Important note: For a university degree in the field of working with children from 0-6 years or 0-10 years, no application for state recognition as an educator can be submitted, as the training to become an educator is a broad-based technical school education that also enables students to work with adolescents and partly young adults and thus does not only focus on the age group 0-14 years, but extends to the age group 0-27 years. It is therefore not to be equated with a university degree.
Childhood educators work in many areas of work with children from 0 to 12/14 years and their families. State recognition is required for work in child and youth welfare, especially in day-care centres. If you have completed a course of study abroad in the field of early education or in elementary or primary education (kindergarten, primary school), you can apply for state recognition in Germany with this degree. This recognition entitles you to use the professional title "State-approved childhood educator (B.A.)" or "State-approved childhood educator (B.A.)". This also makes it possible, for example, to work in day-care centres and, in addition, state recognition opens up access to management positions in these fields of activity.