Early Childhood Care and Education Diploma - Registration
Fall 2023 intake for the Early Childhood Care and Education Diploma (DIPLECCE) program is now open online. For program information please visit Early Childhood Care and Education Diploma - Capilano University
This program will be offered off-campus at the Kwantlen Polytechnic University Surrey campus. For more information, please contact ecesupports@mnbc.ca
Early Childhood Education Certificate for MNBC Citizens
In partnership with STEPS (Skills Training | Employment | Post-Secondary), MNBC’s Ministry of Education understands that a qualified workforce is a critical foundation to the success of all components of the Childcare BC Plan. Early childhood educators and other early care and learning professionals are the heart of the child care sector. Our existing workforce must expand in order to ensure programs are operating within legislated requirements, and that there is a sufficient supply of qualified professionals to work in all programs, whether existing or new. Qualified early childhood professionals are key to creating a quality child care system, by increasing the number of students entering, re-establishing and graduating from recognized ECE post-secondary programs. These programs provide students with the competencies and knowledge required to work with children, from birth to age five, in licensed preschools and child care centres.
Capilano University’s Early Childhood Care and Education program is an internationally recognized centre of research, renowned for its commitment to re-conceptualizing pedagogy within early childhood care and education. We are excited to have joined forces with Capilano University and Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) to offer the Early Childhood Care and Education Diploma at KPU. In the diploma program, you will engage with children in composing the curriculum by deconstructing, by re-imagining, researching, and re-conceptualizing early childhood pedagogy. As a future leader in education, you will learn to advocate for social justice, create space for diversity and difference, nurture intellectual curiosity, and envision more livable worlds for children of the 21st century.
As a Métis citizen, you may be eligible to access funding for early childhood education and the wrap-around supports needed to succeed in your education.
For more information, please contact MNBC Early Childhood Education Recruitment and Retention Specialists at ecesupports@mnbc.ca
Aansaamb aen kiskayhtaamaahk – Learning Together
“Aansaamb aen kiskayhtaamaahk – Learning Together” (Southern/Heritage Michif, translated by Norman Fleury) and related resources were created to support educators, families, and communities to explore Métis culture and identity with children from birth to eight years. Métis Nation British Columbia (MNBC) developed these resources and workshops to promote learning environments in which Métis culture is recognized and celebrated. Learning about Métis culture and identity is vital to the well-being and belonging of Métis children and their families.
For more information, please contact: metisearlyyears@mnbc.ca
Early Childhood Educator Supplement
Are you a Métis early childhood educator? MNBC values the work that is being done by our early learning professionals. To show our appreciation and to acknowledge the value of caring for our children, MNBC has created a Métis ECE Supplement. This is designed to support our licensed Métis ECEs and ECEAs who are working in licensed child care programs across the province with a financial supplement.
Apply today! Contact our ECE Recruitment & Retention specialists at ecesupports@mnbc.ca for an application.
Early Childhood Educators of British Columbia (ECEBC) Paid Membership
In partnership with Early Childhood Educators of British Columbia (ECEBC), MNBC is pleased to offer Métis Early Childhood Educators and Métis ECE students, paid ECEBC membership. Early Childhood Educators of British Columbia (ECEBC) supports educating and advancing the rights and needs of early childhood educators, children, and families in BC. If you are a registered MNBC citizen, you qualify for this initiative.
To qualify through MNBC to have your ECEBC membership paid, you must:
- Be a citizen of Métis Nation BC
- Reside in BC
- Include your ECE/ECEA license to practice
- Be in good standing with the ECE Registry
- For students - Include proof of enrollment as a student such as a school registration form or student card for attending an Early Childhood Education Program through an accredited post-secondary institution.
To apply please email the Métis ECE Recruitment & Retention team at ecesupports@mnbc.ca
