Work site environment

• Noisy

Work setting

• Child care centre
• Kindergarten
• Before and after school programs
• Day care centre or nursery school

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Develop and implement child-care programs that support and promote the physical, cognitive, emotional and social development of children
• Discuss progress and problems of children at staff meetings
• Knowledge of licensing regulations
• Attend staff meetings to discuss progress and problems of children
• Plan and maintain an environment that protects the health, security and well-being of children
• Plan and organize activities for school-age children in child-care programs before and after regular school hours

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Early Childhood Education (ECE) Certificate
• First Aid Certificate
• CPR Certificate

Experience and specialization

Target audience

• Children

Area of specialization

• Pre-school education

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Medical exam
• Immunization records

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Physically demanding
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling