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Career Possibilities in the Early Childhood Education Field

So yougraduated?

Or are you working toward a degree or

considering a career in Early Childhood

Educati on?

CONGRATS!!

What are my career options?

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

Career Possibilities

• Preschool

• Family Childcare Home

• Head Start

• Kindergarten

• Elementary School

Teacher

Director/Administrator

• Preschool Director

• Site Coordinator

• Head Start Director

• Education Coordinator

• Administrator

• Child Care Director

Child Care Resource & Referral• Executive Director

• Program Director

• Education Coordinator

• Trainer

• Specialist

• Mentor

• Outreach Specialist

Instructor/Trainer• Trainers • Adult Education

• Independent Training Consultant

Regulator• Child Care Licensing Specialist

• Paths to Quality Rater

• Food Program Specialist

• County/State Department of Social Services or Education

Topic Specialist• Early Intervention

• Accreditation

• School-Age Care

• Child Behavior

• Curriculum

• Infant/Toddler Care

Program Manager• Executive Director of CCR&R

• Director of a Multi-Site Head Start Program

• Chief of a Public Agency Department

ResearcherEarly Childhood Researchers

• Universities• Government and State Agencies• Nonprofit and For Profit Research Organizations

Education and Salary

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.

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

• 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

My Short Term Career Goals

• 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

My Long Term Career Goals

ReferencesChild Care Services Association. (2008). Careers in early childhood Third edition [Directory]. Retrieved February 9, 2012, from Child Care Services Association website: http://www.childcareservices.org/_downloads/ CareersInEarlyChildhoodGuide_NC.pdf

Early Childhood Education. (2012). Early childhood education Jump start your career in early childhood education. Retrieved February 9, 2012, from http://www.earlychildhoodeducation.com/careers/