Learn More About A Career In Early Childhood Education

A career in early childhood education provides a range of opportunities to work with young children from birth to 12 years of age, and their families.

As an early childhood educator some of the places you can work include a regulated childcare or pre-primary program, a family home day care agency or an early intervention program supporting families and children.

Your career could also lead to training the next generation of early childhood educators as an instructor in an ECE training program or to a position with the provincial government supporting children and youth programs. And more!

Early Childhood Education Job Profile

Working As An Early Childhood Educator In Nova Scotia

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Classification and PD

• ECEs who work in provincially funded licensed child care are required to hold an ECE Classification which is regulated through the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.
• ECEs are required to take 30 hours of professional development every three years to maintain their Classification.

Salaries

• ECE Compensation
• Salaries for ECEs working in Nova Scotia’s Pre-primary program are set through the Regional Centres for Education and Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (CSAP) across the province and can vary depending on scope of practice, and region.
• Salaries and wages for ECEs working in unionized licensed child care programs, and unfunded licensed child care programs are set by the employer and can vary throughout the province.
   

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