Early years educator in French

Search for éducateur or éducatrice de jeunes enfants, EJE, EJE directrice adjointe, or animatrice de relais petite enfance (RPE, formerly RAM). The role requires the Diplôme d'État d'éducateur de jeunes enfants (DEEJE), a three-year course at degree level prepared in a social work school, including long placements. In the public sector, EJEs are recruited on the territorial grade of the same name, by competitive exam or on contract. Foreign early childhood or teaching degrees do not give automatic access to the DEEJE; a recognition procedure exists for some EU qualifications, and partial exemptions may apply. Employers check criminal records, and fluent French is needed to work with families and write reports.