The Ministry of Education assesses the ECE program against 22 ECE competencies or Techniques d'éducation à l'enfance. Each of these websites includes a drop-down menu to find public and or private approved ECE colleges.  

Programs are reviewed every five years in order to determine continued compliance with the defined competencies.

Cégep@distance is an alternative for people who have time and distance constraints but who wish to continue their education. Cégep@distance is a full-fledged member of Québec's college network and provides training that is recognized as equivalent to classroom training offered in Quebec's CEGEP programs.  At the current time, Cégep@distance offers the full one-year Attestation d'études collégiales(AEC) course by distance in French language only.  Course for the three-year Diplôme d'études collégiales (DEC) program are now being developed. 

The one-year Attestation d'études collégiales certificate may be offered at any of the private or public colleges in the province.