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8855 Assistant Childcare Educator

M855
Field of application Assistant childcare educators work in childcare or day care facilities, but not in a school day care facility.
Other job titles No other job titles
Information specific to the trade Section 4 of the Educational Childcare Regulation stipulates that “No person working in a childcare centre or day care centre facility while childcare is being provided, including a trainee or a volunteer who is present on a regular basis at the facility, may have an impediment related to the abilities and conduct required to hold a position in a childcare centre or day care centre . . . ” Day care workers must therefore consent to a record check to verify the absence of such an impediment. All persons under 18 years of age must be accompanied by an adult when in the presence of children attending a day care service.

835501 - Assist the childcare educator when babies, toddlers and preschoolers arrive and depart ? 2

Performance criteria

  • Observance of occupational health and safety rules
  • Compliance with work instructions
  • Observance of the procedure to follow in emergency situations
  • staying within the limits of the occupation
  • Patience
  • Demonstration of affection
  • Concern for the safety of babies, toddlers and preschoolers
  • Constant vigilance

Tasks

  • Greet parents and children when they arrive.
  • Take items brought by parents (bags of clothing, diapers, baby food, bottles, etc.) and put them in the designated location.
  • Distract children who are crying or comfort those who are sad.
  • Say goodbye to parents and children when they leave.

835502 - Assist the childcare educator in providing basic care for toddlers and preschoolers ? 2

Performance criteria

  • Observance of occupational health and safety rules
  • Observance of hygiene and cleanliness rules
  • Compliance with work instructions
  • Observance of the procedure to follow in emergency situations
  • staying within the limits of the occupation
  • Respect for physical, cultural, social differences, etc.
  • Good judgment
  • Patience
  • Accurate interpretation of non verbal language
  • Demonstration of affection
  • Concern for the safety of babies, toddlers and preschoolers
  • Vigilance

Tasks

  • Receive instructions from the childcare educator regarding the care to be provided.
  • Provide help when children are dressing: encourage children to dress themselves or help them to do so; put on sweaters, button up coats, fasten zippers, lace up shoes, distinguish between the front and back of clothing and the right and left shoes, etc.
  • Provide help when children are eating: monitor children during meal and snack times, encourage children to put on bibs or help them to do so, ask them to wash their hands, distribute meals and snacks, check if children are eating well and, if not, notify the childcare worker, clean up messes, ask children to wipe their hands and faces, etc.
  • Provide help during naptime: monitor children during their naptime, make sure they are covered with blankets, close the curtains, turn on a nightlight, etc.
  • Provide help with regard to hygiene: accompany children to the bathroom, encourage them to brush their teeth, comb their hair, wash their hands, etc.
  • Comfort the children.
  • Detect any problems and notify the educator.
  • Follow procedures in place for emergency situations.

835503 - Assist the childcare educator in providing basic care for babies Optional task or competency 2

Performance criteria

  • Observance of occupational health and safety rules
  • Observance of hygiene and cleanliness rules
  • Compliance with work instructions
  • Observance of the procedure to follow in emergency situations
  • staying within the limits of the occupation
  • Respect for physical, cultural, social differences, etc.
  • Good judgment
  • Patience
  • Accurate interpretation of non verbal language
  • Demonstration of affection
  • Concern for the safety of babies, toddlers and preschoolers
  • Vigilance

Tasks

  • Receive instructions from the childcare educator regarding the care to be provided.
  • Provide help with clothing: put on pyjamas, coats, hats, etc.
  • Provide help with feeding: give bottles and feed babies.
  • Provide help during naptime: put babies in cradles or baby chairs.
  • Provide help with regard to hygiene: change diapers, wash various parts of the body, dry scalp, etc.
  • Rock or hold babies.
  • Detect any problems and notify the educator.
  • Follow procedures in place for emergency situations.

835504 - Assist the childcare educator in preparing indoor and outdoor games and activities 2

Performance criteria

  • Observance of occupational health and safety rules
  • Compliance with work instructions
  • Observance of the procedure to follow in emergency situations
  • staying within the limits of the occupation
  • Appropriate judgment
  • Patience
  • Demonstration of affection
  • Concern for the safety of babies, toddlers and preschoolers
  • Constant vigilance

Tasks

  • Receive instructions from the educator with regard to the schedule of activities.
  • Prepare arts and crafts supplies: prepare play dough, take out paint and colouring supplies, hand out paper and construction paper, hand out boxes of beads, display pictures and crafts, wash paintbrushes and containers, put supplies away after the activity and sweep the floor.
  • Prepare board games and put them away after the activity.
  • Take out sports equipment (balls, hockey sticks, nets, etc.) and put it away after the activity.
  • Take out musical instruments and songbooks and put them away after the activity.
  • Take out equipment for playing in the sand: take off the sandbox cover, take out buckets and shovels, trucks, etc., and put them away after the activity. Optional task or competency
  • Participate in building a snow slide, a skating rink, etc. Optional task or competency
  • Participate in monitoring the toddlers and preschoolers during free-play periods.
  • Participate in games at the request of the educator.

835505 - Accompany the childcare educator during walks to the park or other outings: visits to museums, zoos, aquariums, sugar shacks, orchards, etc. ? Optional task or competency 2

Performance criteria

  • Observance of occupational health and safety rules
  • Compliance with work instructions
  • Observance of procedures in place for outings
  • Clear communication with parents who are accompanying
  • Patience
  • Concern for the safety of babies, toddlers and preschoolers
  • Constant vigilance

Tasks

  • Receive instructions from the educator as to how the activity will proceed.
  • Encourage the children to dress themselves or help them to do so.
  • Help the educator check that the children are ready for the outing: appropriate clothing, personal identification cards, clean hands and faces, combed hair, etc.
  • Notify the educator of any problems: child without rain boots, hat, warm jacket, scarf, etc.
  • Put babies in strollers. Optional task or competency
  • Ask the children to hold the cord linking them together and check regularly that they are holding it.
  • Start and end the walk.
  • Help the children get in and out of a bus or another vehicle.

835506 - Help to organize and set up the premises Optional task or competency 2

Performance criteria

  • Observance of occupational health and safety rules
  • Compliance with work instructions
  • Proper application of work techniques
  • Proper use of handling equipment
  • Concern for the safety of babies, toddlers and preschoolers

Tasks

  • Receive instructions from the childcare educator with regard to setting up and organizing the premises. Optional task or competency
  • Move and place dividers. Optional task or competency
  • Move shelves, cupboards, bookshelves, etc. Optional task or competency
  • Reorganize the reading area: arrange armchairs or cushions, put away books in bookshelves, check lighting, etc.
  • Reorganize the music area: arrange armchairs and cushions, put away CDs and cassettes, put away musical instruments, etc.
  • Reorganize the area for crafts and experiments: arrange tables and chairs, move containers of gouache or paint, paper, pencils, scissors, etc.
  • Reorganize play areas: kitchenette and dolls, construction games, puppet theatre, computer corner, etc.
  • Reorganize the nap area: rearrange beds or mats, make beds, etc.
  • Reorganize the eating and snack area: arrange tables, chairs, etc.
  • Put up decorations for birthdays and holidays.
  • Detect breakages (broken parts, detached parts, etc.) and notify the educator.

520 - Clean and disinfect toys 1

Performance criteria

  • Observance of occupational health and safety rules
  • Observance of hygiene and cleanliness rules
  • Compliance with work instructions
  • Proper application of work techniques
  • Appropriate judgment
  • Proper use of equipment and cleaning products
  • Concern for the safety of babies, toddlers and preschoolers
  • Cleanliness of toys

Tasks

  • Soak toys in soapy water.
  • Clean toys.
  • Dry toys.
  • Use equipment designed for disinfecting toys, as needed Optional task or competency
  • Detect breakages (broken parts, detached parts, etc.) and notify the educator.

521 - Help maintain the outdoor play area Optional task or competency 1

Performance criteria

  • Observance of occupational health and safety rules
  • Observance of hygiene and cleanliness rules
  • Compliance with work instructions
  • Good judgment
  • Proper application of work techniques
  • Proper use of equipment
  • Concern for the safety of babies, toddlers and preschoolers

Tasks

  • Ensure there are no obstacles in the safety zones.
  • Carry out a visual inspection of play equipment daily.
  • Verify the quality of absorbent material in safety zones once a week.
  • Add clean sand as needed. Optional task or competency
  • Verify the structural integrity of play equipment (guardrails, swings, slides, climbing apparatus, etc.). Optional task or competency
  • Detect breakages (broken parts, detached parts, etc.) and notify the educator.
  • Record information on an inspection sheet. Optional task or competency

835507 - Ensure the safety of babies, toddlers and preschoolers 2 2

Performance criteria

  • Observance of occupational health and safety rules
  • Observance of hygiene and cleanliness rules
  • Compliance with work instructions
  • Observance of the procedure to follow in emergency situations
  • Constant vigilance
  • Concern for the safety of babies, toddlers and preschoolers
  • Demonstration of sense of responsibility

Tasks

  • Recognize situations that pose a risk.
  • Watch over the children inside the premises, outside the building and during field trips.
  • Implement preventive and control measures: close and lock doors and windows, pick up objects that are scattered around, etc.
  • Put all broken objects and toys out of reach.
  • Detect any problems and notify the educator.
Info Optional competency or task. Competencies or tasks marked with this symbol are not required in all workplaces. They could be included in a student’s training plan if the practicum setting offers the opportunity for the student to apply them.