Overview

An early childhood educator is someone with a deep passion and commitment to working with young children and their families, while also collaborating with colleagues and experts when specialists support is required. Most early years teachers are qualified to teach children up to the age of five. Teaching children the fundamentals of early education can be very rewarding and enjoyable.

The early childhood educator is dedicated to cultivating and nurturing excellence in young children, and providing them with a solid early learning foundation that prepares them to become the next generation of leaders, scholars, innovators, entrepreneurs, professionals, and community stewards to change the world, for the better. The preferred candidate must be fun to be with, energetic, inspiring, and nurturing of the students they teach.

Day-to-Day Work

• View every child as a competent human being, deserving of trust and respect from all adults.
• Show a strong commitment to authentically understanding the learning, growth, and development of the child.
• Create clear, simple, and consistent routines, and expectations to aid the pupil’s true development
• Listen fully and respond authentically to children’s expressions and communications.
• Be present observers and recorders of children’s open-ended, self-determined play.
• Create safe, orderly, responsive, and accessible environments and select materials that respond to the child’s needs
• Create opportunities for the child, teacher, family, and community to reflect on the experience of the child at school.
• Reflect openly and honestly with colleagues about their own practice and decision-making.
• Record observations and document decision-making and actions.
• Maintain and create systems for reflective practice.
• Participate in a larger professional community of learners.

Personality