Grade 12 with English Language Arts A30 and English Language Arts B30
We are currently accepting a minimum overall score of 105 on the online Duolingo English Test as the equivalent to the minimum overall IELTS score of 6.5, for most programs. Program-specific ELP requirements still apply.
As an early childhood educator, you will support children as they learn through play. Your role will be to create developmentally appropriate curriculum and design inviting and effective quality learning environments. You will learn how to develop holistic programs that include early literacy and language, creative arts, numeracy, and open-ended play experiences both indoors and outdoors. Your responsibilities will include working alongside your colleagues to build relationships with children and families, community partners and other professionals.
Saskatchewan Polytechnic's two-year Early Childhood Education (ECE) diploma program is offered on-campus in Prince Albert, Regina and Saskatoon, or through regional colleges or distance learning, wherever you live.
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It is a highly respected program that integrates the most current research on early childhood education. Topics of study will include:
observation, assessment and documentation
learning through play
children with diverse abilities
child guidance techniques
family and community relationships
play environments and program planning
programming for infants, toddlers, pre-school and school-age children
administration and child care regulations
communication and employability skills
There’s high demand for Level III ECEs in Saskatchewan. Your diploma allows you to work in group early learning and care settings with children from birth to age 12. Your career options could include working with children with diverse needs, working as a frontline educator or director in an early learning and child care centre, working in a preschool or elementary school setting, a Kids First or Aboriginal Head Start program, early childhood intervention programs (ECIP), or a family day home or private home as a nanny.
For more information, contact the Student Employment Services at the Saskatchewan Polytechnic campus nearest you.
Health insurance from the Saskatchewan government is completely free and is valid once the student is admitted to the University of Saskatchewan.
