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What early childhood educators make
Typical
$46,000
Starting
$35,000
Supervisor or director
$62,000
Job Bank's national median is $22.30 an hour, about $46,000 a year full time. Non-profit and school-board centres pay more than small private ones. This is honest work that has been underpaid for decades, and the gap between the low end and the high end is small.