This major is designed for those who aim to teach children from kindergarten to year 2, or work with children aged 0–8 in early childhood education and care.

You will learn about the school curriculum, general pedagogical approaches and the management and leadership of early childhood education and care centres.

What jobs can the Early Childhood Education lead to?

CAREERS 

• Early childhood teacher 
• Junior primary teacher 
• Education advisor and reviewer 
• Early learning centre manager 
• Nanny 
• Early learning centre educator 

What you'll learn

• Demonstrate cultural responsiveness and respectful engagement with local First Peoples and a diversity of cultures
• Demonstrate a capacity for leadership through critical thinking, reflective and innovative practices based on local, national and international research, and engagement in ongoing professional learning
• Apply relevant theory and research to enhance the learning experiences and outcomes of learners from a diversity of backgrounds and aspirations
• Apply high-level discipline knowledges and understandings to demonstrate pedagogical capabilities, including planning and delivering effective teaching and learning experiences in the technologically enhanced learning environment, with demonstrated impact for all learners
• Apply high-level discipline and well-developed pedagogical knowledges to generate and critically analyse diverse sources to support situated professional judgements when assessing and reporting on learning
• Demonstrate effective and creative literacy and numeracy competencies across a range of professional contexts
• Apply principles of social justice to create and manage positive, safe and ethical learning environments that support a diversity of learners to engage in meaningful learning
• Communicate professionally with educational stakeholders, including colleagues, parents and carers, and engage collaboratively to build sustainable communities