This study was conducted in order to examine how emotional labor affects the relationship between teachers’ burnout and teacher-young children interaction. The subjects of this study were 321 teachers working at child care centers in Jollanam-do. Their burnout, teacher-young children interaction, and emotional labor were surveyed using a questionnaire. In an examination of the correlations among child care teachers’ burnout, teacher-young children interaction and emotional labor, the findings were as follows. Teachers’ burnout was found to have a negative correlation with teacher‐young children interaction, and emotional labor was found to have a positive correlation with teacher-young children interaction. Also, emotional labor was found to reduce the negative impact of teachers’ burnout on teacher-young children interaction. These results suggest that emotional labor needs to be considered as an important factor for mitigating the impact of child care teachers’ burnout on teacher-young children interaction. This study was conducted in order to examine how emotional labor affects the relationship between teachers’ burnout and teacher-young children interaction. The subjects of this study were 321 teachers working at child care centers in Jollanam-do. Their burnout, teacher-young children interaction, and emotional labor were surveyed using a questionnaire. In an examination of the correlations among child care teachers’ burnout, teacher-young children interaction and emotional labor, the findings were as follows. Teachers’ burnout was found to have a negative correlation with teacher‐young children interaction, and emotional labor was found to have a positive correlation with teacher-young children interaction. Also, emotional labor was found to reduce the negative impact of teachers’ burnout on teacher-young children interaction. These results suggest that emotional labor needs to be considered as an important factor for mitigating the impact of child care teachers’ burnout on teacher-young children interaction.