early childhood educator (ECE)

• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience: Experience an asset

Work Setting

• Child care centre

Tasks

• Assess the children's development in order to prepare a learning plan tailored to their needs.
• Assist co-workers in housekeeping and cooking duties.
• Bathe, diaper, and feed infants and toddlers.
• Storytelling.
• Synthesize the overall situation of the children and communicate the information to the parents.
• Assist early childhood educators in carrying out programs that promote the physical, cognitive, emotional, and social development of children.
• Lead activities by telling or reading stories, teaching songs, and taking children to local points of interest.
• Assist early childhood educators or supervisors in keeping records.
• Encourage children to express creativity through the media of art, dramatic play, music, and physical activity.
• Engage children in activities by telling stories, teaching songs, and preparing crafts.
• Guide and assist children in the development of proper eating, dressing, and toilet habits.
• Prepare snacks and arrange rooms or furniture for lunch and rest periods.
• Knowledge of licensing regulations.
• Attend staff meetings to discuss progress and problems of children.
• Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with co-workers and community service providers working with 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.

Certificates, Licences, Memberships, and Courses

• Child development assistant (ECE level 1).
• Child development supervisor (ECE level 3).
• Emergency child care first aid and CPR.
• First Aid Certificate.
• CPR Certificate.

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

• Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
• Bending, crouching, kneeling.