Childcare Workers

Perform a variety of tasks at childcare institutions to ensure the well-being of children. This includes attending to their needs, developing their social and emotional skills, and creating a safe and engaging environment for play and learning.

• Care for children in institutional settings, such as group homes, nursery schools, private businesses, or schools for the handicapped, and provide emotional support to help them develop positive self-concepts.
• Sanitize toys and play equipment to maintain a clean and safe environment, and encourage children to pick up after themselves and develop good habits.
• Identify signs of emotional or developmental problems in children and report them to parents or guardians, and keep detailed records of individual children's activities, meals, and medications.
• Teach children health and personal habits, such as eating, resting, and toilet habits, and read to them and engage them in simple activities like painting, drawing, and singing.
• Organize and store toys and materials to maintain order in activity areas, and perform housekeeping duties such as laundry, cleaning, and changing of linens.
• Accompany children to and from school, on outings, and to medical appointments, and dress them and change their diapers as needed.
• Help children with homework and school work, and create developmentally appropriate lesson plans to engage them in learning.
• Perform general administrative tasks, such as taking attendance, editing internal paperwork, and making phone calls, and maintain a safe play environment by supervising children and responding to emergencies.
• Organize and participate in recreational activities and outings, such as games and field trips, and provide care for mentally disturbed, delinquent, or handicapped children.
• Regulate children's rest periods, and assist in preparing food and serving meals and refreshments to children.
• Provide individualized attention to children and respond to their unique needs and behaviors, and communicate regularly with parents or guardians about daily activities and issues.
• Support children's emotional and social development by encouraging understanding of others and positive self-concepts, and provide care for children in a variety of settings, including childcare centers and private homes.
• Observe and monitor children's play activities, and instruct them in daily living skills, such as toileting and washing hands.
• Take attendance and maintain accurate records of children's attendance, and perform general personnel functions, such as supervision, training, and scheduling.

• Discuss child development and behavior with parents or guardians, and provide them with updates on their child's progress.
• Assist individuals with special needs, and provide care and support to help them develop daily living skills.
• Teach daily living skills or behaviors, such as toileting and washing hands, and discuss child development and behavior with parents or guardians.
• Teach health or hygiene practices, and develop educational or training programs to promote healthy habits and behaviors.
• Develop daily schedules for children or families, and assist in preparing food and serving meals and refreshments to children.
• Teach daily living skills or behaviors, such as dressing and grooming, and assist individuals with special needs.
• Discuss child development and behavior with parents or guardians, and provide them with recommendations for supporting their child's growth and development.
• Arrange childcare or educational settings to ensure physical safety of children, and develop educational or training programs to promote healthy habits and behaviors.
• Accompany individuals or groups to activities, and provide individualized attention to children and respond to their unique needs and behaviors.
• Prepare foods or meals, and assist in serving meals and refreshments to children.
• Teach daily living skills or behaviors, such as bathing and dressing.