Early childhood education is an immensely satisfying career and a precious opportunity to give children the very best start in life.
Within 10 months, our Graduate Diploma in Education (Early Childhood) will qualify you to be an early childhood teacher to work in early childhood education and care services, long day care centres, and preschools.
Our course covers key areas of early childhood education and care, theory, principles and practices that best support children’s learning and development. Admission into the course is via an undergraduate degree in any discipline, including a teaching qualification.
This course includes 60 days (480 hours) professional experience learning via placement in early childhood education settings. Pre-requisites to meet national and state-based regulatory requirements, as detailed on Faculty of Education Professional Experience Requirements website, must be met prior to attending professional experience placement. All professional experience learning days must be completed, and professional behaviour and conduct must be demonstrated.
Potential occupations
Career opportunities arising from this course include:
Early childhood teacher in preschool and long day care (child care) settings
Family day care educator
Early childhood services.
10 March 2025, 7 July 2025, 1 September 2025, 27 October 2025
Melbourne Campus
108 Lonsdale Street,
MELBOURNE,
Victoria,
3000, MELBOURNE, Australia
10 March 2025, 7 July 2025, 1 September 2025, 27 October 2025
Sydney Campus
Level 2, 84-86 Mary Street,
SURRY HILLS,
New South Wales,
2010, SYDNEY, Australia
To be eligible for entry into this course, applicants meet the following course specific admission requirements:
completed a bachelor degree (AQF 7) or equivalent; or
a completed Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care (AQF5 or above), and a minimum of five years relevant work experience (undertaken within the last seven years) in an Australian early childhood education setting with related leadership responsibilities.
English Language admission requirements
To meet the minimum English language requirements for this course the applicant must meet one of the following requirements:
have completed approved qualifications where language of instruction was English as outlined in Rules Relating to Awards - Rule 2 Section 2; or
have achieved within two (2) years of the proposed course start date, an overall score of 6.5 with no band below 6.5 in the International English Language Test System (IELTS) test or approved equivalent; Listening minimum 6.0, Reading minimum 6.0, Speaking minimum 6.0, Writing minimum 6.0; TOEFL iBT: 79 with no less than 21 in writing and 20 in other areas; PTE: 58 with no communicative score less than 50; CAE: 58; ISPLR - 4 in all 4 skill areas.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.