3 years Full time or 6 years Part time or 3-6 years Online learning
This course is designed for those motivated to become an early childhood teacher in early childhood education and care settings. You will be equipped with specialised pedagogical knowledge and skills to promote the learning, development and wellbeing of young children, aged birth to 5 years, in prior-to-school early childhood education and care (ECEC) settings. As a specialist early childhood teacher, you will be prepared to teach and work in a diverse range of ECEC settings, including kindergarten/preschool, long day care, family day care and outside school hours care.
You will develop professional knowledge and skills that, in combination with work experience and personal qualities, can equip you for a variety of careers in ECEC, including policy development, engagement in education and training, design and delivery of professional learning programs, advocacy work and employment in other child and family contexts (e.g., playgroup, child and family centres). You must complete 81 days of approved professional work in an early childhood education and care setting. 15 days must be with children birth-2 years, 40 days must be in a kindergarten.
This course is covered by the QUT Offer Guarantee.
For more course information, visit Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (Birth to Five) at QUT.
Queensland University of Technology
A Suitability Card is required; refer to institution.
For additional information about the admissions criteria for QUT and for this course, refer to QUT’s website.
Applicant must be 16; Completion of Year 12 or attained age 18 years
English, or Literature, or English and Literature Extension, or English as an Additional Language (Units 3 & 4, C)
For more information about the ATAR/Selection Rank profile, please visit ATAR/Selection Rank profile explained.
As this is a new course, Semester 1, 2025 information is not available.
Excluding: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made, excluding adjustment factors.
Including: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made including any adjustment factors that may have been applied.
For more information about the Student profile, please visit Student profile explained.
As this is a new course, Semester 1, 2025 information is not available.
The degree provides entry to a range of career options including: teaching in prior-to-school ECEC settings, becoming an educational leader responsible for leading educational programs and practices in an ECEC setting, taking on other service leadership roles such as director in an ECEC centre or coordinator in a family day care or outside school hours care service.