Preschool education students at higher vocational colleges will be the new generation of early childhood teachers. However, the willingness of young people to engage in preschool-related work after graduation is likely due to a combination of personal, experience-based, family and institutional factors. Examine the employment intention of preschool education students in higher vocational colleges and determine the reasons for their career choices in this paper. A quantitative survey research design was used to collect questionnaire data from 1,699 students of preschool education. Research has explored various aspects of students' employment intention, career aspirations, values and cognitions about work life, experience in internships, family support, work stress, school support needs, etc. Based on the above research results, students' employment intentions are not uniform, and the reasons for choosing a career vary among different groups. The reasons students want to work include: career beliefs, expectations for life after school, internship experiences, family support, economic needs, pressure from school, etc. Job stability, income level, welfare benefits, work stress and prospects for future study were all relatively high-priority issues. Based on the above analysis, it is proposed that higher vocational colleges strengthen career cognition education, improve the quality of internships, provide more realistic employment information, and enhance career guidance services. The above results provide practical support for improving talent development and internship arrangements in preschool education.
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