Careers in Early Childhood

Potential types of employers

  • boards of education
  • camps
  • consulting firms
  • child care centers
  • educational publishers
  • federal government agencies
  • group homes
  • learning centers
  • nonprofit organizations
  • private elementary schools
  • public elementary schools
  • social service agencies
  • staffing agencies
  • state and local government
  • test-preparation companies

Did
you
know

The average class size
of early childhood
classes is 30.

Common job titles related to early childhood

Find out more about these occupations, including salaries.

  • before and after school programming
  • camp director
  • child advocate
  • child care administration
  • child development specialist
  • consulting customer service
  • daycare center director
  • daycare center owner
  • daycare teacher
  • early childhood family education (ECFE) teacher
  • fundraiser
  • head start teacher
  • instructional coordinator
  • nanny
  • paraeducator
  • para-professional
  • preschool teacher
  • professional tutor
  • program coordinator
  • programming specialist
  • publisher
  • sales representative
  • social worker technician
  • training and development manager
  • writer/author

Career opportunities with an advanced or graduate degree

  • administrator
  • child psychologist
  • counselor
  • curriculum supervisor
  • librarian
  • principal
  • professor
  • researcher
  • school psychologist
  • school social worker
  • special education teacher
  • speech/language pathologist
  • superintendent
  • teacher (K-6) *licensure required
  • therapist

Job titles of alumni (non-licensed)

  • ECSE paraprofessional
  • Infant Teacher
  • Lead Preschool Teacher
  • Lead Teacher
  • Professional Development Coordinator/Supervisor
  • Toddler Teacher
  • Research Assistant

Job titles of alumni (licensed)

  • 1st grade teacher
  • 2nd grade teacher
  • 3rd grade teacher
  • Caring for Kids Director
  • ECFE Children’s Teacher
  • Education Services Manager
  • Elementary School Continuous Progress Instructor
  • High Five Teacher
  • Kindergarten Teacher
  • Lead YBK Preschool Teacher/Supervisor
  • Lead Teacher
  • Nature Preschool Teacher
  • Pre-Kindergarten teacher
  • Pre-Kindergarten Teacher - Sojourner Truth Academy
  • Preschool Director
  • Toddler Teacher

Specific employers of alumni (licensed)

Elementary teaching positions require licensure. Learn more about teacher preparation.

  • Anoka Public Schools, other districts
  • A Backyard Farm
  • Bel Air Elementary, Mounds View Public Schools
  • Dodge Nature Center
  • Highlands Elementary
  • Hope Preschool
  • Hopkins School District
  • Interfaith Outreach & Community Partners
  • Mendota Heights
  • Minneapolis Public Schools
  • New Horizon Academy
  • People Serving People
  • Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools (ISD 719)
  • Roseville Area School District
  • Sojourner Truth Academy
  • St. Paul Public Schools
  • Wayzata Public Schools
  • YWCA