Many people have misconception that studying Early Childhood Education be it in diploma or degree or other level are people who will ended up becoming an early childhood educator, it’s far beyond this. The following are the career options that those studying this course can pursue:

• Teacher in early childhood program
• Director of childcare facility, nursery school
• Family day care provider
• Nanny/au pair
• Foster parents
• Social worker/adoption agency
• Pediatric nurse/school nurse
• Family therapist/parent educator
• Pediatrician
• Early intervention specialists
• Recreation leader
• Play group leader
• Home visitor
• Curriculum specialist
• Instructional specialist, e.g. computer
• Child developmental researcher
• Early childhood education specialist
• Program consultant
• Consumer advocate
• Teacher trainer
• Consultant
• Resource and referral program
• State and national departments of education and/or human services
• State/local licensing worker
• Legislative advocate
• Child care law specialist
• ECE environment consultant
• Interior designer for children’s spaces
• Government planning agent on children issues
• Consultant in bilingual education/multiculturalism
• Nutrition specialist for children
• Child care referral counselor
• Communications consultant
• Script writer/editor
• Freelance writer
• Children’s book author
• Children’s photographer
• Microcomputer specialist/program consultant
• So on and so forth…

Effective Professional Development:

• Uses an integrated systems approach
• It is an ongoing process
• Part of a coherent system that provides a continuous program of study
• Must be evidence based
• Provides opportunities to apply knowledge promotes teacher reflection and provides opportunities for feedback
• Provides a system for collaboration
• Includes sustained leadership
• Continuous assessment
• Include a variety of methodologies