Online Guide to ECEC Credentialing - Search Results

New Brunswick

• Requirements to work in regulated group child care

  Requirements for staff qualifications in regulated Early Childhood Education and care programs are:

  • The director (or his/her designate) or one in four staff in a child care centre is required to have a one-year ECE certificate or equivalent. There are no entry requirements to work in a child care centre.
  • Currently, these requirements do not apply to staff working in stand alone school age programs.

• Certification process

  At this time, New Brunswick does not issue certificates for individuals who meet the staff qualification requirements.

• Applying for a higher certification level

  N/A

• Withdrawal of certification

  N/A

• Recognized post-secondary ECE programs in province

  The New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) offers the ECE certificate program, which may be achieved in one year of full-time study or through distance education.  Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) is available for those with experience in ECE.

  The NBCC Saint John campus is now offering an ECE diploma program for individuals with an ECE certificate and a minimum of three months of related work experience.  The Collège communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick (CCNB) is now offering an optional two-year diploma program.  The Collège will continue to offer the one-year ECE certificate with the option of continuing to complete the two-year ECE diploma.

  Four private colleges have also had their ECE programs recognized at the Certificate level within the province.

• Related qualifications acquired in province

  A Bachelor of Primary or Secondary Education from a New Brunswick university is recognized as "trained" for purposes of licensing.  Other degree credentials are recognized as "trained" for purposes of wage subsidy, but not for licensing purposes. 

• Out-of-province ECE qualifications

  Any one-year or two-year ECE credential from a post-secondary institution that is a member of the Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC) or that is accepted by another province in Atlantic Canada is recognized in New Brunswick.  Other qualifications are referred to New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) or the Collège communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick (CCNB) for assessment.

• Out-of-country ECE qualifications

  Out-of-country applicants are referred to New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) or the Collège communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick (CCNB) for assessment.

• Appeals process

  N/A

• Requirements to work in regulated family child care

  There are no educational requirements to work as a regulated family child care provider.  Providers must be at least 19 years old, have completed a first aid course, and have a prior contact and criminal record check.

• Additional information

  Early Childhood Care and Education New Brunswick / Soins et éducation à la petite enfance Nouveau-Brunswick has proposed a voluntary certification model for New Brunswick.  This model is now being reviewed and considered by the provincial government.

  For further information, contact: 

  Marjolaine St-Pierre, Early Learning and Care Coordinator/Coordonnatrice de soins et éducation à l'enfance
  ECCENB/SEPENB
  334 rue Queen Street, Suite 204 A
  Fredericton, New Brunswick E3B 1B2
  Telephone: (506) 454-4765; Toll-free: 1-888-834-7070
  Email: marjolaine.stpierre@nb.aibn.com
  www.eccenb-sepenb.com

• Contact information

  Diane Lutes, Program Consultant
  Early Childhood and School Based Services
  Department of Social Development
  P.O. Box 6000
  551 King St. 2nd Floor
  Fredericton, New Brunswick, E3B 1E7
  Telephone: (506) 869-6878 (Moncton)
  Fax: (506) 453-2082 or (506) 856-3013 (Moncton)
  Email: diane.lutes@gnb.ca