Get job-ready with hands-on learning in our early-childhood practical rooms, and via two practical work placements in industry.You’ll complete this course with the qualification and confidence to work in early-childhood education and childcare centres caring for children from birth to six years old. You’ll:learn the fundamentals of early childhood developmentdevelop skills to support and nurture babies, toddlers and pre-schoolersgain expertise to plan and provide enriching educational experiences for children in a range of environments.Your Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care covers topics such as:effective interaction and communication with childrenappropriate care for babies, toddlers and childrennutritionfirst aid, health and safetyworking legally and ethically.

Progress your qualifications with this early childhood diploma that gives you guaranteed entry into a bachelor degree at VU.Build on your passion for play-based learning and gain expertise in providing activities and care for children from birth to six years old. Make a real difference to children’s lives by helping them to achieve important developmental outcomes – and have fun along the way.In addition to five work placements, this course includes first aid training and lessons in:childhood development (aesthetic, creative, physical)planning for children with additional needsnetworking and family partnershipschildren’s health and safety.You can study this course after completing your Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care (CHC30121 or CHC30113). Join an information sessionThere's never been a better time to study early childhood education. Join an information session to find out more about the course structure, industry connections, placement opportunities and pathways to further study.

Be part of the massive future growth expected in early childhood education, with over 10,600 new jobs expected to be added in the next five years. Now’s the time to kickstart your career as an early childhood teacher, with Victorian Government scholarships and financial incentives available to early childhood students and teachers. Your Bachelor of Early Childhood Education will prepare you for a rewarding career nurturing the development and wellbeing of children from birth to five years. As a degree-qualified early childhood teacher, you’ll: support young children with the important foundations to set them up for success in life develop techniques for involving families as important contributors to the learning process set children up for effective transitions to school. At VU, you will learn to support children to feel capable and confident. You’ll build a strong sense of social justice, understand child development in the early years and develop ethical professional teaching practice that includes Indigenous perspectives.

Set yourself up for advanced career opportunities with this unique VU course, the only one of its kind that allows you to dedicate four years of study to early childhood education with a focus on leadership.Your Bachelor of Early Childhood Education will prepare you for a rewarding career nurturing the development and wellbeing of children from birth to five years. As a degree-qualified early childhood teacher, you’ll:support young children with the important foundations to set them up for success in lifedevelop techniques for involving families as important contributors to the learning processset children up for effective transitions to school.  At VU, you will learn to support children to feel capable and confident. You’ll build a strong sense of social justice, understand child development in the early years and develop ethical professional teaching practice that includes Indigenous perspectives.By adding a fourth year to your bachelor degree, you will open the door to a higher-paid salary, senior roles in early childhood education and management positions in childcare centres. 

Our graduate diploma allows graduates of degree programs to become early-childhood teachers. With the current 3-year-old kindergarten expansion in Victoria, this course places you in an excellent position to apply for work as a kinder teacher. If you're a domestic student or you won’t be studying at VU on a student visa, you can study this course online. This course is tailored to applicants with an undergraduate qualification in a discipline other than early childhood. If you hold an early childhood teaching degree and you're looking to advance your career, we recommend upskilling to a four year degree by applying for the Bachelor of Early Childhood Education and Leadership. You'll study units focused on children from birth to five years, learning how teaching practice can include children and families as capable participants in education. You'll also gain hands-on work experience in a range of settings, including childcare and kindergartens, graduating with expertise in early-childhood learning built on a strong sense of social justice. Gain insight into the early years by studying these fascinating areas: child development teaching practice that includes Aboriginal perspectives education and curriculum studies focused on childhood and relationships family and community contexts advocacy and activism in early-childhood settings history and philosophy of early childhood ethical early-childhood professional practice.The Graduate Diploma in Early Childhood Education is recognised as the equivalent of a four-year degree.

VU’s comprehensive pathway in Early Childhood Education, it is designed to support students at every stage of their journey - from entry-level Certificates to our most popular Graduate Diploma in Early Childhood Education. 

维多利亚大学（VU）提供全面的幼儿教育路径，旨在支持学生在学习旅程的每个阶段——从入门级证书到最受欢迎的幼儿教育研究生文凭。

维多利亚大学幼教课程汇总从C3 到 Master

推荐说明

早期儿童教育与护理证书三级

Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care

入学语言要求（雅思）

早期儿童教育与护理文凭

Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care

入学语言要求（雅思）

早期儿童教育学士

Bachelor of Early Childhood Education

入学语言要求（雅思）

早期儿童教育与领导力学士学位

Bachelor of Early Childhood Education and Leadership

入学语言要求（雅思）

早期儿童教育研究生文凭

Graduate Diploma in Early Childhood Education

入学语言要求（雅思）

维多利亚大学 幼教课程汇总 从C3 到 Master

推荐说明

早期儿童教育与护理证书三级

Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care

入学语言要求（雅思）

早期儿童教育与护理文凭

Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care

入学语言要求（雅思）

早期儿童教育学士

Bachelor of Early Childhood Education

入学语言要求（雅思）

早期儿童教育与领导力学士学位

Bachelor of Early Childhood Education and Leadership

入学语言要求（雅思）

早期儿童教育研究生文凭

Graduate Diploma in Early Childhood Education

入学语言要求（雅思）

维多利亚大学幼教课程汇总从C3 到 Master