Register
Login
About the course
This diploma prepares you for leadership roles in regulated early childhood education and care services in Australia. You’ll build skills to support the holistic development of infants and children up to age 12, including designing and implementing curriculum aligned to approved frameworks. The course also covers compliance and service operations, and develops the capability to supervise staff and work with families. This is a Diploma in early childhood education and care. The programme develops classroom assistance skills, child development knowledge, and educational support practice.
Career outcome
Graduates can pursue roles across early childhood and outside-school-hours care settings. Typical pathways include early childhood educator, long day care educator, family day care educator, out of school educator and room leader roles in services such as preschools, kindergartens, family day care and long day care centres. The qualification also supports progression to related bachelor-level teaching degrees. This is a Diploma leading to careers in early childhood education and care.
Average Salary***
