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.
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£16,554
Average salary
New workers start around £8,234.80. Normal pay is £16,554 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £23,847.28.
24
Annual Openings
Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons in Cornwall, and do<br /> 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
The number of unique job postings in your area that have listed this skill in the last year.
Skills
Job postings
Learning Strategies
71
Critical Thinking
66
Reading Comprehension
65
Monitoring
64
Writing
62
Active Listening
59
Speaking
59
Active Learning
55
Mathematics
32
Science
18
