Childcare Workers

What You'll Do

• Support children's emotional and social development, encouraging understanding of others and positive self-concepts.
• Care for children in childcare center setting
• Sanitize toys and play equipment.
• Discipline children and recommend or initiate other measures to control behavior, such as caring for own clothing and picking up toys and books.
• Observe and monitor children's play activities.
• Keep records on individual children, including daily observations and information about activities, meals served, and medications administered.
• Instruct children in health and personal habits, such as eating, resting, and toilet habits.
• Read to children and teach them simple painting, drawing, crafts, and songs.
• Organize and store toys and materials to ensure order in activity areas.
• Sterilize and prepare bottles.
• Dress children when needed and change diapers.
• Perform light housekeeping duties, such as laundry, cleaning, dish washing, and changing of linens on cribs.
• Maintain a safe play environment.
• Communicate with children's parents or guardians about daily activities, behaviors, and related issues.
• Assist in preparing food and serving meals and refreshments to children.
• Create developmentally appropriate lesson plans.
• Regulate children's rest periods.
• Perform general administrative tasks, such as taking attendance and completing food program forms.
• Perform general personnel functions, such as supervision, training, and scheduling.

Requirements

• Arrange childcare or educational settings to ensure physical safety of children.
• Discuss child development and behavior with parents or guardians.
• Prepare foods or meals.
• Develop educational or training programs.
• Develop daily schedules for children.
• Perform administrative or clerical tasks.
• Assist individuals with special needs.
• Clean tools or equipment.
• Teach daily living skills or behaviors.
• Monitor health or behavior of children.
• Discuss child development and behavior with parents or guardians.
• Maintain client information or service records.
• Teach health or hygiene practices.
• Arrange items for use or display.
• Clean tools or equipment.
• Perform light housekeeping duties.

Nice to Have

• Experience in a childcare setting
• Child Development Associate's Credential

Benefits