La Trobe University

Graduate Diploma in Early Childhood Education

Learn from highly experienced teachers with an industry-connected curriculum designed in consultation with industry partners and delivered by La Trobe's award-winning School of Education. You'll gain the skills and knowledge to support the next generation of pre-school children develop foundational skills across social, emotional, physical and academic areas. Explore key areas of early childhood education through core subjects exploring early childhood development, assessment and reporting, teaching strategies, and safety and ethics as you put your knowledge to work in the real world with work-based learning, integrated placement and an embedded professional mentoring program. You'll graduate ready to start your career in early childhood education environments or advance directly into La Trobe's Master of Education, further preparing you for leadership or specialist positions within the sector.