Job options
Jobs directly related to your degree include:
- Early years teacher
- Education consultant
- Education mental health practitioner
- Family support worker
- Health play specialist
- Learning mentor
- Play therapist
- Primary school teacher
- Special educational needs coordinator (SENCO)
- Special educational needs teacher
- Social worker
- Teaching assistant
- Youth worker
Jobs where your degree would be useful include:
- Child psychotherapist
- Children’s nurse
- Community development worker
- Counsellor
- Educational psychologist
- Speech and language therapist
Typical employers
Early childhood studies graduates work in a variety of sectors with a range of employers, including:
- nurseries and pre-schools
- state and independent schools
- local authorities
- local and national charities
- health authorities.
Further study
Early childhood studies graduates that go on to further study tend to take courses that lead to professional status. The most popular option is the postgraduate certificate in education (PGCE), as many graduates go on to work as primary or secondary school, early years or special education needs (SEN) teachers.
Other popular professional courses include nursing and postgraduate courses in social work. Another option, if you’d like to pursue a career in social work, is the intensive 14-month Step Up to Social Work training programme. There are also options to undertake further training to work in educational psychology.