CPP Careers
Careers in Early Childhood Education
The Cincinnati Preschool Promise prioritizes partnerships and initiatives that support educators, leaders, and future professionals in our network pursuing early childhood education as a career. Specifically, recruitment, retention, and equitable compensation are the primary goals of our workforce efforts.
By supporting our teachers, we are investing in the long-term quality of preschool education. A survey of CPP Community Providers found that CPP’s workforce grants encourage teacher retention, higher wages, work life balance, professional development and overall program sustainability.
Early childhood education careers are strengthened when teachers receive fair compensation, training opportunities, and community support from early childhood education partners like CPP.
For more information on CPP’s direct grants and support for the preschool workforce, visit our For Teachers section.
Current Openings & Positions
All positions with the Cincinnati Preschool Promise are currently filled.
Although we are not hiring at this time, those interested in early childhood education careers can explore our early education partners below.
Early Education Workforce Partners
4C for Children Child Care Careers Program offers Career Navigators for those interested in early childhood careers. Participants receive financial stipends, paid training, guidance on state requirements, and help with job preparation and ongoing employment assistance.
CPP is proud to partner with 4C since this initiative launched in response to workforce crisis that has been exacerbated by the Pandemic. Cincinnati Preschool Promise offers financial stipends to Child Care Career participants at CPP community preschools. These workforce efforts provide educators access to tools that support early childhood education as a career, connecting them with long-term job opportunities and classroom experience.
For more info on Child Care Careers.
Cincinnati State Technical & Community College Early Childhood Education (ECE) Department
The Early Childhood Education program at Cincinnati State seeks to prepare early childhood educators with the content knowledge and skills required to care for and educate young children though a robust curriculum aligned with the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Professional Standards and Competencies.
CPP’s Teacher Completion Grants support Cincinnati State Technical & Community College students in the final stages of their Early Childhood Education coursework. Students gain hands-on experience at a CPP preschool site, with the goal of securing permanent employment. CPP offers a stipend, in partnership with the Cincinnati State Foundation, to help future educators overcome any financial obstacles to obtaining the credentials needed to join the early childhood profession. This pathway offers hands-on training that prepares students to pursue early childhood education as a career in Cincinnati.
For more information on Cincinnati State’s ECE programs.
Start Your Path in Early Childhood Education
Explore training, grants, and workforce support on our Educator & Workforce Grants
FAQ — Careers in Early Childhood Education
Early childhood education professionals support young learners through classroom engagement, developmental support, and family partnership. CPP and its partners offer financial and educational pathways into these roles.
CPP offers grants, stipends, completion support, and workforce partnerships to strengthen teacher recruitment and retention.
Yes! Programs like 4C Child Care Careers and Cincinnati State’s ECE Department offer paid training, tuition support, and real classroom experience at CPP preschools.
Not always. Many workforce partners provide entry-level opportunities, with pathways to certification supported by CPP grants.