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You should be an early childhood educator if…

You love to interact with children.

Not a single day will be the same, as every child is unique. The joy of seeing their development and progress will motivate you to get out of bed every morning.

You want to make a lifelong impact.

As brain development occurs rapidly during the early years of life, early experiences form the foundation for all learning, health and behaviour that lasts into adulthood.

You want to grow professionally.

Opportunities abound for you to develop through Professional Development Programmes, Continuing Professional Development courses, ECDA Scholarships and more!

What's so attractive about the early childhood sector?

Fulfillment
As the impact of early experiences go beyond the classroom, a career in early childhood provides meaning and purpose that cannot be easily found in other jobs.

Remuneration
With strong government support and continued sector growth, median salaries for early childhood educators have grown and outpaced that of the general market. Visit https://go.gov.sg/ecda-ec-ei-monthly-salary to view the indicative monthly salary ranges for early childhood and early intervention roles.

Opportunities
There is a growing demand for early childhood services and a growing number of preschool centres, which equates to more employment opportunities and better job security.

Progression
With up to 13 types of occupations within a preschool, there are many paths one can take within the sector. You can also progress outside of a preschool setting to be a cluster supervisor, curriculum specialist, or even a lecturer.

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.

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

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

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