1. TOPIC: EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
03 MARCH 2014

2. THE FIELD OF EARLY
CHILDHOOD EDUCATION FIELD

3. TRAINING AND DEGREES
No formal education
Associate’s degree
Bachelor’s degree
Master’s Degree
Doctorate degrees

4. CAREER LOCATIONS
Many Options
Daycare
Preschool
Public school
In-home

5. MY SHORT TERM GOALS
To Graduate
To get a job
Have a successful
career

6. MY LONG TERM GOALS
Ball State
Bachelor’s
Master’s
Work

7.  Employment Options: public or private
preschool, Head Start, child care center, or
unlicensed registered ministry
 Job Responsibilities: educate and care for
children, communicate with families, be
committed to furthering own education

8.  Attend 12+ hours of yearly training
 Attend 20+ hours of yearly training
 Complete Associate’s/Bachelor’s
Degree in Early Childhood
 Begin training in second language

10.  Employment Options: Private residence
 Job Responsibilities: Maintain a safe and
nurturing home enviornment, plan and
implement developmentally appropriate
activities, oversee the financial management of
in home program (Council on Children and
Families, 2012)
 Have the heart and desire to take care of leaners

11.  Attend training sessions and
obtain license (State of Indiana,
2012)
 Enroll in Paths to Quality
 Enroll in CDA or Associate’s
program
 Complete Paths to Quality
 Enroll in Early Childhood
Bachelor’s program
Short
Term
Long
Term

13.  Employment Options: Child care licensing, Child
and Adult Care Food Program, County/state
department of social services or education
 Job Responsibilities: Knowledge of state
licensing requirements, technical training and
assistance in compliance, investigation in
noncompliance cases (Child Care Service
Association, 2011)

14.  Become familiar with the Indiana
licensing requirements
 Enroll in coursework in social
services and child development
 Complete graduate degree in
social work
 Develop exemplary
communication and
intrapersonal skills (Child Care
Service Association, 2011)
Short
Term
Long
Term

16.  Employment Options: public or private
preschool, Head Start, child care center, or
unlicensed registered ministry
 Job Responsibilities: Developing/selecting
curriculum, communicate effectively with staff
and patrons, market center, oversee spending
and budget (Council on Children and Families,
2012)

17.  Enroll in an Early Childhood
Bachelor’s degree program
 Develop mission statement,
center philosopy, and policies
 Complete Bachelor’s degree in
Early Childhood with course
work in Early Childhood
Administration (Child Care
Service Association, 2011)
Short
Term
Long
Term

19.  Employment Options: Universities, government
agencies, nonprofit and for profit research
organizations
 Job Responsibilities: Evaluate and assess
children and programs, analyze data, conduct
studies (Council on Children and Families, 2012)

20.  Enroll in a Ph.D. program
studying child development
 Network with NAEYC and
become familiar with its
reserach publications
 Complete Ph.D. program in child
development
 Publish one research study
Short
Term
Long
Term

22. The field of Early Childhood Education is a broad field in which
professionals have many opportunities for exciting careers.The
following list are just a few of the career’s that are available.
 Childcare administrator
 Assistant child advocate
 Childcare head teacher
 Childcare teacher
 Teacher assistant
 Curriculum coordinator for childcare settings
 Social worker
 Head start teacher
 Family childcare provider
(Goodwin College,2012)

23. Field Description:
Daycare teachers work primarily with children who are
too young to start preschool, from infants to 5-year-
olds. They nurture the young, impressionable minds
of the future, stimulating their physical, emotional,
intellectual and social growth.
Education Requirement:
Daycare teachers almost always need to have a high
school diploma and, in most cases, a combination of
college education and experience is desirable.
(Early childhood eduation,2012)

24. Field Description:
Child care center administrators/directors have the
challenging job of ensuring that center-based programs
offer developmentally appropriate experiences for the
children, are supportive of the needs of families, and
operate with sound administrative and fiscal
management.
Education Requirements:
Associate’s degree in Early Childhood Education, Bachelor’s
degree in Early Childhood Education/Child Development
with coursework in child care administration, or a graduate
degree in Child Care Administration
(Early childhood eduation,2012)

25. Field Description:
Assists in the classroom under the direction of the
teacher, head of group or assistant to head of
group. May be assigned as a one-on-one aide to
a child with special needs.
Education Requirements:
High school diploma or substantial experience
working with children under the age of 13. Some
individuals take early childhood courses in high
school as preparation for employment as an aide.
(Early childhood eduation,2012)

26. Field Description:
A person who is employed by an individual family
to care for their children in the family's home.
Requirements:
Licensing depends on the state one is living in at
the time.The in-home provider may be required
by the employer to have education or training in
child development, or early childhood
education.
(Early childhood eduation,2012)

27.  Work a few years at a licensed day care
center, after receiving my bachelors
degree.
 Becoming a lead teacher at a nice day care
center or starting a home day care are my
dream long term goals.
 Being the best teacher I can be to help
with the develop of young children.

28. Goodwin College. (2012,Winter). Early childhood education.
Retrieved February 11, 2012, from Goodwin College website:
http://www.goodwin.edu/majors/associates/early_childhood_
education/career_possibilities.asp
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