You’ve always been amazing with kids.
Here, Child Care can be your career!
Child Care professionals make a positive impact in a child’s life during the most critical stages of their growth & development. Child Care professionals operate and support safe, secure environments for children that allow parents to work, go to school, and add value to their communities.
Learn more about launching your career as an Early Childhood teacher or assistant teacher, and understand the in’s and out’s of becoming your own licensed Child Care teacher out of your home.
Want to learn how to start
a career in Early Intervention?
Ready to search your area for the perfect child care role?
Ready to search your area for the perfect child care role?
Just getting started with a
career in Child Care?
Explore the Application Checklist
Sign up on the Gateways Registry.
Explore open positions on the job board. Filter by location or job type.
Fill out the application online or send in by mail.
Have questions? Reach out to careers@inccrra.org for more information.
Just getting started with a career in child care?
Explore the application checklist - everything you need to apply for a position in child care
- Use the Gateways to opportunity registry to manage your education, credentials and training information
- Explore open positions on the Child Care job board and filter by location or job type.
- Fill out your application online or by mail
- Have Questions? Speak with a Professional Development Advisor.
Interested in Early Childhood Education and Care?
You may be closer to the next step in your career than you think! Take our quiz to find out what career path may be the perfect fit for you!
Is Early Childhood Education and Care right for you?
Take our short, 5 Question Child Care Career Quiz!
Not ready to apply?
Learn more.
Enroll in a child care training care
Find salary information for child care positions
Search open child care jobs in my county
Looking for tuition
assistance?
The Gateways Scholarship puts a career in Early Childhood Education and Care within reach.
Child Care professionals make a positive impact in a child’s life during the most critical stages of their growth & development. Child Care professionals operate and support safe, secure environments for children that allow parents to work, go to school, and add value to their communities.
The Gateways Scholarship Program, Early Childhood Access Consortium for Equity Scholarship & the Chicago Early Learning Scholarship will pay a portion of tuition for eligible professionals working in early care and education or school age programs who want to earn college credit, credentials, or degrees.
Learn more about the Early Childhood Education (ECE) or child development (CD) required, in either an associates, bachelors, or masters degree program or in a specialized certificate, endorsement, or credential program. Use our handy Frequently Asked Questions list to find answers to the most common questions.
Contact us for more information or to speak to someone about a career in Early Childhood Education and Care.
