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Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare
Teaches and cares for young children before kindergarten.
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Preschool teachers plan play-based lessons, help young children learn letters, numbers and social skills, and talk with families. They work in child care centers, Head Start, pre-K programs and schools.
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The guide checks the courses against your plan, with things to try each year. Free account needed.
High school courses that build toward it
- Child Development · Career and Technical
Builds teaching and training, which this job uses.
- Physical Education · Health and PE
Builds teaching and training, which this job uses.
- English 10 · English
Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.
- Sociology · Social Studies
Builds how groups and cultures work, which this job uses.
- Statistics · Math
Builds math, which this job uses.
Ranked by how much the job relies on what each course teaches, from O*NET's knowledge ratings. Your school's own courses and the counselor have the final word.
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare on O*NET OnLine · O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections 2025.