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Early Childhood Teacher resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what early childhood teachers actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most early childhood teachers should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Early Childhood Teacher with experience designing and delivering play-based programs for children from birth to five. Skilled in observing and documenting development, building strong family partnerships, and meeting National Quality Framework requirements. Committed to creating inclusive, safe and engaging learning environments that support every child's foundation for school.
Key skills
- Play-based learning program design
- Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) implementation
- Child development observation and documentation
- Classroom and behaviour management
- Family partnership and communication
- Student assessment and reporting
- Pastoral care and wellbeing
- Storypark
- Xplor Education
- Kindyhub
- Educa
- Microsoft Office
Experience: example bullet points
- Planned and delivered play-based learning experiences aligned with the Early Years Learning Framework, supporting children's language, social and motor development.
- Observed and documented each child's progress using Storypark, providing families with regular, meaningful updates on learning and wellbeing.
- Managed daily routines for a group of up to 20 children, including meals, rest and outdoor play, maintaining a safe and nurturing environment.
- Built collaborative partnerships with families through daily conversations and formal reporting, helping extend learning from the centre into the home.
- Maintained compliance with the National Quality Framework and child safety standards, contributing to a service culture of continuous improvement.
Education
Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood) or equivalent ACECQA approved qualification, plus current state or territory teacher registration.
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- Early Childhood Teacher
- ACECQA
- National Quality Framework
- Early Years Learning Framework
- EYLF
- Teacher Registration
- Working with Children Check
- Child Safe Standards
- Play-based Learning
- Documentation
- Family Partnerships
- Kindergarten
- Preschool
- Long Day Care
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.