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Child care workers

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5311

Description

Child care workers provide care and supervision for children in residential homes and in before-school, after-school, vacation and day care centres.
Tasks include -
(a) assisting children to wash, dress and feed themselves;
(b) taking children to and from school or outdoors for recreation;
(c) playing games with children, or entertaining them by reading or storytelling;
(d) assisting in the preparation of materials and equipment for children’s education and recreational activities;
(e) managing children’s behaviour and guiding their social development;
(f) disciplining children and recommending or initiating other measures to control behaviour, such as caring for own clothing and picking up toys and books;
(g) observing and monitoring children’s play activities;
(h) keeping records on individual children, including daily observations and information about activities, meals served and medications administered.
Examples of the occupations classified here:
- Babysitter
- Child care worker
- Creche ayah
- Family day care worker
- Nanny
- Out of school hours care worker
Some related occupations classified elsewhere:
- Early childhood educator - 2342

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