The following post-secondary credentials and/or experience are recognized as equivalent training:

• A diploma in Child Care Education;
• A diploma in Special Education or Social Work, plus
  • An attestation in Early Childhood Education or Child Care Education or
  • A university certificate in Early Childhood;
• An attestation in Early Childhood Education in a program requiring a minimum of 1,200 hours of training;
• A university certificate in Early Childhood, together with three years of relevant full-time experience;
• A bachelor's degree with a minimum of one minor in one of: Early Childhood, Preschool Education, Psycho-education, Psychology, and Remedial and Special Education, including or together with three university- or college-level courses of a minimum of 45 hours each in child health, child safety and the educational approach;
• An attestation for Early Childhood Educators working with Aboriginal children. Outside Aboriginal communities, this should be accompanied by three years of relevant full-time experience, on a full-time basis.