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ECE 1 Target/Stn 03
ECE1-03 Careers in Early Childhood Care and Education
Term | Definition |
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Baby Sitter | Provides excellent care and supervision for children while parents are away. (0 years of post-secondary school) |
Day Care Assistant Teacher | Works in a daycare assisting teachers and helping children learn. (0 years of post-secondary school) |
Day Care Teacher | Plans and organizes lessons to help children learn. Also sets and enforces limits and boundaries to keep children safe. (2+years of post-secondary school) |
Day Care Director | Manages and oversees a daycare center. usually has at least a 4 year degree in a child related field of study. (4 years of post- secondary school) |
Early Childhood Teacher (elementary age) | Plans and organizes lessons and manages a classroom at an elementary school to help child learn, grow and develop. (4+ years of post-secondary school) |
Social Worker | Responsible for helping individuals, families, and groups of people to cope with problems they are facing to improve their lives. (4+ years of post-secondary school) |
Legal Advocate | Works to make sure that the rights of the child or young person are respected and that their views are heard. (6+ years of post-secondary school) |
Children's Dentist | A person trained in dentistry that specializes in working with children. (7+ years of post-secondary school) |
Pediatrician | A doctor that is specially trained to work with babies and children. (7+ years of post-secondary school) |
Pediatric Nurse | A nurse who is specially trained to work with babies and children. (5+ years of post-secondary school) |
Pediatric Oncologist | A doctor trained in treating cancer patients, who has special training to allow them to work with children who have cancer. (8+ years of post-secondary school) |
Children's Counselor | A doctor trained in psychology who specializes in helping children cope and manage problems. (6+ years of post-secondary school) |
Speech Pathologist | A specialist who works to assess, diagnose, treat and help prevent speech, language, cognitive-communication, voice, swallowing, fluency and other related disorders. (6+ years of post-secondary school) |
Nanny/Au Pair | A care provider that moves in with a family or provides full time care for children in their own home. (0 years of post-secondary school) |
Child Life Specialist | Professional who provides psycho social support to children and families in the health care setting, to help each family cope more effectively.(4+ years of post-secondary education) |
Child Psychologist | A doctor who specializes in helping children have healthy social and emotional development. (6+ years of post secondary school) |
School Counselor | A trained professional who works to children to help them select classes and excel at school ( 6+ years of post secondary school) |
Physical Therapist | A professional who helps children who have physical limitations to function as normally as possible (6+ years of post secondary school) |
School Principal | The administrator responsible for safety and operation of a school (6+ yearrs of post secondary) |
Coach | a person who teaches and trains the members of a sports team and makes decisions about how the team plays during games (4+ years of post secondary) |