How to become an Early Childhood Educator
Official title: Early Childhood Educators
Supports preschool children's language, social, science, physical and emotional development through teaching, play and other activities.
Main tasks
- Plan and organise activities such as drama, music, art, storytelling, role play, songs and rhymes to build preschool children's language, motor skills, social skills, confidence, understanding and creativity
- Watch for and observe problems with children's development, emotions and health, and discuss them with parents and other early childhood staff when needed
- Guide and help children to develop good habits in eating, dressing and hygiene, and supervise their daily activities to keep them safe
- Observe and assess children's nutrition, health, welfare and safety needs, and identify factors that hold back their development
Ways in
- University department: Education & Teaching degrees, Offered by 30 universities in Taiwan
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Average pay: NT$545,000 a year
- Demand for Education jobs is projected at about 444,000 in 2024 and about 435,000 in 2030. (-2%)
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
How do I become an Early Childhood Educator?
Ways in include: Education & Teaching degrees.
How much does an Early Childhood Educator earn in Taiwan?
Average pay is NT$545,000 a year (Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics).
Is an Early Childhood Educator a growing career in Taiwan?
Demand for this job family is projected to change -2% from 2024 to 2030 (National Development Council).
Will AI change the work of an Early Childhood Educator?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics: Occupational Wage Survey (職類別薪資調查) (2025 survey (July 2025 monthly, 2024 annual), released 2026-05-29), Open Government Data License, version 1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- National Development Council: Final manpower demand projections by occupation (職業別最終人力需求推估) (2025 to 2030 (base 2024), 13 job families), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026