Canadore’s Early Childhood Education Intensive program will help you gain the essential skills needed to start a fulfilling career working with children. This is an activity-based program that emphasizes personal growth, as well as the knowledge and abilities needed to nurture the development of young children.

This one-year program, designed in collaboration with Nipissing University’s Faculty of Education, is open to graduates of any BEd or BA (Psychology preferred) program. If you wish to apply, please submit all transcripts to Canadore’s Registrar’s Office. The regular application process must be followed.

You will learn effective written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills to help you become a role model for children and parents and to facilitate the operation of an early childhood centre. The placement component of this program provides you with the opportunity to experience the role of an early childhood educator first-hand. These placements are part of the certification process with the Association for Early Childhood Education of Ontario.

As a responsible educator, you must be committed to the value and uniqueness of each child and the trust of that role. Piagetian philosophy regarding cognitive skills will be emphasized, as will Erikson’s philosophy of socio-emotional development. Modern stage theorists will be presented, outlining the developmental growth of children through stage theories based on certain ages. In an eclectic manner, you will take some of the concepts and approaches from this program as your own and graduate with a healthy holistic approach to children.

1. Bachelor of Education, or


2. Bachelor of Arts (Psychology preferred)


3. Students are to apply as second year students.

A completed Canadore College Health Centre form including medical history, immunization record, and Tuberculosis (TB) test is required. Please see the online student registration handbook  for more information.

If you have been convicted of an offence under the Criminal Code for which you have not been pardoned, you may be ineligible for field/clinical placements. A yearly police check will be required for placements and can be obtained from the police department upon payment of a fee; all associated costs will be the responsibility of the student.