The dynamic nature of Early Childhood continues, reaching new ethical complexities. The education minister for Victoria, James Merlino recently announced that Victorian teachers and childcare workers face compulsory Covid-19 vaccinations, which will ultimately determine their work status. I have heard many arguments for and against the mandating of the vaccine, with many saying it’s not about actually having the vaccine, its more about the choice being taken away. I have heard that early childhood professionals are leaving the profession, seeing this as the last straw. The fluid and dynamic nature of early childhood education has been detrimental to those who have had to adjust, adapt, and meet the demands that are ensuring the health and safety of everyone. With huge staff shortages already existing in ECE, the truth is, we cannot afford to see more people leave the profession. I recently conducted an interview with an Early Childhood teacher who decided to stay at her current service as 5 educators had resigned due to the mandated vaccine. I commended her loyalty and wished her well for the future, but this troubled me. Five professionals were leaving just one service, what other stories were happening out there and what would this mean for the future of ECE. I read quite a lot, it’s what I like to do. My mantra is “At least read one article a day that will enlighten or question my thinking” As part of my studies, I read an article called ‘The future of Education, where do we go from here’ It described the seven Cs of change, in the future of Education, post-Covid-19. We must be aware and be prepared for the seven C’s, so that we can be the best version of ourselves in these difficult times. The seven areas of change are: cultural, cyber-education, curriculum design, career-connections, cocktail of thinking skills, cities and communities and our consciousness. When we think of each of these in the context of our work in early childhood, we will have our own interpretations or ideas of how they relate to us. While we have changed our pedagogies to support children and families throughout the pandemic, one of these concepts stands out and that is our consciousness. The reality that we have always had choices in our lives, but now these choices may impact on a persons’ livelihood. For most of us we know that having the vaccine is the right thing to do, however should we really silence those that might be culturally or morally torn by this choice? Or should we let them walk away from a profession that is already in a shortfall? There are many questions to consider, but when we think of ECE as a dynamic and safe place, where everyone’s voice should be heard are we really listening? With education becoming more automated in the future, then maybe the mass walk out of early childhood professions may not be an issue. The dawn of the post digital child is replacing human connection in the world of teaching and learning. This meaning a shift in career pathways for those that may choose to leave irrespective of the mandating of vaccines.