2023-2024 Full-Time Guidebook

Early Childhood Education 1201 1221
LENGTH INTAKE CREDENTIAL LOCATION (Ashtonbee) (Progress)
2 years/
4 semesters
Fall (1201);
Fall, Winter
(1221)
Ontario College
Diploma
Ashtonbee (1201),
Progress (1221)
Current job market information shows that over the next 10 years, employment growth in early
childhood education (ECE) is projected to be above the average for all occupations. Join this growing
field providing high standards of care to children and their families. You learn to do so through
observing individual and group needs of infants, toddlers, pre-school, and school-aged children; and
by creating well-planned, stimulating, and responsive programs. Rich classroom experiences include
various opportunities to understand the curriculum. In two ECE centres that function as lab schools,
you observe and practice in a childcare setting. You also participate in experiential learning through
three community field placements. Our program prepares you to enter the industry ready to lead and
to succeed.
Note: This program is taught using a combination of modalities. Courses may be delivered face-to-face, online, or in a blended/
hybrid combination of both online and traditional classroom teaching.
CAREER OUTLOOK
Early childhood educator / Registered early childhood educator /
Designated early childhood educator
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
• Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD),
or equivalent, or mature student status
(19 years or older)
• Grade 12 English (C or U), or equivalent
(minimum grade required), or take a
Centennial College English Skills Assessment
for Admission
• English language proficiency
Note: Additional requirements apply prior to field placement.
Visit the program page on our website for details.
centennialcollege.ca/1201
centennialcollege.ca/1221
communitystudiesashtonbee@
centennialcollege.ca (1201)
416-289-5000 ext. 57540 (1201)
communitystudiesprogress@
centennialcollege.ca (1221)
416-289-5000 ext. 52375 (1221)
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COMMUNITY AND
HEALTH STUDIES
Recreation and Leisure Services 1202
LENGTH INTAKE CREDENTIAL LOCATION
2 years/4 semesters Fall Ontario College Diploma Progress
Whether you are interested in becoming a program officer or a consultant, your recreation and
leisure services career will improve people’s quality of life by developing healthy communities. This
program is designed to meet the field’s demands — while equipping you with a skill set that includes
leadership abilities. It teaches you to conduct needs assessments, create risk management plans,
develop business plans and grant proposals, and plan and implement recreation programs for all
ages and abilities. By completing 800 supervised field placement hours and integrating curriculum
into real-life situations, you further develop critical practical skills. The opportunity to participate
in supplemental training sessions (sensory training and High Five’s Principles of Healthy Child
Development and Quest 2) is available.
Note: This program is taught using a combination of modalities. Courses may be delivered face-to-face, online, or in a blended/
hybrid combination of both online and traditional classroom teaching.
CAREER OUTLOOK
Recreation and leisure services coordinator / Recreation and sport policy consultant /
Recreation, sports, or fitness service director
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
• Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD),
or equivalent, or mature student status
(19 years or older)
• Grade 12 English (C or U), or equivalent
(minimum grade required), or take the
Centennial College English Skills Assessment
for Admission
• English language proficiency
Note: Additional requirements apply prior to field placement.
Visit the program page on our website for details.
centennialcollege.ca/1202
communitystudiesprogress@
centennialcollege.ca
416-289-5000 ext. 52375
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Community and Child Services
centennialcollege.ca/our-programs