This document provides an overview of career opportunities in early childhood education (ECE), including child care, preschool teaching, elementary school teaching, education administration, and specialty teaching. It outlines the typical job duties, education requirements, and short-term and long-term career goals for several ECE roles. These include obtaining an associate's degree, bachelor's degree, teaching license, hands-on classroom experience, and ultimately becoming an early childhood educator.

1. ECED Career
Opportunities
By: Savanah Gibson
2/7/2012

2. Career Opportunities
O Child Care
O Preschool Teacher
O Elementary School Teacher (K-3rd)
O Education Administration
O Specialty Teacher

3. Early Childhood Education
To work in the field of Early Childhood Education, you
must be willing to…
O Influence Behaviors of Children
O Make a Difference in the Education of young children
O Have a desire to receive immeasurable rewards for
impacting the lives of children
O Obtain bachelors degree & acquire licensing from State
Board of Ed.

4. Child Care
Environment Education
O Ages (Infant – 5years) O High School Diploma
O Before/After school (equivalency)
care O Associates Degree
O Teach basic concepts O Attend courses on
O Variety of children’s
Settings(home, childr health, safety, and
en’s homes, child nutrition
care centers) O Administration:
O Freedom of Location certificate or higher
degree

5. Preschool Teacher
Description Education
O Ages (2-5) O Associates Degree at
O Introduce basic
minimum
skills and concepts O Bachelor’s degree is
(colors, numbers, preferred
letters)
O PLAY

6. Description
Education
O Grades K – 3rd
O Bachelor’s degree
O Teach skills in science, math,
language, and social studies from accredited
college
O “Employ a variety of
instructional methods” (Guide O Obtain a teaching
to College Majors in Early license from the State
Childhood Education, 1999- Board of Education
2012)
O Work with multicultural
children

7. Description Education
O Oversee operations of O A bachelor’s degree
day care or school in some cases
O Be in charge of all staff O A Masters or PhD is
and curriculum preferred
O Manage budgets
O Be sure the school
meets all state
requirements

8. Description Education
O Works with children who O Completion of Special
have disabilities (variety Education Teacher
of disabilities) training program
O Understands and has
knowledge of each
disability O Bachelor’s degree
O Uses various learning with State issued
techniques and license
implements lessons to
pertain to each individual
child O Some states require a
Masters degree

9. Short Term Long term
O Obtain my Associates O Get into the Ball State
degree from Ivy Tech Teachers College
Community College O Obtain my Bachelor’s
O Seek more hands-on degree from Ball State
experience inside a University
class room to better O Revise my teaching
prepare myself philosophy
O Obtain my life long
O Organize artifacts for dream to become an
reference Early Childhood
Educator

10. References
O Guide to College Majors in Early Childhood
Education. (1999-2012). Retrieved 2 7, 2012, from
WorldWideLearn: http://www.worldwidelearn.com
O Early Childhood Education Jobs. (2002-2012).
Retrieved 2 7, 2012, from
alleducationschools.com:
http://alleducationschools.com
O Teachers-Special Education. (2012, 5 17).
Retrieved 2 7, 2012, from Bureau of Labor
Statistics: http://www.bls.gov
O McKay, D. R. (2012). Career Planning. Retrieved 2
7, 2012, from About.com:
http://www.careerplanning.about.com