1. Arrange childcare or educational settings to ensure physical safety of children.

1. Maintain a safe play environment.

1. Monitor activities of individuals to ensure safety or compliance with rules.

1. Discuss child development and behavior with parents or guardians.

1. Communicate with children, parents and/or guardians about daily activities, behaviors, and related issues.

1. Identify signs of emotional or developmental problems in children and bring them to parent's or guardian's attention.

1. Assist individuals with special needs.

1. Care for children in institutional setting, such as group homes, nursery schools, private businesses, or schools for the handicapped.

1. Provide counsel, comfort, or encouragement to individuals or families.

1. Support children’s emotional and social development, encouraging understanding of others and positive self-concepts.

1. Clean tools or equipment.

1. Sanitize toys and play equipment.

1. Sterilize bottles and prepare formulas.

1. Provide for basic needs of children.

1. Maintain client information or service records.

1. Keep records on individual children, including daily observations and information about activities, meals served, and medications administered.

1. Monitor health or behavior of people or animals.

1. Identify signs of emotional or developmental problems in children and bring them to parent’s or guardian’s attention.

1. Arrange items for use or display.

1. Organize and store toys and materials to ensure order in activity areas.

1. Teach health or hygiene practices.

1. Instruct children in health and personal habits, such as eating, resting, and toilet habits.

1. Teach daily living skills or behaviors.

1. Discipline children and recommend or initiate other measures to control behavior, such as caring for own clothing and picking up toys and books.

1. Read to children and teach them simple painting, drawing, handicrafts, and songs.

1. Help children with homework and school work.

1. Perform administrative or clerical tasks.

1. Perform general administrative tasks, such as taking attendance, editing internal paperwork, and making phone calls.

1. Care for patients with mental illnesses.

1. Provide care for mentally disturbed, delinquent, or handicapped children.

1. Develop educational or training programs.

1. Create developmentally appropriate lesson plans.

1. Perform housekeeping duties.

1. Perform housekeeping duties, such as laundry, cleaning, dish washing, and changing of linens.

1. Prepare foods or meals.

1. Assist in preparing food and serving meals and refreshments to children.

1. Develop daily schedules for children or families.

1. Regulate children’s rest periods.

1. Assign duties or work schedules to employees.

1. Perform human resources activities.

1. Train service staff.

1. Perform general personnel functions, such as supervision, training, and scheduling.
2. Perform general personnel functions, such as supervision, training, and scheduling.
3. Perform general personnel functions, such as supervision, training, and scheduling.

1. Organize recreational activities or events.

1. Organize and participate in recreational activities and outings, such as games and field trips.

1. Accompany individuals or groups to activities.

1. Accompany children to and from school, on outings, and to medical appointments.

Apprentice Orientation and Anti-Harassment Training Miscellaneous Employer/Employee-Apprentice Company Meetings and Training Sessions

Ensure participants complete 12 hours of training covering: First Aid and CPR Safe Sleep Policies Childcare Licensing Rules and Regulations Fingerprints and Background Checks

Conscious Discipline Strategies Techniques for fostering emotional intelligence and self-regulation in children. Classroom Management Strategies for creating a structured and nurturing learning environment. Behavior Teachings Approaches to understanding and guiding child behavior effectively. Curriculum (Project Construct) Developmental assessments: how to assess children’s development in needs. Classroom assessments for milestones matters, DRDP along with MO standards, and The AGES and Stages

Partnership with T.E.A.C.H. Missouri Participants will enroll in a yearlong program designed to provide comprehensive training and hands-on experience. CDA Credential Complete 12 hours of college courses specifically focused on child development. Certification Test At the end of the apprenticeship, participants will take a certification test to obtain their CDA credential. Financial Support All expenses for college courses and certification test fees will be covered.