通过准备在温哥华岛大学的幼儿教育和护理（ECE）计划中获得丰厚的职业，来培养幼儿的好奇心和发展。这个灵活的全日制或非全日制幼儿保育文凭课程提供深入的理论学习和实践经验，与受过训练的幼儿教育工作者一起建立行业内的联系。这五个实习课程为学生提供了在有执照的幼儿保育和学习中心，政府，早期干预，原住民早期学习中心，学校或大专院校的职业生涯的准备。幼儿文凭课程的毕业生已经成为早期的育儿助手和幼儿教育者，从而促进了职业发展。幼儿教育和护理计划旨在为学生提供在许可的幼儿保育环境中与幼儿及其家人合作所需的知识和技能。学生
With an Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) Diploma you can find rewarding work anywhere in BC and beyond. And work in early childhood development gives you reasons to smile every day. There is a huge demand for early learning and childcare skills in BC. With the VIU ECEC diploma program you get an ECE certificate, and you get specialization in Infant and Toddler and Special Needs. These specializations mean you’ll graduate with in-demand skills and the qualifications for more work opportunities. The ECEC program gives you the knowledge and skills to work with young children and their families in childcare settings. You will go through a series of theory classes and practicums that will help you integrate childhood development theory into practice.