Training Requirements for Early Childhood Education Staff
The Province of Nova Scotia regulates the number of trained staff in a child care facility. The Day Care Act Regulations (NS 1990) state that training in early childhood education or the equivalent is required for 2/3 of the staff working in a child care centre.
Training
In Nova Scotia "training in early childhood education" refers to the successful completion of one of the following programs:
- Bachelor of Applied Arts (Child and Youth Study) degree program offered by Mount Saint Vincent University
- Early Childhood Education diploma program offered by Nova Scotia Community College
- Early Childhood Education diploma program offered by Institute for Human Services Education
- Early Childhood Education diploma program offered by Nova Scotia College of Early Childhood Education (formerly St. Joseph’s College of Early Childhood Education)
- Equivalency:
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- see Regulation 21A(5) of the Day Care Act & Regulations
- Nova Scotia Department of Community Services Application for ECE Equivalency (PDF)