申請人必須–
(a) 持有香港頒授的兒童心理學、幼兒教育、心理學、教育心理學、幼兒研究、教育或社會工作(課程須包括有關兒童成長及行為的訓練)、輔導 (以幼兒為對象) 或有關科目的學士學位，或具備同等學歷；
(b) 持有香港專上教育機構頒授的教育證書，或具備同等學歷；
(c) 在取得學士學位後具備四年從事幼兒教育或幼兒工作的經驗[參閱註(1)]；以及
(d) 符合語文能力要求，即在綜合招聘考試兩張語文試卷 (中文運用及英文運用) 中取得「二級」成績，或具備同等成績[參閱註(2) - (5)]。

申請人必須具責任感、積極進取和熱心工作；品格良好、為人正直；有志於教育服務；以及能以中、英文有效溝通。

持有香港以外學術機構所頒授學歷的申請人，請隨申請書夾附有關學術機構所簽發的文憑／證書、成績單及列明有關課程的授課形式(例如全日制／兼讀制、在當地院校上課／遙距授課等)的證明文件副本。申請人也應盡可能提供所有其他有關的學歷證明文件副本，以便進行學歷評審的工作。至於持有本地學歷的申請人，亦須夾附列明其修讀學位課程時主修和副修科目及／或相關科目訓練的證明文件副本。

Candidates should have –
(a) a Hong Kong bachelor's degree in Child Psychology, Early Childhood Education, Psychology, Educational Psychology, Child Studies, Education or Social Work (with training in child growth and behavior), Counselling (with a focus on young children) or a related field, or equivalent;
(b) a certificate in education from a Hong Kong tertiary educational institution, or equivalent;
(c) four years' relevant post-degree experience in teaching or working with early years children [See Note (1)]; and
(d) met the language proficiency requirements of 'Level 2' results in the two language papers (Use of Chinese and Use of English) in the Common Recruitment Examination (CRE), or equivalent [See Notes (2) - (5)].

Candidates should be responsible, self-motivated and enthusiastic; have a fine character and integrity; be committed to serve in the education field; and be able to communicate effectively in Chinese and English.

For candidates holding qualifications obtained from academic institutions outside Hong Kong, please attach to their application copies of diplomas/certificates, transcripts of studies and official documents issued by the relevant academic institutions stating the mode of delivery (e.g. full-time/part-time, on campus/distance learning, etc.) of the study programmes. To facilitate the assessment of the qualifications, candidates should provide the above documents for all other relevant qualifications obtained as far as possible. For candidates holding local qualifications, please also attach copies of the documents stating the major and minor subjects studied in their degree courses and/or relevant subject training.