Early Childhood Education

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Location:	Peterborough	Lindsay
Program Status:	Accepting applications	Accepting applications
Program Code:	EC	ECF
Co-ordinator:	Mary Lou Lummiss	Mary Lou Lummiss
Credential:	Ontario College Diploma	Ontario College Diploma
Classes Start:	September 7, 2010	September 7, 2010
Tuition/ Fees:	$1,629.00 per semester * * Tuition and fees subject to change.	$1,597.50 per semester * * Tuition and fees subject to change.

"One hundred years from now, it won't matter what you were, or what you achieved -- what will be remembered is how you affected a child." (Anonymous) Early Childhood Educators facilitate growth and learning with young children during the critical, formative years.

Program Highlights

This two-year program will equip you to work within a supervised child care environment. You'll learn how to help young children (newborn to age 12) to develop their physical, social, and intellectual skills, as well as their self-confidence and imagination. Highly applicable courses include the role of the educator, child development, introduction to exceptionalities, social psychology, administration and curriculum planning. Classroom learning is applied in field practicums in semesters two and three.

Why Choose Fleming?

Get individual attention from your instructors--and customized field placements that are a benefit of being in a smaller group of students. Fleming's ECE programs have the advantage of integrated learning in the field. Program students in Lindsay participate in a Toddler Program offered on-campus. In Peterborough, the Fleming Childcare Centre, located at St. Joseph's at Fleming, provides opportunities for students to learn about and play with preschool children.

Aboriginal Emphasis Initiative
Fleming College's Aboriginal Emphasis Initative is an inclusive approach to providing more understanding of Aboriginal peoples, communities and nations. ECE students at Sutherland Campus (Peterborough) will have an opportunity to take courses designed from an Aboriginal perspective with emphasis on Aboriginal peoples, history, spirituality and culture. See the Aboriginal Emphasis Initiative page for courses available in this program.

Work Experience

In semesters two and three, you'll put theoretical education to work in a child care environment. This will enrich studies in semester four, when you will be pulling it all together in a field placement. Field placements require a current Police Records Check, and Proof of Immunization. You must provide a current Standard First Aid Certificate and basic CPR Certificate (level C) before graduation. You must be able to lift children up to age five and diaper children of all ages. A background working with young children (ages newborn to 12) in licenced child care centres is strongly recommended as a prerequisite for field placement.

What it Takes to Succeed

Experience working with young children
Well-adjusted, grounded personality
A good sense of humour and imagination
Patience
Empathy
Creativity

Career Opportunities

After working two years in the field, you will be certified as an Early Childhood Educator. There is an extremely high placement rate in related employment for graduates of Fleming's ECE programs. Early Childhood Educators find work in day care centres, nursery schools, home day care programs, treatment centres, resource services and parent drop-in centres, pediatric hospital wards, and as teacher assistants in primary classrooms. Possibilities that are more exotic include children's programming at resorts (like Club Med) or cruise ships. Graduates are also qualified to become owner-operators of child care centres.

New! Study Part-Time to Obtain Your Early Childhood Education Diploma

The Early Childhood Education Diploma is now offered part-time with courses available in the fall and winter semesters at our Lindsay Campus. This program has been designed primarily to enable childcare professionals working in licensed childcare settings to upgrade their qualifications in order to obtain the Early Childhood Education diploma. By taking two courses each fall and winter, you can complete your diploma in five years. Through Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR), you can obtain credit for your work experience to meet the requirements for field practice courses. You may also be able to take summer courses at our Peterborough campus and complete the diploma in three years.

You may be eligible for education grants, travel grants and/or a training allowance to obtain your ECE diploma through full-time or part-time studies. Find out more information at: www.ecegrants.on.ca

For more information on the part-time Early Childhood Education program, contact the program coordinator Mary Lou Lummiss at 866-353-6464 x 3220 or through the email address link above.

Minimum Admission Requirements

OSSD with the majority of credits at the College (C) and Open (O) level, including:

2 College (C) English courses (Grade 11 or Grade 12)

When (C) is the minimum course level for admission, (U) or (U/C) courses are also accepted.

Mature Students

If you are 19 years of age or older before classes start, and you do not possess an OSSD, you can write the Canadian Adult Achievement Test to assess your eligibility for admission.

* Students starting in January are required to attend classes over the summer semester.

Related Programs

If you're sincerely interested in working with children, and are not sure yet which path to take, you might want to consider the Educational Assistant, Social Service Worker or Recreation and Leisure Services programs.

Health Requirements

Immunization Requirements

This program has immunization requirements. For more information, and to print the required immunization form, please see the Immunization Information page.

Additional Costs

Approximately $750 per year for books and supplies.

University Transfer Agreements

Course	Hours
Semester 1
College Communications for the Helping Professions	37.00
Early Childhood Development	45.00
Field Practice I	56.00
Foundations in Early Childhood Education	45.00
Introduction to Psychology	45.00
Introductory Computing	45.00
Strategies for Practicum Success	15.00
General Education Elective
Semester 2
Advanced Strategies for Practicum Success	15.00
Child Care Curriculum I	45.00
Field Practice II	80.00
Guiding Young Children's Behaviour	45.00
Introduction to Exceptionalities	45.00
Observing and Assessing Children	45.00
General Education Elective
Semester 3
Child Care Curriculum II	30.00
Children's Health and Environment	30.00
Communicating at Work for the Helping Professions	45.00
Inclusive Programming for Young Children	30.00
Interactive Learning with Toddlers and Families	75.00
Working with Families in an Early Childhood Education Centre	30.00
General Education Elective
Semester 4
Administration of Preschool Programs	45.00
Field Practice and Evaluation I	245.00
Field Practice and Evaluation II	245.00

Semester 1

College Communications for the Helping Professions

Course Number: COMM079

Communications for the Helping Professions, a mandatory Communications course, focuses on improving reading and writing skills through a number of assignments related to the helping professions. Students will demonstrate skills in summary and essay writing as well as research techniques, including appropriate documentation of sources. The principles of style, structure, content, and mechanics constitute the overall framework of the course.

Units: 37.00
Hours: 37.00

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