Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (Birth to Five Years) (Accelerated)

If you're in a domestic student in Australia looking to establish a career as an Early Childhood teacher and have a diploma in early childhood education and care, our Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (Birth to Five Years) (Accelerated) is the perfect option to advance your career. You'll graduate in 18 months with the equivalent of a four-year bachelor's degree. Financial support is available to cover part of the cost of your studies, and you can complete the degree while you continue to work.

This course has been developed in response to the growing need for qualified Kindergarten teachers in Australia.. As a graduate of this degree, you will be helping give children the best start in life.

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ACU Ballarat early childhood students

Funding and support

  • ACU will provide you with an Executive Dean’s Grant of $215 fee reduction per unit that you have initially enrolled in and successfully completed during this degree.
  • Applicants are encouraged to explore funding or scholarship opportunities available in their respective states or territories across Australia.

Flexible learning

Designed to work for you, course units will be delivered fully online and will be complemented with two-day intensive symposiums each term. These can be attended face to face in either Brisbane or Townsville, or online. Our course innovatively blends contemporary pedagogies with Virtual Reality (VR) immersive technology that provides students with realistic, highly contextualised, and immersive experiences.

Information Sessions

Please join us for one of our information sessions about the Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (Birth to Five Years) (Accelerated) program. Save the date for our upcoming sessions. Zoom links will be added closer to the date of each event.

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Wednesday 30 October
3.30 - 4pm AEST
Zoom link: https://acu.zoom.us/j/88475975139

Tuesday 26 November
12.30 - 1pm AEST
Zoom link: https://acu.zoom.us/j/85744012942

Thursday 23 January 2025
4 - 4.30pm AEST
Zoom link: https://acu.zoom.us/j/86852438410

Monday 3 February 2025
5 - 5.30pm AEST
Zoom link: https://acu.zoom.us/j/88682428233

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Professional recognition

The course is approved by the Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority, (ACECQA) as a four-year Early Childhood Teacher qualification.

Professional experience

As a graduate of this course, you will have a strong grounding in early childhood curriculum and pedagogy and will have the confidence and practical experience to teach across all year levels from birth to five years. You will build your skills and practice through 80 days of supervised professional experience. Undertaken as block placements you will complete: Year 1: 15 days, 15 days, 15 days and Year 2: 15 days, 20 days.

Entry requirements and advanced standing

If you have completed an ACECQA approved Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care you will receive advanced standing of one year of credit towards the four-year degree. The remaining course units will be completed over 18 months.

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