Program Description:

This program provides a block field placement in each semester. These intensive, supervised field experiences not only reinforce what's been taught in the classroom, but they help students gain confidence in their skills as they have the opportunity to practice what they've learned in a supervised environment.  

Notes:

• Students must submit proof of a      satisfactory medical examination upon entering the program.

• Field placement is a mandatory and      complex component of the program. Should accommodation issues arise, a      Special Needs Consultant may be called upon to assist the applicant in      determining whether she/he can meet the requirements necessary for safe      caregiving for young children.

• In compliance with requests from      our student placement partners, all students in this program must have a      police reference check completed before their field placement. These      reference checks, which can take up to four months, are done to protect      the clientele of these agencies, who are considered “vulnerable persons”      under the law. The fees for the reference checks vary and must be paid by      the student. Students are responsible for ensuring that the check covers      appropriateness for “individuals being employed and/or volunteering who      will be working with vulnerable person(s).” Students who are unable to      provide a clear police reference check may be unable to complete their      field placement and, therefore, be unable to complete the program.

• Students must complete a standard      first aid course prior to beginning field placement.

Program Standards and Learning Outcomes  

Each George Brown College certificate, diploma, advanced diploma and graduate certificate program is expected to deliver specific program learning outcomes. Program learning outcomes are statements that describe the knowledge and skills that students are expected to demonstrate by the end of their program of study. Programs are designed to deliver both vocation or discipline-specific learning outcomes and more generic essential employability skills (including communication, numeracy, critical thinking and problem solving, information management, interpersonal and personal skills).

In addition to the aforementioned learning outcome requirements, College programs are required to provide students with exposure to a breadth of learning beyond their vocational field, to increase their awareness of the society and culture in which they live and work. This breadth requirement is addressed through additional mandatory General Education courses in the program curriculum.

Admission Requirement:

Applicants are selected on the basis of their academic achievement, including the required courses, and any other selection criteria outlined below.

• Ontario Secondary School Diploma      or equivalent**

• Grade 12 English (C or U)

• Information session - Other      arrangements will be made for applicants who live outside the Greater      Toronto Area and/or are unable to attend the information session.

• Questionnaire

** Mature Student status (19 years of age or older and no OSSD)

NOTE: Information sessions are by appointment only and invitations are sent to students who have applied to a program in our School of Early Childhood and meet the minimum academic requirements.

Tuition Fees:

Career：

• in child care centres

• in nursery schools

• as family-home child care providers

This program is a “ladder” into the Early Childhood Education diploma program. Students who complete the Early Childhood Assistant program with a B+ grade in field placement, and have a GPA of 1.70 or higher, may apply to enter directly into the second year of the Early Childhood Education program (C100).

Link to George Brown Official Website

http://www.georgebrown.ca/C105-2017-2018/