Education: College/CEGEP.
Work setting: Child care centre.
Tasks:
- Assess the children's development in order to prepare a learning plan tailored to his needs..
- Develop and implement child-care programs that support and promote the physical, cognitive, emotional and social development of children.
- Synthesize the overall situation of the children and communicate the information to the parents.
- Lead activities by telling or reading stories, teaching songs and taking children to local points of interest.
- Encourage children to express creativity through the media of art, dramatic play, music and physical activity.
- Guide and assist children in the development of proper eating, dressing and toilet habits.
- Observe children for signs of potential learning or behavioural problems and prepare reports for parents, guardians or supervisor.
- Discuss progress and problems of children at staff meetings.
- 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.
- Supervise and co-ordinate activities of other early childhood educators and early childhood educator assistants.
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses : Early Childhood Education (ECE) Certificate.
Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years.
