How to become a Certified Early Childhood Educator

An early childhood educator plays a significant role in preparing children aged below five years and those interested in early childhood education must pursue a certified course.

Being an early childhood educator opens a whole new world of experimental teaching across the globe. To create a stimulating learning environment and promoting healthy growth the early childhood educator needs to challenge and engage young children through play centric activities. A child experiences maximum growth and development before the age of five. An early childhood educator also called a pre-school teacher plays a significant role in preparing children aged below five years for primary school by caring and nurturing the young learners.

Proper training helps early childhood educators to learn methods of planned teaching

An early childhood educator helps in the smooth transition between home and play school by providing love and care and at the same time maintaining the natural rhythm of the young children. To develop the sensibilities an early childhood educator or an aspiring early childhood educator has to work with children in addition to the classroom. Even babysitting helps in honing one’s skills. This could be a good career path only when he/she should have a passion for working with preschoolers. A bachelor’s degree coupled with these basic skills is preferred if one is preparing to be an early childhood educator. A Montessori or a pre-primary teacher’s training is gradually becoming compulsory for the aspiring educators. An associate degree in childhood development or education widens the employment possibilities although different states have different requirements. These kinds of training help the early childhood educators to learn methods of planned teaching through play and experiments.

Play schools are keen on hiring certified early childhood educators

Play is a young learner’s natural way to learn. Learning the know-how of teaching young learners is no mean task. If one loves to help young children and give them a great start in life then one is expected to become a certified early childhood educator. For that teacher training one can pursue a nursery teachers training course. They are usually engaged in planning, organizing and running an extensive range of indoor and outdoor activities. The pre and primary teacher training program shapes an aspiring early childhood educator into a professionally trained caretaker of children. It gives the keen insight and brings the expertise to work with young learners giving them a holistic development. A professional training is mandatory and play schools are keen on hiring a certified early childhood educator as they are responsible for shaping the innocent minds in a constructive learning environment.

Teaching aspirants must opt for teacher training courses

Of late, playschools and Montessori houses are mushrooming with every passing day and this has led to a steady requirement of certified early childhood educators with a lot of openings for Montessori teaching jobs in India. Teaching aspirants planning to teach young children are opting for pre primary teacher training or Montessori teaching training. Continuing one’s teaching career as an early childhood educator one needs to become certified as it is the duty of the educator to not really teach but lead the children towards independence and self-discipline. 

By : Suparnaa Sinha Dutta