Early Childhood Educators and Assistants

Educational requirements vary, depending on your position in this field of work.

To be an early childhood educator, you usually need a bachelor's degree or college diploma in early childhood education.

With experience, you may move up the ranks to become a daycare supervisor.

To be an early childhood educator assistant, you usually need a high school diploma and some experience in child care. You may also need an Early Childhood Education Assistant certificate.

Most recent entrants have a trade/vocational certificate or community college diploma, and almost 1 in 4 has an undergraduate university degree.

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Babysitting
Meal planning
Arts and crafts

English
Family Studies
First Aid

	Canadore College North Bay, Ontario, CA Related Program(s): Early Childhood Education Intensive (Accelerated) Diploma; Co-op Early Childhood Education Diploma	Request Info
	Long Island University Brooklyn, New York, US Related Program(s): Early Childhood/Childhood Education (MS) Master Early Childhood Education (Grades B-2) and Students with Disabilities (All Grades) (BS) Bachelor	Request Info
	Humber Polytechnic Toronto, Ontario, CA Related Program(s): Early Childhood Education Diploma; Co-op	Request Info
	University of Sunderland - Postgraduate Study Sunderland, England, GB Related Program(s): Childhood and Youth Studies MA Master	Request Info
	University of Worcester Worcester, England, GB Related Program(s): Early Childhood Bachelor; Honours Primary Education with QTS Bachelor; Honours	Request Info
	George Brown Polytechnic Toronto, Ontario, CA Related Program(s): Early Childhood Education (Consecutive Diploma / Degree Program) Bachelor; University Transfer Early Childhood Education Diploma	Request Info