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Early Learning and Child Care Certificate

Canada

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What will I learn?

Recognized by Colleges and Institutes Canada as a program of excellence, the Early Learning and Child Care certificate program will help you provide quality child care in a variety of settings and plan appropriate activities for children in your care. Knowledge of child development, family dynamics, play, and program planning will equip you to support the healthy development of children though child-centred learning experiences. The certificate program prepares graduates for Early Childhood Educator II certification. The Early Learning and Child Care certificate program prepares graduates to provide quality child care in a wide variety of settings and to plan appropriate activities for the children in their care. Knowledge of child development, family dynamics, play, and program planning will equip you to support the healthy development of children through child-centred learning experiences.Graduates of this program have diverse opportunities to provide child-care services. The child-care field is considered to be an above-average growth profession with increasing annual demand for employees.

Which department am I in?

Faculty of Health and Community Studies

Study options

Full Time (8 Months)

Tuition fees
CAD$16,180.78 (US$ 11,630) per year
Accommodations- 800-1,300 monthly

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

Expected January 2026

Venue

NorQuest College

10215 108 Street NW,

EDMONTON,

Alberta (AB),

T5J 1L6, Canada

Entry requirements

For international students

Academic requirements

Language Arts – this requirement can be met with any of the following, or an equivalent course:

60% in English Language Arts 30-1
60% in English Language Arts 30-2
60% in ESLG 1860
60% in ESLG 1898

If English is your second language, you must provide proof of English language proficiency before admission. These results must be no more than two years old when you start your program.

Test scores we accept:

IELTS Academic: 6.5; no section score below 6
TOEFL iBT: 84; no section score below 21
Cambridge English Language Assessment: 180; no section score below 165
CAEL: 70; no section score below 70
PTE Academic: 59; no section score below 56
Duolingo: 115
minimum of:

80% in ESLS 8000 or ESLS 8100, and 80% in ESLW 8000 or ESLW 8100; or
50% in ESLG 1898 and ESLG 1899
50% in ESLG 1860 and ESLG 1861

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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About NorQuest College

Students can choose certificate or diploma programs covering areas such as health, business, environmental technology, and community studies.

  • Located in Edmonton, Alberta’s capital city
  • Over 60 per cent of students were born outside of Canada
  • Large number of scholarships are offered
  • Many courses include work-integrated learning

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