Early
Childhood
Education
Degree
and
Certificate
Programs
ABOUT
EARLY
CHILDHOOD
EDUCATION:
Trained
Early
Childhood
Educators
can
expect
to
earn
a
median
annual
income
of
$45,697*
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About
Early
Childhood
Education:
A
love
of
children,
a
passion
for
teaching,
and
an
overarching
interest
in
grooming
tomorrow's
good
citizens
are
all
at
the
center
of
a
career
in
Early
Childhood
Education.
A
job
in
Early
Childhood
Education
requires
patience,
persistence,
and
creativity.
Most
early
childhood
education
professionals
work
at
least
40
hours
a
week,
but
additional
hours
are
not
uncommon
as
work
loads
vary
throughout
the
school
year.
Moreover,
early
childhood
education
professionals
are
licensed
by
state
and/or
local
bodies,
which
vary
depending
upon
their
location
of
employment,
which
often
requires
additional
schooling
and
testing
outside
of
regular
teaching
hours.
While
many
early
childhood
educators
don't
necessarily
have
all
summers
off,
they
do
enjoy
longer
vacations
and
times
away
from
school
than
individuals
in
many
non-education
professions.
Early
childhood
educators
day-to-day
tasks
involved
the
planning
and
preparation
of
lesson
plans
and
homework,
instructing
students
in
a
classroom
setting,
evaluating
student
performance
and
classroom
behavior,
and
reporting
both
to
parents
several
times
a
school
year
and
whenever
necessary.
They
also
must
maintain
classroom
discipline
and
deal
with
other
issues
that
may
tend
to
arise
with
young
children,
and
working
with
parents
and
administrators
when
necessary
to
address
any
such
issues.
As
mentioned
early
childhood
educators
will
be
required
to
maintain
various
certifications
depending
upon
the
requirements
of
their
state
and/or
locality.
With
the
impending
retirement
of
many
education
professionals,
the
job
outlook
for
early
childhood
educators
is
excellent
and
expected
to
continue
to
grow,
with
a
9%
to
17%
growth
expected
through
the
years
2014.
OTHER
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
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- Early Childhood
Education - Associate of Early Childhood
Education
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Kendall
College - Chicago, Illinois |
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- Early Childhood Education
- Bachelor's Degree
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- Early Childhood Education
- Diploma
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- Early Childhood
Education - Certificate
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-
Early
Childhood Education - Master of
Arts in Early Childhood Education
(MaED)
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