Highlights

• Graduate and work in Queensland as an early childhood teacher in early learning centres, kindergartens, and Prep to Year 3 in primary schools 
• Queensland’s #1 choice for early education courses 
• Choose between an accelerated 3.5 year, or standard 4 year duration 
• If you have an early childhood diploma and work experience you can become a teacher in 2.5 years 
• Gain real-world experience through diverse professional experience placements from your first year of study, organised by QUT. 

Why choose this course?

The early years are a time of rapid growth and development. Early relationships, interactions and experiences provide the foundation for everything that follows - school, work, life. Early childhood teachers make a significant and lasting contribution to a child’s education and lifelong learning. You will be supported by specialist early childhood academics and will experience real-world opportunities that prepare you to teach in early childhood. 

Nationally, the number of early childhood teachers required in early childhood education and care services is expected to grow by 21.6% between 2011 and 2026, according to the Australian Government's Job Outlook (June 2023). 

This puts you, as an early childhood graduate teacher, in the box seat for leadership in the early childhood education and care sector.