680380 Child Care Workers attend to children at child care centers, schools, businesses, and institutions. Perform variety of tasks such as dressing, feeding, bathing, and overseeing play. Most of the work is part time, usually from two to six hours a day. There are centers, however, that require full time workers. Fringe benefits also vary widely.
Most employers provide few benefits.
Generally there is a large pool of applicants, but many lack the necessary commitment required by the job. In child care centers, the aide position is usually the entry job. With additional education and work experience, aides can be promoted to teacher, head teacher, and finally director. Child care workers can receive a Children's Center Instructional Permit, issued by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, after they complete 24 hours of early childhood education courses and 16 hours toward a BA Degree. Emergency instructional permits can be granted to aides who have completed 12 hours of early childhood education courses, and have a minimum of two years children's center experience, when critical teacher shortages occur.