Early Education and Childcare Assistants
Early education and childcare assistants assist in the care of children from birth up to seven years of age in day or residential nurseries, children’s homes, maternity units and similar establishments.
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£14,967
Average salary
New workers start around £7,293.04. Normal pay is £14,967 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £23,306.22.
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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
- Communicates with parents and colleagues on children’s development and well-being.
- Reads stories, organises counting games to help develop language and number skills.
- Plans and organises games and other activities and supervises children’s play.
- Supervises young children at mealtimes.
- Baths, dresses, prepares feed for and feeds babies, changes babies clothing whenever necessary.
- May work under the supervision of more experienced practitioners.
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
64
Critical Thinking
60
Reading Comprehension
59
Monitoring
58
Writing
56
Active Listening
54
Speaking
54
Active Learning
50
Mathematics
29
Science
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