Diploma in Early Childhood Education (Six Nations Polytechnic - Waterloo Region) is a diploma in Early Childhood Education programme taught at Niagara College in Niagara Falls, Canada. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 1,385 per semester for local students.
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Early Childhood Education
Duration: 2 years
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 1,385 / semester
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Students will be required to obtain a Vulnerable Sector Screening (VSS) in order to be cleared for placement/clinical. Please note, in order to obtain a Vulnerable Sector Screening (VSS), students must be 18 years of age or older. If a student is not 18 years of age or older at the start of this program, they will experience delays in progression through the program.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, with English at the Grade 12 (C) or (U) level; related volunteer or co-op/work experience and human-development coursework are recommended but not required. This program does not accept international applications, so no language-test scores apply. Admitted students must complete a Criminal Record Check with Vulnerable Sector Screening less than six months old, submit a Communicable Disease Surveillance form to Student Health Services, hold current Standard First Aid and CPR Level C certification, recognize the physical demands of caring for children including potential lifting, and arrange their own transportation to off-campus placements.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Niagara College's equal-consideration deadlines apply equally to domestic and international applicants to competitive programs, published for the 2026-2027 cycle: for September 2026 entry the date was 1 February 2026, for January 2027 entry it is 5 June 2026, and for May 2027 entry it is 30 October 2026, each followed roughly three weeks later by a document deadline and an earliest-offer date. All other programs, the majority, are processed first-come, first-served starting each November for both domestic and international applicants, with offers issued until seats fill or the term begins. Niagara does not publish which named programs currently hold competitive status. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.