
Why be an educator?
You should be an early childhood educator if…

You love to interact with children.

You want to make a lifelong impact.

You want to grow professionally.
What's so attractive about the early childhood sector?





Develop and upskill your career

The ECDA Training Award is offered to students undergoing full time early childhood courses who are passionate about working with children and plan to have a career in the early childhood sector.

The CPD Prospectus provides a list of CPD courses which in-service educators can sign up for via ONE@ECDA.

The Professional Development Programme (PDP) is a structured 3-year programme designed to support educarers, teachers and leaders in their professional development journey.

The ECDA Scholarship nurtures and supports outstanding and deserving in-service EC educators in their academic pursuits as they strive for professional mastery.

The ECDA Fellows Programme is offered to pinnacle leaders in the EC profession to provide opportunities for them to develop their career, fulfil their aspirations and uplift the quality of the sector.

The Early Childhood (EC) Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Roadmap is a guide for EC Educators to chart out your personal professional development plan.

The Skills Framework (SFw) For Early Childhood (EC) is to equip individuals to make informed decisions after career choices, as well as take responsibility for skills upgrading and career planning.

The Leadership Development Framework (LDF) guides the holistic development of leaders in the EC sector

The Early Intervention (EI) Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Roadmap is a guide for EI and Learning Support Educators to chart out your personal professional development plan.

Through teaching, we can change the world one child at a time.”