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Welcome to the Early Childhood Educator System

Registering for a Basic BCeID (IF YOU DO NOT ALREADY HAVE ONE)

  1. Click “Login” from the left menu. You will be presented with a Province of BC Login page.
  2. Click on "How to get a BCeID" located in the right menu. You will be taken to the BCeID website to register for a Basic BCeID. Be sure to select Basic (not Business or Personal) BCeID.
  3. Follow the instructions for “Register for a Basic BCeID without specifying an Online Service”.
  4. Once you have completed your registration for a Basic BCeID, close the registration window to return to the ECE Registry Login page.
  5. Login to the ECE Registry using the BCeID and password you just created.

A.    Apply for a first time Licence to Practice (Basic BceID required)

  To:

  • apply for a licence as an Assistant.
  • apply for a licence as an ECE.
  • apply for a licence as an ITE with your ECE application.
  • apply for a licence as an SNE with your ECE application.
  1. Register for a Basic BCeID.
  2. Click “Login” at the left of this screen.

B.    Renew your licence to practice (Basic BCeID required)

  To:

  • Renew your Assistant Licence to Practice.
  • Renew your ECE Licence to Practice.
  • Add an ITE licence to your existing ECE Licence to Practice.
  • Add an SNE licence to your existing ECE Licence to Practice.
  • Change your Assistant licence to an ECE Licence to Practice.
  • Change your ECE 1 Yr licence to an ECE 5 Yr Licence to Practice.
  1. Register for a Basic BCeID.
  2. Contact the ECE Registry (see “Contact Us” at the top of this page) to link your BCeID to your previously established file. This step is crucial before you begin an application for a different Licence to Practice (e.g. upgrading from an Assistant to an ECE) or a renewal for an existing Licence to Practice.
  3. Click “Login” at the left of this screen.

Validate a licence to practice – (BCeID not required)

To validate a British Columbia licence to practice, click on “Licence Validation” at the left of this screen. Please note, that you will need the name as listed on the licence, the licence number and expiry date.



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