for Graduate opportunities at the U of L  in Early Childhood Education. 

Undergraduate Programs

The Bachelor of Education in Early Years Education is a four-year program with focused learning and practicum experiences at the Kindergarten to  Grade 3 level. Students in the BEd Early Years program gain a breadth of knowledge spanning a range of disciplines, as well as a speciality skills in foundational K - 3 teaching.
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The BEd Early Years leads to Alberta Teacher Certification. 

 Visit: www.ulethbridge.ca/future-student/program/early-years-education for more information on this undergraduate  education program. 

MEd in ECE

There are no current planed cohorts. However, additional details on graduate programs are available at:
​ https://www.ualberta.ca/elementary-education/graduate-programs

Graduate Certificate 

The Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies - Early Childhood Education - provides both foundational and practical knowledge in teaching and learning for young children in various contexts focusing on play-based pedagogy, creating inclusive and supportive environments for all learners, and developing early mathematics and literacy. Emphasis will be placed on generating new meanings by critically examining the content and engaging with theoretical approaches and practice-based perspectives. The courses will focus on how pedagogical decisions and the creation of inclusive learning environments can contribute to improving the learning outcomes for young children.

www.ualberta.ca/education/professional-learning/graduate-certificate-in-educational-studies/early-childhood/index.html

Undergraduate Programs

The Early Childhood Education (ECE) program is offered entirely in the French language in two tracks at the Centre collégial de l'Alberta . 

Early Childhood Education (ECE) programs are based on the application of the latest findings in child development. Our pedagogical framework is based on Take Wings: A Framework for Early Learning and Child Care Programs in Alberta.
It emphasizes relational practices that enhance the child's image as a powerful learner and citizen, through an adapted environment. The programs are developed specifically in the context of the French-speaking minority, through the language development of children living in a multicultural French-speaking environment. Our teachers also have years of experience working in French-language daycare centers and early childhood centers in minority settings.
Early Childhood Education (ECE) programs combine lectures with a practicum component. This formula gives students real-life experience in a professional workplace. Specifically, the first year of the ECE program comprises 450 hours of coursework, with 2 internships of 96 and 280 hours respectively. The second year also includes 450 hours of courses with 2 internships, this time of 120 and 280 hours, respectively. Navigate to the course details pages to see the official internship descriptions.

For more information visit: www.ualberta.ca/campus-saint-jean/programs/college/early-childhood-education/index.html