CHILDCARE PROVIDER

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for no more than four (4) infants/toddlers at a given time; however, this may require the supervision of children not directly assigned to the Child Care Provider.
• Supervise volunteer workers in the classroom.
• Inform Center Administrator or Assistant Center Administrator of staffing needs and changes immediately.
• Following an approved curriculum, provide quality early childhood learning experiences in the following functional areas in accordance with prescribed practices outlined in the Ongoing Monitoring Management System:
• Education and Early Childhood Development
• ERSEA
• Health and Hygiene
• NUT: Monitor USDA & ACF Guidelines
• Safe Environments and Transportation
• Communications

• Provide constant and continuous supervision of children by sight and hearing daily during all activities both indoor and outdoor, including sleeping/toileting areas.
• Organize and setup learning centers within demonstration classroom at the beginning of each school year. Infant environments should be adjusted as children grow and develop into toddlers.
• Screen and assess each assigned child according to prescribed schedule using agency-defined assessment instrument within the first forty-five (45) calendar days of enrollment.
• Maintain up-to-date record-keeping system in accordance with Record Keeping and Reporting Management System. Manually record results, and give to Clerk for entry into Child Plus Tracking System according to prescribed schedule.
• Ensure that infants/toddlers are fed in accordance with best practices and procedures in EHS Operational Manual and USDA’s Feeding Infants Guide.

• Develop and utilize lesson plans, which reflect mandated elements, parental and cultural diversities and promote the social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development of EHS children bi-weekly.
• Observe children daily in their individual and group activities in learning center and make appropriate notations on child’s anecdotal observations, group lesson plans, and individualized plans.

• Engage in activities that promote experimentation, exploration, problem-solving, cooperation, socialization, and choice-making; ask open-ended questions and listen respectfully to answers.
• Organize and maintain a system of accurate and current written records in accordance with Education Folder Checklist lesson plans (group and individualized), local, state, and federal regulations, statutes, and policies.