Cegep de Sept Iles offers Diploma in Early Childhood Education, a diploma in Early Childhood Education programme in Sept-Îles, Canada. The programme runs for 3 years.
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Early Childhood Education
Duration: 3 years
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Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Éducation à l'enfance (322.A1) is a technical Diploma of College Studies (DEC) at Cégep de Sept-Îles that trains early childhood educators to work with children from birth to age twelve. The three-year curriculum covers physical, cognitive, linguistic, socio-emotional, and moral child development, the design and facilitation of educational activities including nature-based approaches, and building partnerships with parents and the wider community. Training includes three practicum placements in childcare settings, with the final placement offering paid hours for roughly half the required time. Students have access to an on-campus childcare laboratory with observation rooms and are loaned tablets to support activity planning and communication with families; some students also work at the college's on-campus daycare around their course schedule. The program suits students who enjoy interacting with and supporting young children, and who have strong observation skills, ease in activity planning, and an emotionally warm, communicative manner. It is designed for direct entry into early childhood education roles following graduation.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Cegep de Sept-Iles states only the Diplome d'etudes secondaires (DES) on the Techniques d'education a l'enfance (Early Childhood Education) program page and refers applicants to the college's general admission conditions for the rest: the language of instruction (French) at Secondary 5, a second language (English) at Secondary 5, mathematics and science at Secondary 4, and history and citizenship education at Secondary 4, or, for a Diplome d'etudes professionnelles (DEP) holder, Secondary 5 French, Secondary 5 second language and Secondary 4 mathematics. The program page publishes no further prerequisite courses, minimum average, English-language test score, or background-check requirement; instruction and admission are conducted in French.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through SRACQ (Service régional d'admission au collégial de Québec) for programmes starting in 2027: the Fall 2027 intake has a first-round deadline of 1 March 2027, with further rounds on 1 May, 1 June and 1 August 2027 filling remaining seats; the Winter 2027 intake closes its first round on 1 November 2026, then 1 December 2026 and 2 January 2027. International applicants outside France apply through SRACQ from 1 September 2026 and must complete their file by 1 February 2027 for Fall 2027 entry, after which no international candidate can be admitted; Winter entry is offered only to French citizens, who may apply until 1 May 2027 for Fall or between 15 May and 15 October 2027 for Winter 2028. Admission is not indefinitely rolling: each round carries a firm cut-off, though later rounds absorb whatever seats remain. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
