Considering a career in community services or early childhood education?
The Centre for Community Services and Early Childhood offers certificates, diplomas, degrees and postgraduate studies that will prepare for a rewarding career doing important and meaningful work.
Our three specialized schools
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Programs in the School of Deaf and Deafblind Studies will teach you the specialized skills you need, like American Sign Language, two-hand manual, and braille, to effectively communicate with the Deaf and Deafblind.
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Regardless of the early childhood career path you want to pursue, our School of Early Childhood provides programming at all points of your career. Whether you are just starting out or are looking to build on your existing credentials, we’ll teach you what you need to know.
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Programs in the School of Social & Community Services will prepare you to work with marginalized individuals and the communities that they live in. By combining classroom learning with hands-on practice, you’ll learn what it takes to build stronger communities.
Learn by doing
Imagine going to school and actually practicing the job you’ll be doing after graduation. That’s exactly how we prepare you for today’s workplace.
agency partnerships across the GTA.
of our career-focused programs in the Centre for Community Services and Early Childhood offer at least one field education opportunity.
children enrolled in our 12 GTA lab school child care centres — Ontario’s largest network of of college-run child care facilities.