Early Childhood Education Administrative Leadership

• Economists have calculated that investing in quality early childhood education yields a return of up to $6 for every dollar spent.¹
• This advanced diploma (with an ECE Diploma) is eligible for a provincial Level III Child Care Services (CCS) Certification in classifications the individual already holds. For information on certification, please visit Association of Early Childhood Educators of Newfoundland and Labrador (AECENL).

Upon successful completion of this program, graduates will be able to:

1. Effectively administer the day-to-day operations of an early learning and child care program, particularly in the regulated sector.
2. Create informed and professional documents that will assist with quality child care operations.
3. Apply knowledge of provincial legislative documents to ensure safe, high-quality, healthy, and compliant early learning and child care environments.
4. Supervise, mentor, direct, and provide professional support to employees, students, and volunteers within early learning and child care settings.
5. Lead, inspire, and be an informed advocate within the early learning and child care sector.
6. Embrace diversity and build professional relationships with children/families, and their communities as well as other stakeholders.
7. Demonstrate confidence, critical thinking, and reflective practice, as well as ethical and professional behaviour at all times.
8. Maintain currency within the ECE field by actively seeking professional learning resources and opportunities.

Students will be given every opportunity to receive credit for past learning experience (except for EE3045, EE3040, EE3050 and EE3055) through a comprehensive systematic process of evaluation. Once enrolled and active in the program, students will be permitted to submit PLAR applications for any courses in the program for which they believe they have already acquired the appropriate level of knowledge and skills.  For further information, please refer to the Early Childhood Education Administrative Leadership program pages.

Upon completion of this program, individuals may apply for provincial Child Care Services (CCS) Certification through the Association of Early Childhood Educators of Newfoundland and Labrador (AECENL). The Early Childhood Education Administrative Leadership advanced diploma (with an ECE Diploma) is eligible for Level III CCS Certification in classifications the individual already holds. For information on certification, please visit Association of Early Childhood Educators of Newfoundland and Labrador (AECENL).

[1] McCain, M. N. (2023). Margaret McCain introduction. In M. J. James & M. N. McCain (Eds.), Early Years Study 4 (pp. x–y). Council for Early Child Development. https://earlyyearsstudy.ca/report_chapters/margaret-mccain-introduction/
 

• Graduates of Academy Canada/Eastern Academy's Early Childhood Education (2 Year) program and hold a current Level II Child Care Services (CCS) certification through the Association of Early Childhood Educators of Newfoundland and Labrador (AECENL) for infant, preschool and school-age children are eligible for direct entry into College of the North Atlantic's Early Childhood Education Administrative Leadership Advanced Diploma program.