Early Childhood Education Teacher

An early childhood teacher helps young children grow through play, stories, music, and everyday routines. A typical day includes planning activities that build language, early math, social skills, and motor skills, guiding group time, supporting children who are upset or learning to share, and talking with families about progress. You work in classrooms with assistant teachers, directors, and specialists, in preschools, child care centers, Head Start programs, and public school pre-K. Observation is a major part of the job, since you notice each child's progress and share what you see with parents.