Give children the best start in life with our child care courses for accredited qualifications in early education and care.
Bedford College offers child care courses and early childhood education courses so you can become an educator, educational leader, nominated supervisor or centre director for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers.
Delivered on-campus, online or hybrid, our child care courses give you the theoretical knowledge combined with practical experience to work hands-on in early education and care. You’ll learn to design and deliver educational programs to encourage healthy childhood development in a child care setting with plenty of opportunities to progress from a childhood educator to a centre director.
- Early education and care workers are in high demand due to an acute shortage of skilled staff
- The sector is currently experiencing strong growth where the population of children aged 0 to 13 years is projected to grow by 23% by 2025^^
- By 2024, Australia will require an additional 39,600 early childhood educators^
- In NSW, around 48,200 workers are employed in the early child education and care sector^^
^ State of Sector 2021 Report. H.E.S.T. Australia Ltd (2021).
^^ Workforce Literature Review: Early Childhood Education Directorate. NSW Department of Education (2021).