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Early Childhood Educators and Assistants (NOC 4214)DescriptionEarly childhood educators plan and organize activities for infants, pre-school and school-age children. Childcare assistants provide care and guidance to all age groups under the supervision of early childhood educators. Early childhood educators and assistants lead children in activities to stimulate and develop their intellectual, physical and emotional growth. Early childhood educators and assistants are employed in child-care centres, kindergartens, nursery schools and with children with disabilities in these facilities. Early childhood educators who are supervisors are included in this group. Example Titles
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DutiesEarly childhood educators perform some or all of the following duties:
Early childhood educator assistants perform some or all of the following duties:
SkillsEarly childhood educators require the following skills and abilities:
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Terms & ConditionsThe hours of work for early childhood educators and assistants depend on a number of factors. The majority of child care centres operate from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. Staff work schedules are determined by a number of factors including the number of children in care, their ages, and the duration of time they need care. The majority of care givers in this environment have full time scheduled hours. Some staff are designated to stay after hours when parents are late picking up their children. Some programs operate before and after school to accommodate school aged children while other programs are open for specific periods of times, days, evenings or weekends to serve the needs of the parents in their membership. Child care can be physically taxing, as care givers constantly stand, walk, bend, stoop, and lift to attend to the children in their care. They must always be mentally alert to keep children safe, to deal effectively with disruptive children, and provide fair but firm discipline. Constant supervision is essential, whether the children are indoors, outside or on an excursion. The need for child care services and their staff changes in July and August. Less care is required when parents take their children out of care for holidays. Some programs close for the summer while other programs take in extra children and hire extra summer staff to supervise them. Self-employed workers, are called licenced family child care providers and represent 13% of this occupational group (according to the Manitoba Child Care Program, Province of Manitoba). These childcare providers care for children in their homes and tend to work longer hours than their salaried counterparts. More than one-third of this group work part time (30%) and approximately 95% are women. There are 4,000 home based spaces for children currently in the Province, and there are 20,000 centre spaces. The majority of centres are non-profit corporations operated by Boards of Directors. Most untrained child care workers (childcare assistants) start at the reported wage. Trained childcare workers (ECE II) start at approximately $32,400 per year. Depending on qualifications and responsibilities, Daycare directors may can earn up to $65,000 annually. Earnings$20,800 per annum - starting $32,500 per annum - average $46,700 per annum - high Earnings are reviewed annually or more frequently if new information becomes available. Education / TrainingAssiniboine Community College offers:
The University College of the North offers:
University of Winnipeg:
Red River College offers:
Collège universitaire de Saint-Boniface, École technique et professionnelle (French instruction):
High School:
Career PathsMost early childhood teachers have experience and qualifications in looking after children through activities such as babysitting, supervising youth activities, or recreational programs before they enrol in education. Experienced workers with appropriate training may advance to supervisor positions. Some early childhood educators start their own child care businesses. OutlookEmployment prospects for early childhood educators and assistants are expected to be good in the 2010 - 2014 period. The number working in Manitoba in 2010 is estimated at 6,555. The demand for licensed child care places (in family and centre care) continues to exceed available supply. Staff turnover tends to be high because of relatively low rates of pay, the demanding nature of the work, and changing family or career goals. Family Choices, Manitoba's five-year agenda for early learning and childcare, introduced in 2008, builds on the success of the earlier five-year plan (2002-2007). Some of the goals of the current plan are to increase funding for capital investment to develop more capacity, invest in funding an additional 6,500 childcare spaces and 1000 nursery school spaces, improve program delivery, increase off-hours and seasonal programming and improve wages and benefits for early childhood educators. There has been a slight increase in the need for child care services for non-traditional hours and seasonal periods. This reflects the realities of working parents who are faced with working irregular hours or seasonal jobs and want quality care for their children beyond the typical work day. Some licensed child care facilities in Manitoba offer extended hours, however this is expected to grow as more funding becomes available to support this. Demand is highest for individuals with an Early Childhood Educator (ECE) II or III certificate. There is currently a shortage of people with these qualifications in many areas of the province, particularly in rural and northern areas and First Nations communities. The delivery of early learning and child care programs in First Nations communities is the jurisdiction of the federal government, in conjunction with First Nations. Jobs for early childhood educators and assistants are found throughout Manitoba. The vast majority work in the Health Care and Social Assistance sector (93%), followed by Educational Services (4%) and Other Services (except Public Administration) (2%). Employment by Age Group
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Please Note - The source for above charts is the 2006 Census. Professional Associations, Unions, and Regulatory Bodies...
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