Early education and preschool education are two related and different concepts. The following are their main differences:

Orientation and goal: Early education majors focus on the education of infants (0-3 years old) and preschool children (3-6 years old), paying attention to their all-round development and physical and mental health. The preschool education major pays more attention to the education of preschool children (3-6 years old) and cultivates their cognitive, linguistic, social and emotional abilities.

Curriculum: The curriculum of early education specialty is more extensive, covering the understanding of children's growth and development, early education theory and practice, family education and many other aspects. The curriculum of pre-school education focuses more on the principles, methods and curriculum design of pre-school education, including pre-school pedagogy, educational psychology, kindergarten curriculum and so on.

Teaching methods: The teaching methods of early education majors usually pay more attention to parent-child interaction and game teaching, and provide rich and varied game activities through close cooperation with families to promote children's all-round growth and development. Pre-school education majors focus on classroom teaching and adopt systematic teaching methods to help children master basic cognitive, linguistic and social skills.

Employment orientation: Early education graduates can engage in infant education in kindergartens, nurseries, family education institutions and other fields. Graduates majoring in preschool education usually work in kindergartens, preschool classes and preschool education and training institutions, and are responsible for the education and management of preschool children.

It should be pointed out that there is some overlap and connection between the two majors, and the specific differences may vary from country to country or region. In addition, both early education and preschool education emphasize children's all-round development and education. For professionals, it is very important to continuously improve their academic level and professional ability.