Early Childhood Assistant Diploma

The Early Childhood Assistant (ECA) Diploma program equips students with the necessary knowledge, hands-on skills, and soft skills reqired to succeed in this rewarding field. Early childhood is a field where you work directly with children and their familis, building important relationships at a formative time in children’s lives. Through our program you will learn how to help children build resiliency, develop social-emotional elarning, and have a direct impact on children’s growth. Beyond the program courses, students participate in practicum placements under the guidance in the field: 675 hours of online synchronous academic theory (32 weeks at 22.5 hours per week) and 325 hours of in-person practicum placements (total 2 practicums; 8 weeks at 40 hours per week).