This document outlines career possibilities and educational requirements in the early childhood education field. It lists various career roles including teacher, director, instructor, regulator, and researcher. It provides examples of work settings like preschool, head start, and elementary schools. It notes that education requirements and salaries vary greatly across roles but typically range from a CDA to a PhD. It emphasizes the importance of goal setting and continuing education to advance in this field.

1. Presented by Stacy Bilby
Career Possibilities in the Early
Childhood Education Field

3. • Teacher
• Director/Administrator
• Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
• Instructor/Trainer
• Regulator
• Topic Specialist
• Program Manager
• Researchers

4. • Preschool
• Family Childcare Home
• Head Start
• Kindergarten
• Elementary School

5. • Preschool Director
• Site Coordinator
• Head Start Director
• Education Coordinator
• Administrator
• Child Care Director

6. • Executive Director
• Program Director
• Education Coordinator
• Trainer
• Specialist
• Mentor
• Outreach Specialist

7. • Trainers
• Adult Education
• Independent Training Consultant

8. • Child Care Licensing Specialist
• Paths to Quality Rater
• Food Program Specialist
• County/State Department of Social
Services or Education

9. • Early Intervention
• Accreditation
• School-Age Care
• Child Behavior
• Curriculum
• Infant/Toddler Care

10. • Executive Director of CCR&R
• Director of a Multi-Site Head
Start Program
• Chief of a Public Agency
Department

11. Early Childhood Researchers
• Universities
• Government and State Agencies
• Nonprofit and For Profit Research Organizations

12. Education requirements and salary vary greatly; however, here are
some examples of what you might expect.
• Teacher: Education requirements vary from CDA to bachelor’s degree and
the salary typically varies from $15,000 - $45,00.
• Director/Administrator: Education requirements vary from an associate’s
degree to a graduate’s degree and the salary varies from $25,340 - $71,440.
• Instructor/Trainer: Education requirements vary from an associate’s degree
to a graduate’s degree and the salary varies from $28,000 - $99,000.
• Regulator: Education requirements are a graduate’s degree and the salary
typically varies from $36,000 – $60.000.
• Researcher: Education requires a Ph.D. and the salary is around $75,000.

13. It is important to have short-term and long-term goals and
to know what you need to do to reach them.

14. • To graduate from Ivy Tech with an Associate of Science
Degree in Early Childhood Education
• To keep working to better my licensed family child care
home to make it the best environment for children as
possible
• To achieve NAFCC Accreditation in my licensed family
home child care program
• To continue learning how to better serve children by
attending trainings, conferences, and possibly college
courses

15. • To graduate from Ball State University with a Bachelor of
Science Degree in Early Childhood Education
• To run my licensed family childcare home at least until I
graduate from Ball State
• To find a job in the field of Early Childhood Education,
preferably in the classroom, in which I can use my
knowledge and skills that I have acquired through my
college courses and experience to make a positive
difference in the lives of young children

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