Early Childhood Development/Daycare

Child care workers supervise, care for, and teach children in day care programs.

Child care workers teach children physical, emotional, intellectual, and social skills. They do this by leading a variety of activities. These include:

• Playing games
• Outdoor play
• Reading books
• Singing songs

Child care workers take care of children's physical needs. This includes:

• Preparing and serving meals and snacks
• Changing diapers
• Helping kids use the restroom
• Cleaning up

Child care workers also take care of children’s' emotional needs. For example, they calm children who are upset. They also stop children from fighting and may discipline them.

Child care workers monitor children's developmental growth. If they see signs of emotional or other developmental problems, they discuss them with their supervisor. They also discuss these problems with the child's parents. They may keep records of children's developmental progress.