Early Learning and Care
Diploma in Early Learning and Care
Sharing the learning journey with children and families
Apply now for Early Learning & Care (ELC) 150-D01 – Health, Safety & Nutrition course
Gain the qualification to work as an Early Childhood Educator Assistant in a licensed facility while earning credits towards your Camosun Early Learning & Care Diploma. ELC 150-D01 is an online course that allows you the freedom to learn at home on your own daily schedule. Spots are going quickly. To register today, please fax your application to Camosun Registration at 250-370-3551 or call 250-370-3550, extension 2.
Please note: an application fee of $39.41 and a deposit of $175 is required (deposit is applied to your tuition and fees).
Make a difference in the life of each child
In the Early Learning and Care (ELC) program, you'll be provided with cutting edge knowledge and skills to work collaboratively with children, families, professionals and communities. You'll learn to create responsive environments that support each child to reach their potential in every area.
We'll help you succeed
You will learn how to provide care and education that focuses on the needs of children and their families. You'll foster each child's optimal emotional, intellectual, linguistic, creative, physical, cultural and social development.
Hands-on learning
In the two years you'll spend in the ELC program, you'll participate in three practicum placements. Emphasis is placed on working collaboratively with families, within communities and with other professionals.
Graduates
Graduates are prepared with a strong foundation for many professional opportunities in the field of early learning and care. They have the specialized knowledge and skills necessary to create responsive, caring environments for all including infants, toddlers, pre-school age children and children with diverse abilities. Graduates are prepared to provide leadership and advocacy within the community of early learning and care.
Further transfer opportunities
Graduates with a diploma in ELC have transfer credit towards a degree in Child and Youth Care. If you decide to continue with further education you may eventually seek employment as a licensing officer, consultant, policy analyst or college instructor. You'll have an exciting role in a quickly developing field of work. As public awareness of the importance of the early years grows, early childhood educators are beginning to receive professional recognition and appropriate pay for the role they play in the lives of young children. You may choose to pursue further education towards the Child and Youth Care degree at:
Early Learning and Care
- Credential
- Diploma
- Length
- Two years, (16 months)
- Study Options
- Full-time (part-time options available)
- Work Experience
- Three practical placements
- Start
- September
- Campus
- Lansdowne
- School
- Health & Human Services
Online Professional Development for Early Childhood Educators
ELC 110 Developmental Perspectives
This course introduces concepts of Early Childhood Education and current perspectives on the influences of culture, society and family on a child's life. Online section offered each January depending on sufficient enrolment.
ELC 150 Health, Safety & Nutrition
Examine the Health, Safety & Nutrition needs of children through the development of curriculum and policies. Online section offered each September depending on sufficient enrolment.
*ELC 110 and ELC 150 are recognized courses by the BC Ministry of Children and Family Development and qualify individuals for an ECE Assistant License to Practice.(Online sections require no prerequisites; no need to be registered in ELC Diploma program).
To enrol in ELC 110 or ELC 150 online, call Registration at 250-370-3550.
