Programs
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Whether you want to upgrade your credentials or take your first steps in your Early Childhood Educator career, NSCECE's online & in-person programs can fit your lifestyle.
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Now Accepting Applications for June 22 Intake
Online ECA Certificate
- Upcoming programs:
June 22, 2026 & February 15, 2027
- 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m., three evenings/week
- Delivered online
- 2 practicums at your work 13.5 hours weekly
- Graduate with your ECA Certificate
On-Site Program
On-Site ECE Accelerated Diploma Program
- Upcoming program:
August 31, 2026
- Accelerated 12 month program
- Daytime classes
- Delivered on campus
- 5 days a week
- Four 5-week traditional unpaid practicum placements 8 hours daily
- Student loan eligible
- Graduate with your Diploma
Online Program
ECE Diploma Program Online
- Upcoming program:
October 5, 2026
- 16 months to complete
- Daytime classes
- Delivered online
- 4 hours a day / 5 days a week
- Four 5-week traditional unpaid practicum placements 8 hours daily
- Student loan eligible
- Graduate with your ECE Diploma
NEW PROGRAM!
ECE Hybrid Flex Diploma
Eligibility must have Level 1 Classification
- Upcoming programs: April 20, 2026 & May 3, 2027
- 20 months to complete
- 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. 1-2 evenings/week
- 2 practicums at your workplace
- 50% asynchronous (Self-study, recorded lectures)
- 50% delivered online
- Student loan eligible
- Payment plan available
- Graduate with your Diploma
Study at your own pace
ECE Hybrid Diploma
- Upcoming program: TBA
- 25 months to complete
- 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. 1-2 evenings/week
- Four 10-week practicums
- 50% asynchronous (Self-study, recorded lectures)
- 50% delivered online
- Student loan eligible
- Payment plan available
- Workplace practicum may be available
- Graduate with your Diploma
PLAR ECE Diploma Program Online
Eligibility must have Level 1 Classification (Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition)
- Upcoming programs:
November 13, 2026 & April 27, 2027
- 15 months to complete
- Need level 1 classification
- Evening classes, 3 nights/week 6:30-9:30
- Work full time while studying
- 2 practicums at your work
- 2 practicums self-study
- Graduate with your Diploma
- Student Loan eligible
"The bursary program is made possible by contributions received through the Canada-Nova Scotia Early Learning and Child Care Agreement (ELCCA) coordinated by the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development."