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Early Childhood Teaching

If you study ECE at BTI you will be among a select group who can integrate their faith with their professional practice as an early childhood teacher.  

We know that the first 1,000 days in the lives of our tamariki are the most important. If you have a big heart for shaping children’s minds, with dreams of getting the best out of young learners, and with a commitment to being gracious, secure and teachable, then the ECE degree at BTI is for you. 

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Why study ECE at BTI?

  • Full and part-time study options
  • Learn in small groups onsite or field-based (based around an ECE centre) 
  • Be part of a relational learning community 
  • Only Christian-based ECE degree provider in NZ  
  • Staff take time to get to know who you are 
  • Staff walk alongside you as you study, offering great learning support 
  • Educators draw on the latest research and teaching practice 
  • Career opportunities in kindergartens, centres and home-based care. 

Our three-year Bachelor of Education (Teaching) ECE degree programme will prepare students to teach infants, toddlers and young children in a wide range of early childhood contexts and with Te Whāriki, the New Zealand Early Childhood curriculum.  

On completion of your degree, you will be eligible to apply for teacher registration and provisional certification from the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand. The degree programme also opens doors to further study through postgraduate pathways. 

“I chose to study at BTI because it provides a lot of practical experience which helps to build your teaching profession. It helps to get a clear understanding of what it is like in a centre and BTI helps you to put your learning into practice. So this year, I have learnt a lot about myself and I have learned a lot about ECE being the profession for me.” 

Courtney Stead – student teacher studying towards a BTI Early Childhood Education Teaching degree