Before and after school daycare worker vs child care provider

The differences between before and after school daycare workers and child care providers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a before and after school daycare worker and a child care provider. Additionally, a child care provider has an average salary of $33,145, which is higher than the $26,039 average annual salary of a before and after school daycare worker.

The top three skills for a before and after school daycare worker include food handling, food preparation and math. The most important skills for a child care provider are nutritional meals, child care, and CPR.

Before and after school daycare worker vs child care provider overview

	Before And After School Daycare Worker	Child Care Provider
Yearly salary	$26,039	$33,145
Hourly rate	$12.52	$15.94
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	39,754	119,940
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	2	2

Before and after school daycare worker vs child care provider salary

Before and after school daycare workers and child care providers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Before And After School Daycare Worker	Child Care Provider
Average salary	$26,039	$33,145
Salary range	Between $15,000 And $42,000	Between $23,000 And $47,000
Highest paying City	-	Vancouver, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	CARE
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between before and after school daycare worker and child care provider education

There are a few differences between a before and after school daycare worker and a child care provider in terms of educational background:

	Before And After School Daycare Worker	Child Care Provider
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Most common major	Psychology	Business
Most common college	SUNY at Binghamton	University of Southern California

Before and after school daycare worker vs child care provider demographics

Here are the differences between before and after school daycare workers' and child care providers' demographics:

	Before And After School Daycare Worker	Child Care Provider
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 31.7% Female, 68.3%	Male, 9.5% Female, 90.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 6.5% Hispanic or Latino, 20.0% Asian, 7.2% White, 55.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, 20.3% Asian, 6.6% White, 58.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between before and after school daycare worker and child care provider duties and responsibilities

Before and after school daycare worker example responsibilities.

Operate all kitchen equipment including ovens, steamers, pass throughs, slicer and mixers.
Operate a variety of kitchen equipment including ovens, steamers, pass throughs, slicers, can openers and mixers.
Code with HTML to upload slideshows on the Cummins website.
Prepare and present material for IEP meetings for children with special support needs.
Provide information regarding IEP evaluations and participate in IEP conferences.
Accumulate early childhood experience through daily interactions and continual training sessions.

Child care provider example responsibilities.

Provide first aid and CPR, prevention of the spread of blood borne pathogens and access of emergency services as needed.
Maintain necessary documentation for licensing as well as certifications including CPR.
Complete accurate and timely documentation on kids' behavior as outlined by policy.
Accumulate early childhood experience through daily interactions and continual training sessions.

Before and after school daycare worker vs child care provider skills

Common before and after school daycare worker skills

Food Handling, 27%
Food Preparation, 25%
Math, 16%
Steamers, 6%
Child Care, 5%
Mathematics, 4%

Common child care provider skills

Nutritional Meals, 25%
Child Care, 22%
CPR, 11%
Homework Assignments, 9%
Social Development, 4%
Applied Behavior Analysis, 3%

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