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back	Early Childhood Education Career Info. - Salary - Employers - Contacts

Career Information
Click on the links below to access in-depth career information and assistance relative to this major:

http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos170.htm - Occupational Outlook Handbook - Child Care Worker
http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos170.htm - National Association for the Education of Young Children
http://www.aft.org/career/ - American Federation of Teachers
http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos069.htm - Occupational Outlook Handbook - Preschool Teacher
http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos153.htm - Occupational Outlook Handbook -Teacher Aide

Average Salary
This figure is based on the average salary of 2003 to 2006 program graduates. Keep in mind that this rate may vary depending on location, place of employment, and overall state of the economy.

Many Early Childhood graduates are self-employed, operating childcare businesses. Salaries may be quite substantial after a business is established.

For more information about salary and projected employment rates, see the Illinois Career Information System Online. www.ilworkinfo.com User name: ides. Password: jobs.

CHD (AAS) - Early Childhood Education - $7.00 to $33.00/hr. Many graduates become small business owner/operators and earn substantially more.

Possible Employers:
The following is a list of local employers who have hired JWCC Early Childhood Education graduates:

Barry Cooperative Nursery School
Blessing Hospital Child Care
Caywood
Cheerful Home
Children's Home
Creative Learning Center
Day Care Action Council of IL
DCS Head Start
Early Childhood & Family Center
Expressions by Christine
First Impression Center
Fletchers

John Wood Community College
Kelley Gresing
Pact Headstart
Peg Simon
Perfect Angel
Quincy Public Schools
Self Employed
St. Boniface School
St. Johns School
Town & Country Bank
Transitions of Western IL
YWCA Child Care Center

For More Information:
Please contact the following faculty to learn more about this program:

Carolyn Warren, Early Childhood Education Instructor. 217 641-4507.

If you are interested in becoming an elementary or secondary teacher, contact the Director of the Education Department, Renee Higgins at 641-4930, or Career and Advising Services at 641-4355 to make an appointment with an advisor. Students seeking teacher certification may complete an associate degree at John Wood, then transfer to a four-year institution to earn a bachelor's degree. It is important to work closely with an advisor because transfer requirements vary from one institution to another.

John Wood also works with paraprofessionals (teachers' aides) seeking to complete college credit hours or an associate degree as required by the NCLB (No Child Left Behind) legislation. Contact Janet McGovern at 641-4940 for further information. Information about Work Keys testing may be found at http://www.act.org/workkeys/overview/profcert/faq.html

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