This Early Childhood Education program is currently offering a $2,000 tuition grant to domestic students starting in September 2023.*

George Brown College's Early Childhood Education (Consecutive Diploma/Degree) (C118) is a four-year program that leads to both an Early Childhood Education (ECE) diploma from George Brown and a Bachelor of Arts Early Childhood Studies degree from Toronto Metropolitan University.

As a student in this program, you will spend the first two years earning an ECE diploma at the Sally Horsfall Eaton Centre for Studies in Community Health, located at George Brown's Toronto Metropolitan University Campus (co-operatively managed with George Brown College), and the latter two years completing a degree in Early Childhood Studies at Toronto Metropolitan University.

We have structured this Consecutive Diploma/Degree program to alternate between blocks of classroom theory with blocks of field practice to ensure you have the chance to implement your newly learned skills in a practical setting. We believe this incremental approach helps to solidify your classroom learning as you progressively learn to apply the theory and build related skills .

While earning your George Brown ECE diploma in years 1 and 2, you will learn how to support children as they grow and will:

• study the holistic development of infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-aged children
• learn how to plan and implement programs that support children’s learning
• have an opportunity to engage with families and the broader community

In the final two years of this program as you earn your degree from Toronto Metropolitan University, you will:

• study policy, advocacy and legislation as it realtes to the Early Childhood sector
• explore the cognitive development of young children as it relates to literacy, creativity, science, technology and more
• engage in a research project
• get hands-on experience in the field

The distinct advantages of this Consecutive Diploma/Degree program include:

• college-level tuition fees for the first two years, rather than higher university fees
• classes with George Brown College faculty who are national leaders in applied ECE
• practical training at one of George Brown’s 12 Greater Toronto Area child care lab schools
• direct entry into the third year of Toronto Metropolitan University's degree program
• expanded career scope and direction by earning both a diploma and degree in ECE

*This opportunity is funded in partnership with the City of Toronto, the Region of Durham, the Region of Peel, the Province of Ontario, and the Government of Canada under the new Canada-Ontario Early Childhood Workforce Agreement, which provides one-time federal funding to support the retention and recruitment of a high-quality child care and early years workforce.