Vanier College offers Diploma in Techniques d’éducation à l’enfance, a diploma in Early Childhood Education programme in Montréal, Canada. The programme runs for 3 years. Teaching is in French. Tuition is CAD 3,740 per year for local students.
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Early Childhood Education
Duration: 3 years
Language: French
Local tuition: CAD 3,740 / year
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Early Childhood Education (322.A0) is a three-year, full-time career Diploma of Collegial Studies at Vanier College preparing students to work with children from birth to age 12. The curriculum covers child development across cognitive and emotional dimensions, teaching methods suited to different age groups, curriculum design, and health, safety, and wellness protocols appropriate to a classroom setting. Three dedicated fieldwork courses give students direct, supervised experience observing and interacting with children, and the department runs an on-campus Lab Nursery where students can analyze real educator-child interactions as part of their training. Advanced-standing agreements with universities and international exchange opportunities are also available to students who want to continue their studies afterward. Admission asks for a letter of intent describing any relevant experience with children, may include an interview, and requires a criminal background check given the nature of the work. The program suits students aiming at roles in daycares, preschools, CPEs, and after-school programs, as well as those planning eventually to pursue university study in a child-related field.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Early Childhood Education (322.A0) states no specific course or grade prerequisite beyond Vanier's college-wide Quebec secondary-school baseline (DES/DVS, Secondary 5 language courses, Secondary 4 mathematics, science and history). The programme itself asks for a letter of intent describing relevant experience with children, a possible interview, and a criminal background check once admitted. No IELTS/TOEFL-style English score is required for admission: Vanier's admissions pages confirm English-proficiency testing is no longer an admission requirement, while a CEFR B2 French test (TCF, DELF, DALF or TEF) is required only of out-of-province or international applicants who did not complete Quebec secondary schooling.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic and international applicants to Vanier College apply through the shared SRAM portal (admission.sram.qc.ca) serving Montréal-region cégeps. For Winter 2027, applications opened 15 September 2026, Round 1 closes 1 November 2026 and Round 2 closes 25 November 2026, with unfilled seats carried forward. SRAM has not yet posted Fall 2027 domestic dates. Internationally, SRAM's Fall 2027 window runs 15 March 2026 to 14 March 2027; its next window (Winter 2028) runs 1 June 2026 to 31 May 2027. Admission is rolling by round, not a single fixed date. Vanier's own international-applicants page confirms international students use the same SRAM system as domestic ones, bound by the same round deadlines. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
