Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain a safe and healthy environment to prevent and reduce injuries and illness. Ensure the indoor and outdoor areas are free of dangerous material and conditions, and handle emergencies if they occur.
• Protect the physical health of children by maintaining daily health records and administering first aid and medication.
• Address the physical needs of children such as diapering, toileting, eating and napping.
• Prepare the learning environment and set out materials that provide open ended learning opportunities.
• Advance physical and intellectual competence in children 1-6 years of age through the development of curriculum and implementation of activities which promote physical, cognitive, language and social-emotional development.
• Build Positive Self Concept by helping children experience success, acceptance and challenging demands.
• Promote positive functioning of children and adults by encouraging the development of social skills through appropriate interactions with others; and by providing positive guidance and behaviour management.
• Coordinate home and centre child rearing practices and expectations by maintaining open, friendly and informative relationships with each child’s family and communication with co-workers.
• Supplementary responsibilities: program management and personal/professional development.