ECE Post-Basic Infant & Toddler Program

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This program is suited for Licensed Early Childhood Educators wishing to expand their skills and specializations.

This program gives the student the skills and occupational competencies necessary in the industry today based upon the Ministry for Children and Family Development approved curriculum.

The program focuses on Infants and Toddlers allowing graduates to expand their coverage from Birth to 5 years.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this program, the student will have developed a broad range of skills through the application and understanding of the following learning outcomes:

Cultural, economic, and generational influences on development
Main categories and methods of observational recording
Current licensing and registration regulations, development of policies and procedures, floor plans, and childcare center design
Development of partnerships with parents, colleagues, and other service providers
Positive contemporary child guidance practices, causes and characteristics of inappropriate behaviour
Planning and implementing comprehensive program plans, focusing on social, emotional, cognitive, physical, language and cultural development
Activities to facilitate diversity and multi-cultural experiences and concepts to enhance the curriculum
Creating a positive learning environment that includes fun and engaging music and movement activities, enhancing other learning such as language and language skills
The use of concepts and activities from LEAP BC 2010
Resource Booklet and recognizing movement categories and motor skills
Creativity and open-ended, process-oriented creative art activities and experiences
Verbal and non-verbal communication skills and techniques.
Design newsletters and communication tools for parents, children and staff
Signs and symptoms of common communicable childhood illnesses
Goal setting, note-taking, problem-solving, and teamwork
Interview techniques and creating an employment package

Certificate Program

Total Program Hours:

560 Hours

Full-Time Program Length:

20 Weeks

(Includes holidays and professional days)
Program content is subject to change.

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Admission Requirements:

Grade 12 / GED or Mature Student Status
ECE Basic Certification
Applicants must successfully complete the admissions interview and may be required to do an entrance assessment (with a composite score of 42)
Excellent communication skills (composition), signing a medical/criminal waiver, providing physician’s waiver, submitting a criminal record check (must be Public Safety & Solicitor General: Schedule B), and clear testing for TB (All must be done no more than three months before the start date of the program)
Preference will be given to those who can provide letters of reference detailing volunteer or professional experience working with children indicating their suitability for working in the field of Early Childhood Education
You will also need to have an interview with an instructor/director

Note: English level assessment will be required for international students (with a minimum score of 20/40 in language).

Certificate Requirements:

Before a Certificate to Practice is issued in a Post-Basic specialty, an applicant must first be certified as an Early Childhood Educator in British Columbia with the ECE Registry.

An Early Childhood Educator wishing to receive a certificate in either Infant/Toddler Post-Basic Education and/or Children with Exceptionalities Post-Basic Education should submit a current application form to the ECE Registry with the Ministry for Children and Family Development and include an official transcript of the relevant courses successfully completed, issued by Sprott Shaw College (photocopies not accepted). 70% average upon successful completion of all courses, including courses given a complete.

A Post-Basic diploma from Sprott Shaw College is given upon successful completion of the following:

Basic Early Childhood Education Certificate program
Post-Basic – Infant/Toddler Educator Certificate program
Post-Basic – Children with Exceptionalities Educator Certificate program

Additional Notes:

Child Care sites may require more current and/or additional CRC (for instance: RCMP) and TB testing (to be done at student’s expense) prior to practicum and/or observing
Students are responsible for their own transportation
Practicum sites are subject to availability.

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* ECE Post-Basic Infant & Toddler Program was reviewed and approved by the registrar of the Private Training Institutions Branch (PTIB) of the Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills & Training.

Students can expect to complete one to three hours of homework per day.