Unit 2: Early Childhood Careers and Programs

Career Options – The different careers available in early childhood education, including teachers, support roles, community-based jobs.

Roles and Responsibilities – What each career entails on a daily basis.

Required Skills and Qualities – Key personal traits, professional skills, and educational requirements needed to succeed in early childhood professions.

Varieties of Preschool Programs – Differences between family daycare, childcare centers, Head Start programs, parent cooperatives, and laboratory preschools.

Work Environment Differences – How job responsibilities and teaching approaches may vary across different preschool settings.

Students will research careers in early childhood education.

Students will identify and highlight the qualities and skills needed to work as a teacher in this field.

Students will learn about the variety of preschool options, including family daycare, childcare centers, Head Start programs, parent cooperatives, and laboratory preschools.

• Research Projects 

• Career Comparison Chart

• Reflection Journals 

  Guest Speaker  

• Interview Professional