Offered by Conestoga College in Kitchener, Canada, Bachelor of Early Learning Program Development (Honours) is a bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education programme. The programme runs for 4 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 16,933 per year (CAD 6,747 per year for local students).
This four-year honours degree includes a paid co-op component and builds a practical understanding of how early learning programs are developed at both the classroom and community level. It prepares graduates for roles supporting children, youth and families through pedagogy, curriculum development and coordination, program development and coordination, and work in social policy. The curriculum is organized around research-informed practice, a population-level focus and social inclusion, with situational learning experiences designed to connect theory and practice. Students are asked to weigh multiple theoretical perspectives when examining social policy and when identifying practices that shape social and educational programs, building critical thinking and professional communication skills for inter-professional work.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:65.00 / %
Admission Requirements: Direct entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, or applicant age 19 or older by the program start. Conestoga asks for six Grade 12 U or M courses at a minimum cumulative average of 65%, one of which must be English (ENG4U), or Preparatory Communications for Degrees, at a minimum of 70%; Mathematics is strongly recommended as one of the six. Holders of an ECE diploma, or RECEs currently working in the field, may be eligible to bridge into the final two years of the program on a full- or part-time basis. Applicants whose prior instruction was not in English must meet Conestoga's institution-wide degree-program English requirement: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall (no band under 6.0), TOEFL iBT 88 (no skill under 22), PTE Academic 58, CAEL 70 (no sub-test under 60), or Duolingo 120. Non-Canadian transcripts require a course-by-course credential evaluation through ICAS or WES.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca (college code CONS): for the Fall 2027 intake the online application opens 26 September 2026, the equal consideration date is 1 February 2027, offers may be issued from 1 November 2026, and accepted offers must be confirmed by 1 May 2027; most oversubscribed programs stop accepting applications after 1 February 2027, though many programs remain open afterward. Conestoga does not publish a separate equal-consideration date for its January intake. International applicants apply directly to Conestoga and are assessed on a rolling, first-come, first-served basis until each program fills; no fixed international closing date is published. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
