Early Learning and Child Care Diploma

A two year diploma building on the certificate with advanced child development, curriculum design, inclusive practice for children with additional needs, programme administration and extended supervised practicums.

The second year is what moves a graduate up Alberta’s certification levels, which changes both pay and responsibility and opens supervisory roles in licensed centres. Red Deer sits between Calgary and Edmonton with its own established childcare sector, so placements are local and plentiful.

The institution publishes CIP code 19.0709 for Early Learning and Child Care Diploma on its own list of programmes aligned to the eligible field of study requirement, so the programme meets that requirement. Study at this level does not carry spousal open work permit eligibility, so anyone considering Early Learning and Child Care Diploma with a partner should plan on a single income. Every work permit decision rests with Canadian immigration authorities, and Apply Study Visa confirms the position for Early Learning and Child Care Diploma in writing before you pay a deposit.

Applicants to Early Learning and Child Care Diploma need Grade 12 / High School with at least 50 percent. The English requirement is IELTS 6.5 overall with no band below 6, and tuition for Early Learning and Child Care Diploma is recorded at CAD 17,500 a year with a CAD 150 application fee. 5 intake windows are listed. Apply Study Visa manages the Early Learning and Child Care Diploma application, the attestation letter, the deposit and the study permit as one process.