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What is the difference between earning a degree in Early Childhood and Elementary Education?

Will the Early Childhood Education degree let me work with elementary kids? Or up to 1st graders or 2nd graders? I have a bachelor fine art degree..I don't know if I should get a B.A. or a M.A. degree in the field of education. Is it necessary for me to get a B.A. in Education even if I have a B.F.A.? Or just getting a M.A. in Education better?

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1. As the subject implies, Early Childhood is education before Elementary Education. It could start from ages 3 to 6 years old. Elementary Education starts from 7 years old.
2. Early education allows you to teach Preschool through second or third grade. An elementary ed degree allows you to teach first grade through eighth. Some of this depends on the state in which you live. Because you already have a degree you may want to see what the qualifications are for earning a teaching certicate. This also varies depending where you live.