Program Info

This is a specialty program focusing on infancy and toddlerhood. Areas of study include: pre-natal care, child development, child guidance and research, parenting skills, curriculum planning, administration, family home day care, infants and toddlers with special needs, childhood diseases and preventative health care practices, speech and language development, nutrition, communication skills, and design of child care environments.

Program time is divided between classroom study and field practicum. Field placements will be in a variety of infant and toddler settings that include integrated group and home-based care, and care of infants with special needs. There are two field practicum courses, each requiring four weeks of supervised field placement hours.

NOTE: Any applicant entering this program must determine employment entrance criteria and ensure the fulfillment of those criteria. A criminal record could be a serious impediment to employment.

For Further Information Contact:
The School of Health, Community Services & Public Safety
Phone: (519) 541-2435
or the Recruitment Office at (519) 541-2403
Email: info@lambton.on.ca
Web: www.lambton.on.ca

Admission Requirements

Anyone may register for any of the individual courses. However, only those individuals who are graduates of an approved Early Childhood Education Program (or acceptable equivalent) are eligible to receive a Certificate in Early Childhood Education Infant/Toddler Care and Guidance. Most placement agencies will require a current Police Record and Vulnerable Sector Check. The student must provide this to the agency prior to commencing field placement.

Course equivalencies can be obtained through Academic Upgrading and Pre-Programs at Lambton.

Employment Opportunities

A variety of employment opportunities exist for graduates in infant and toddler rooms of child care centres, or as supervisors of child care centres which provide infant/toddler care. Opportunities also exist in family home child care situations, infant stimulation programs, early intervention services, and at family resource centres.