Career Opportunities
The graduates of the UNC early childhood teacher education program are employed in elementary classrooms, county agencies, Head Start programs, and pre-schools in Public Schools. Some of them are directors or assistant directors of child-care centers. Others received Montessori training in addition to their UNC degrees and are employed by Montessori schools. Some students have opened their own home childcares, and still others work in private schools. Students who decide during their programs to go on to graduate school become counselors, special education teachers, speech therapists, and pediatricians.
