Early Childhood Education
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About the Program
LaSalle College Montréal’s Early Childhood Education program (ACS) trains educators to work with children from 0 to 12 years old. Experience various observation, integration, and animation internships in an educational environment.
Early childhood educators lay the foundations for children’s education, actively participate in their development, and accompany them in their growth.
Opportunities
Our unique approach incorporates real-world experience with classroom learning for hands-on, practical education.
- Collaborate with active industry professionals;
- Sharpen skills in a practical setting;
- Observe real interaction between professionals and children at our very own daycare center.
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Admissions Criteria
Exceptions to these admission criteria may be applied.
Every application is reviewed by the College.
To be eligible for acceptance into an ACS program, applicants are generally required to meet one of the following criteria:
Have interrupted their full-time studies for at least two (2) consecutive semesters or one (1) full school year; or
Have followed post-secondary studies for a period of at least one (1) year; or
Have a Secondary School Diploma (DES) or a Diploma of Vocational Studies (DVS), and the program allows them to receive a technical training that is not available in a DCS program; or
Have an equivalent education or an instruction deemed sufficient and meet the admission criteria set for college studies.
List of Courses
ACS programs are based on DCS program curricula, but do not have general education courses like French, English, or Philosophy.
Concentration Courses
Semester 1
- Early Childhood Profession (45 hours)
- Child Health and Safety in the Educational Setting (75 hours)
- Child Development from 0 to 2 years old (60 hours)
- Writing and Summarizing Texts Relevant to the Profession (45 hours)
- Observing Children in the Educational Setting (45 hours)
- Workplace Communication (45 hours)
- Educational Program and a Healthy Lifestyle (75 hours)
- Child Development from 2 to 12 years old (60 hours)
- Art and Creativity in the Educational Setting (75 hours)
- Special Needs and Partnerships (45 hours)
- Activity Development in the Educational Setting (60 hours)
- Children’s Emotional Relationships (60 hours)
- Introduction to the Profession and Involvement Practicum (180 hours)
- Development of Childhood Autonomy (30 hours)
- Teaching Approaches and Techniques in the Educational Setting (60 hours)
- Children’s Adaptation Challenges (30 hours)
- Intervention Practicum (255 hours)
* The College reserves the right to substitute some courses.
Tuition & Aid
LaSalle College programs qualify for the Loans and Bursaries Programs offered by the ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur du Québec, and for several other types of loans and bursaries.
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