Early Education and Childcare Practitioners
Early education and childcare practitioners lead the learning and development of and care for children from birth up to five years of age in a school, nursery, or childcare environment.
More about this Career
Average Salary
£17634
New workers start around £9708. Normal pay is £17634 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £24582.
Jobs
3140
Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full and part-time jobs.
Daily Tasks
- Promotes and leads physical activities and children’s games, play, creativity, and problem solving .
- Provides a secure and supportive environment and supervises young children at mealtimes .
- Coordinates nurturing care in bathing, dressing, preparation of feeds, feeding babies, and in changing babies and toddlers clothing whenever necessary .
- Supervises and supports other early education and childcare workers .
- Communicates with parents, colleagues and external professionals on children’s development and health and well-being .
- Leads on preparing children for transitions to different settings, including school. .
- Identifies and responds to health and safety issues .
- Coordinates observation and assessment on children’s play, development and learning.
- Plans children’s day and activities and leads on social, language and numerical development .
Skills Employers are looking for
Soft Skills
Soft skills are non-technical skills that include how you interact with colleagues, solve problems, and manage your work
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Learning Strategies
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Critical Thinking
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Reading Comprehension
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Monitoring
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Writing
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Active Listening
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Speaking
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Active Learning
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Mathematics
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Science
