Early Childhood Education (Fast Track -Online)

 

 

 

The Early Childhood Education (Fast Track) is a one-year Ontario College Diploma program offered online, with in-person placement experience. Designed with flexibility in mind, this program is geared for students with a related diploma, degree or work experience who seek advanced standing into the diploma program, graduating to an ECE career in just one year.

 

 

The Early Childhood Education (Fast Track - Online) program is designed for students who want to go from the classroom to a career in a short time and need the flexibility of online learning. In just one year, you will experience a unique blend of theory and coursework, with real experience in the field. This ECE (Fast Track) program will develop students' knowledge and professional skills in the early childhood educator's role and responsibilities, the importance of play in children's learning, family involvement and curriculum design and pedagogy. Your practicum will expose you to a wide variety of age groups and multiple organizations, providing dynamic and eclectic experiences that will make you more valuable to the field of early childhood education.

 

When the you graduate you will have the knowledge and necessary skills to work with children, families and community in the context of early learning and development programs for children from birth to age twelve. You will also be prepared to work in a variety of settings, including child care centres, early learning and family centres, before and after school programs as well as in kindergarten programs.

 

Students are required upon graduation and prior to working as an Early Childhood Educator to join the College of Early Childhood Educators 
Certification by the Association for Early Childhood Educators, Ontario may be applied for after completion of the program. The certification process involves the completion of a personal profile and the successful completion of a certification examination.
Students who graduate from this program and wish to transfer to another Community Studies program at Fanshawe College may qualify for some internal credits that have already been achieved.

Graduates of this program, once they have completed a bridge program, can enter into Level 5 of the Honours Bachelor of Early Childhood Leadership Degree program at Fanshawe College.

 

 

CAREER INFORMATION
 

Graduates of Fanshawe’s Early Childhood Education program will have the knowledge and skills to work with children, families and the community in the context of early learning and development programs for children from birth to 12 years of age. Graduates will be prepared to find employment in a variety of early childhood settings, including:

 Did you know Fanshawe consistently ranks high in graduation employment rates among large colleges in Ontario? 

 

Here are some examples of career opportunities for graduates of Fanshawe’s Early Childhood Education (Fast Track) (Online) program:

Note: Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.