Early Learning & Child Care

Early Childhood Education (ECE) Diploma Program: Prepare for a Rewarding Career Supporting Young Children’s Development

If you're passionate about working with young children and want to play a key role in their early development, the Early Childhood Education (ECE) Diploma Program is the perfect fit. This program equips you with the practical skills and educational knowledge needed to support the growth and learning of children from infancy to age six. Through a combination of classroom learning and hands-on experience, you'll be prepared for a fun, meaningful, and impactful career in early childhood education.

Why Choose the Early Childhood Education Program?

What You’ll Learn in the ECE Program

1. The Role of Play in Child Development

Understand how play-based learning enhances children’s creativity, problem-solving, and emotional growth. Explore how play supports physical, intellectual, and social development.

2. Creative Teaching Techniques

Engage in hands-on activities using art, music, storytelling, dramatic play, and simple science and math to better understand how children think and learn.

3. Program Planning for Young Learners

Learn how to design and deliver age-appropriate activities and learning experiences that meet the developmental needs of children at different stages.

4. Building Positive Relationships

Develop strong communication and interpersonal skills to form trusting relationships with children, families, and colleagues in early learning settings.

5. Real-World Experience Through Practicum

Apply your skills during a five-week supervised practicum each term, working in licensed childcare settings to gain hands-on experience and build confidence as an early childhood educator.

6. Understanding Diverse Childcare Environments

Work in a variety of early learning settings, including daycares, preschools, family child care homes, and community programs, to gain broad exposure and deepen your understanding of the early childhood field.

Career Opportunities in Early Childhood Education

Graduates of the ECE Diploma Program are qualified to work in a variety of early learning and childcare environments, including:

With the demand for trained Early Childhood Educators on the rise, this diploma program opens the door to a stable and meaningful career in education and child development.

Program Requirements
  • Academic Requirement: The applicant must have a minimum of 50% in English Language.
  • ELP Requirement: IELTS: Overall score of 7.0, with 7.0 in each section. PTE: Score of 64, plus completion of an additional exam that includes a speaking component. Duolingo: Minimum score of 120. TOEFL iBT: Total score of 92, with at least 23 in each individual section.
Refund Policy

We understand that sometimes plans change. Here’s a simple breakdown of how refunds work at Medicine Hat College if you decide to cancel your enrollment.

1. After You Sign the Contract – 4-Day Cooling-Off Period

Once you sign your Alberta Student Enrolment Contract, you get 4 business days to change your mind.
If you cancel within this period, you will get a full refund of all fees, including any registration fee.

2. Before Your Program Starts

You will get a full refund of your registration fee if:

  • You cancel during the 4-day cooling-off period

  • The college cancels your contract before your program starts

  • The program is delayed and you choose to cancel your contract

3. After Your Program Starts

If you cancel after your program begins, your refund depends on how much of the program you’ve completed.

✅ If you have already paid all your tuition:

  • Less than 10% completed: You’ll get at least 75% of your tuition back.

  • Between 10% and 50% completed: You’ll get at least 40% of your tuition back.

  • More than 50% completed: No refund is required.

❌ If you haven’t paid all your tuition yet:

  • Less than 10% completed: The college can keep up to 25% of total tuition.

  • Between 10% and 50% completed: The college can keep up to 60% of total tuition.

  • More than 50% completed: The college can keep 100% of total tuition.

Special Agreements

You and the college can agree to a different refund policy, but it must follow the minimum rules above. If you’ve paid more than required, the college must return the extra amount.

For more information click on the below link of government of Alberta website.
https://www.alberta.ca/tuition-refunds

Key Facts
  • Application Fee: $125
  • LOA Deposit: $5,000
  • Annual Tuition Fee: $23,657
  • Total Tuition Fee: $47,314
  • Course Duration: 2 years
  • Credentials: Diploma
  • Intake: September
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Checklist
  •     Copy of passport
  •     All academic transcripts
  •     All academic certificates
  •     IELTS/PTE/TOEFL/Duolingo - if applicable
  •     Student Email ID:
  •     Student Contact No:
  •     Student Address:
  •     Admit Card

NOTE: Medicine Hat college will request transcripts from the previous Education Institute. The student can send the transcripts directly to the college from their issuing institute.

IF ONSHORE STUDENT

  •     Stamped copy of visa
  •     LOI
  •     Study permit
  •     Canadian Address:
  •     Canadian Contact No:

 

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