Cégep de l'Outaouais offers Diploma in Techniques d’éducation à l’enfance, a diploma in Early Childhood Education programme in Gatineau, Canada. The programme runs for 3 years. Teaching is in French. Tuition for international students is CAD 15,150 per year (CAD 3,740 per year for local students).
Techniques d'éducation à l'enfance (322.A1) est un DEC technique de trois ans, offert sur six sessions au campus Félix-Leclerc, qui forme des personnes éducatrices responsables du bien-être et du développement global et harmonieux des enfants de 0 à 12 ans. La formation prépare à concevoir une programmation adaptée aux besoins et aux intérêts des enfants selon leur âge, à planifier, organiser et animer des activités favorisant leur épanouissement, à assurer un climat propice aux apprentissages et à accompagner l'enfant sur les plans physique, langagier, intellectuel, social, affectif et moral, tout en communiquant avec les parents. Le programme est offert selon deux cheminements possibles: un DEC régulier, ou un parcours DEC-BAC intégré menant au baccalauréat en éducation préscolaire et enseignement primaire de l'Université du Québec en Outaouais. L'accès aux stages et aux périodes d'apprentissage en milieu de travail est conditionnel à une vérification des antécédents judiciaires renouvelée périodiquement. Le programme convient aux personnes créatives, faisant preuve d'initiative et de capacité d'adaptation, actives et dynamiques, intéressées à accompagner de jeunes enfants dans leur développement quotidien.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: The program's own page (Campus Félix-Leclerc) states no particular secondary-course prerequisite beyond the general DES/DEP admission conditions. Other conditions: to be admitted to a practicum or workplace-based apprenticeship in a childcare setting, students must complete a form authorizing a police criminal-record check at the start of session 1, renewed every three years or when the student turns 18; a disqualifying record can bar the student from practicum placement. Capacity: 60 places in the first year. Program length: 6 sessions (3 years). For international applicants, admission runs through SRAM: candidates applying from outside Canada are considered for the Fall session only (application deadline 14 March) and need an average of at least 3.7 on the Bright French test, while those already in Canada on temporary status apply as regular candidates (recommended deadlines 1 March for Fall entry and 1 November for Winter entry) and need at least 3.5. The French test is mandatory in every DEC program at Cégep de l'Outaouais, even for candidates already schooled in French. Domestic applicants must hold a Diplôme d'études secondaires (DES), or a Diplôme d'études professionnelles (DEP) with the required secondary courses, or training the college judges equivalent, and apply through admission.sram.qc.ca.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through the Service régional d'admission du Montréal métropolitain (SRAM) at admission.sram.qc.ca: for programmes starting in Fall 2027 the equal-consideration date is 1 March 2027, with later rounds around late April and late May while seats remain; Winter 2027 entry opened 15 September 2026, with an equal-consideration date of 1 November 2026 and a second round on 25 November 2026. Cégep de l'Outaouais accepts international applicants for the Fall intake only: the college's FAQ fixes the international deadline at 14 March of the admission year, i.e. 14 March 2027 for Fall 2027 entry, and it publishes no winter international deadline. Admission is rolling round to round within SRAM's system until each round's seats are filled, but the international date is firm. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
