Early Childhood Education
The Early Childhood Education (ECED) unit works across UBC’s Faculty of Education to offer a number of undergraduate and graduate programs focused on the early years (children from birth to age 9). ECED programs allow teachers, early childhood educators, and other early childhood education professionals to inquire into their work with young children, and offers opportunities to explore issues in early childhood research, theory, and practice.
Graduate
Programs
Explore issues in early childhood research, theory, and practice with our interdisciplinary and faculty-wide Masters programs.
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ECED
Minor
Learn to critically examine theoretical frameworks, approaches and issues related to early childhood education.
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Certificates &
Diplomas
Enrich your knowledge and learn to design optimal and inclusive early learning experiences that foster children’s development.
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ECED News & Events
Doing Sustainable Pedagogies in Early Childhood Education: Three Part Virtual Workshop Series
Join the first session of this three-part virtual workshop series on February 1, from 9:30 – 11:30am focusing on Interconnected, Abundant, and Dynamic Processes of Sustainable Relationships in Early Childhood Education. This workshop series highlights early childhood education’s role in sustainability, proving that climate action is within reach for young children.
Join us for Earth Talks: An Eco-Printing & Soundscapes Workshop on July 23, 2024
Join us at our upcoming online workshop, Earth Talks: An Eco-Printing and Soundscapes Workshop, offered in collaboration with the Co-imagining Better Futures with Children and summer elective, ECED 565: Climate Childhoods.
Indigeneity
We recognize and acknowledge that we learn and work on the unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) people. Our students, staff and faculty benefit from the rich history and learnings shared by local Knowledge Keepers.