Offered by Fanshawe College in London, Canada, Honours Bachelor of Early Childhood Leadership 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 76,839 per total (CAD 29,578 per total for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Bachelor's Degree
Field:Early Childhood Education
Duration: 4 years
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 29,578 / total
International tuition: CAD 76,839 / total
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This four-year early childhood education degree program will prepare you with a solid foundation in child development, pedagogy, human relationships, curriculum development and leadership skills. You will participate in applied learning, case studies, research and field placements in the community. All this culminates in one fourteen week-internship before your final year of studies, followed by your final year capstone research project. Your studies and experiences in the Honours Bachelor of Early Childhood Leadership program will provide you not only with your Bachelor's in early childhood leadership, but also with the necessary skill set to graduate and move forward into various leadership roles.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:65.00 / %
Admission Requirements: Four-year honours degree. From secondary school: an OSSD, an equivalent, or mature-applicant status with Grade 12 English (U) at 65% or better; Grade 12 Math (C or U) or Grade 12 Science (M or U); and four further Grade 12 U or M courses — five if the math used is at the C level — with a final average of at least 65% across the strongest six Grade 12 U or M courses. From college: a completed two-year diploma from an accredited college at 2.5 GPA overall is accepted as meeting the requirements. From university: an average of at least 65% over the last ten full-credit courses. Applicants missing the required courses are pointed to the one-year General Arts and Science program to earn Grade 12 U-level credits. English, as published on this program's own page, is at degree level: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no band under 6.0, TOEFL iBT 5 with no band under 4.5, PTE Academic 58 with no band under 50, CAEL 70 with 60 per band, Duolingo 120 with no sub-score under 105, Cambridge English 176, LanguageCert Academic 70. Note that Fanshawe's college-wide English table lists this program as an exception at a higher score, so confirm the current figure with Admissions before testing. Where applicants exceed seats, selection is by preference for Ontario permanent residents, application received by 1 February, then achievement in the entry requirements and in post-secondary study — university transfer applicants are judged on an average of at least 65.0% over their last ten full-credit courses, or over all courses if they have fewer than ten. Post-admission items include Standard First Aid with Level C CPR, evidence of good health, a police record check with vulnerable sector screening, a mandatory placement assessment for the WRIT course, and a professional practice health form. Qualifying graduates of the Early Childhood Education diploma may enter at level 5 after completing bridging requirements.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for Fall 2027 entry, applications open in early October 2026 and the equal-consideration date is 1 February 2027, after which later applications are assessed on a first-come basis until seats fill; non-competitive programs begin receiving offers from 1 November 2026, competitive-program offers go out by 30 March 2027, and 1 May 2027 is the usual deadline to accept an offer. International applicants apply directly to Fanshawe (CAD 100 fee) and face fixed document deadlines rather than a single closing date: for the current intakes, study-permit and conditions-met documents are due 10/15 August 2026 (Fall), 9/15 December 2026 (Winter) and 5/15 April 2027 (Summer); missing a deadline can mean deferral to the next intake. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.