Job requirements Daycare Worker in New Brunswick

Employment requirements

This is what you typically need for the job.

• Early childhood educators
• Completion of a two- to four-year college program in early childhood education or a bachelor's degree in child development is required.
• Licensing is required in Ontario and certification is required in British Columbia for early childhood educators. Licensing for early childhood educators is usually required in all other provinces and territories.
• Early childhood educator assistants
• Completion of secondary school is required.
• Experience in child care is required.
• Completion of an early childhood education assistant certificate program or post-secondary courses in early childhood education may be required.
• Licensing by a provincial or territorial association as an early childhood educator may be required.

Source National Occupational Classification

Professional certification and licensing

If this occupation is regulated, you may need to get a professional license from a regulatory authority before you can start working. Licensing can be compulsory or voluntary, depending on the occupation.

• If the licence is compulsory, you must be certified before you can practise the occupation and use the professional designation.
• If the licence is voluntary, you don’t need to be certified to practise this occupation.

Find out if this occupation is regulated and contact the regulatory authority to learn about the certification process.

Source Foreign Credential Recognition Program - ESDC

Find out where this occupation is regulated in Canada