Childcare Workers Go Back to List Attend to children at schools, businesses, private households, and childcare institutions. Perform a variety of tasks, such as dressing, feeding, bathing, and overseeing play.

Technology used in this occupation:
	Computer based training software

Tasks
	Support children's emotional and social development, encouraging understanding of others and positive self-concepts.
	Care for children in institutional setting, such as group homes, nursery schools, private businesses, or schools for the handicapped.
	Sanitize toys and play equipment.
	Discipline children and recommend or initiate other measures to control behavior, such as caring for own clothing and picking up toys and books.
	Identify signs of emotional or developmental problems in children and bring them to parents' or guardians' attention.
	Observe and monitor children's play activities.
	Keep records on individual children, including daily observations and information about activities, meals served, and medications administered.
	Instruct children in health and personal habits, such as eating, resting, and toilet habits.
	Read to children and teach them simple painting, drawing, handicrafts, and songs.
	Organize and store toys and materials to ensure order in activity areas.

Skills
	Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
	Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
	Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
	Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
	Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
	Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
	Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
	Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
	Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
	Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

Knowledge
	Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
	Psychology - Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
	Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
	English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
	Public Safety and Security - Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
	Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
	Clerical - Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
	Therapy and Counseling - Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.
	Personnel and Human Resources - Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
	Sociology and Anthropology - Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.

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Wage Information
	Region Average Entry Level  Mid-Range  Annual  Hourly  Statewide $34,178.00 $16.43  $14.32  $14.67 - $17.33  Bridgeport/Stamford $35,568.00 $17.10  $14.83  $15.08 - $17.93  Danbury $32,224.00 $15.49  $13.93  $14.02 - $16.22  Hartford $33,144.00 $15.94  $14.37  $14.69 - $17.06  New Haven $33,750.00 $16.22  $14.16  $14.36 - $17.52  New London/Norwich $32,966.00 $15.85  $14.01  $14.41 - $17.08  Waterbury $35,861.00 $17.24  $13.73  $13.74 - $15.78  Torrington $34,283.00 $16.48  $14.14  $14.56 - $16.82

Occupation Outlook ( 2016 - 2026 ) Average Annual Job Openings:   1844   Employment in this occupation is expected to grow about as fast as average, and the number of annual openings will offer excellent job opportunities.

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