Child care attendant vs child care provider

The differences between child care attendants and child care providers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a child care provider has an average salary of $33,145, which is higher than the $27,542 average annual salary of a child care attendant.

The top three skills for a child care attendant include CPR, customer service and meal prep. The most important skills for a child care provider are nutritional meals, child care, and CPR.

Child care attendant vs child care provider overview

	Child Care Attendant	Child Care Provider
Yearly salary	$27,542	$33,145
Hourly rate	$13.24	$15.94
Growth rate	36%	6%
Number of jobs	156,197	119,940
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Average age	48	37
Years of experience	-	2

What does a child care attendant do?

Also called childcare workers, childcare attendants attend to children at private households, schools, businesses, and childcare institutions. Childcare attendants dress, bathe, feed, and oversee children. They manage and monitor children's safety in whatever way. It is part of their duties and responsibilities to organize learning activities and enforce a curriculum that allows children to explore their interests. They have to be equipped with necessary skills like decision making, communication, monitoring, being patient, and being enthusiastic.

What does a child care provider do?

A childcare provider is responsible for supervising a child's safety while developing fun activities and assisting the child's needs throughout the day. Childcare providers' duties include ensuring that facilities are safe for the child's use, monitoring the child's routines, serving healthy meals, assisting the child with homework, and reporting any concerns to their parents or guardians. Childcare providers must have excellent time-management skills and should be able to multi-task to attend with the child's needs.

Child care attendant vs child care provider salary

Child care attendants and child care providers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Child Care Attendant	Child Care Provider
Average salary	$27,542	$33,145
Salary range	Between $17,000 And $43,000	Between $23,000 And $47,000
Highest paying City	Seattle, WA	Vancouver, WA
Highest paying state	Massachusetts	Washington
Best paying company	Lifespan	CARE
Best paying industry	Education	Finance

Differences between child care attendant and child care provider education

There are a few differences between a child care attendant and a child care provider in terms of educational background:

	Child Care Attendant	Child Care Provider
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	University of Southern California

Child care attendant vs child care provider demographics

Here are the differences between child care attendants' and child care providers' demographics:

	Child Care Attendant	Child Care Provider
Average age	48	37
Gender ratio	Male, 12.9% Female, 87.1%	Male, 9.5% Female, 90.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.0% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 21.9% Asian, 7.5% White, 54.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	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	7%	4%

Differences between child care attendant and child care provider duties and responsibilities

Child care attendant example responsibilities.

Aid and facilitate higher functioning patients reach their fullest potential while managing behavioral episodes as needed.
Attend to the basic needs of patients, including physical therapy, companionship, food preparation and personal hygiene.
Assist with ADL and transport to Dr's appointments and shopping.
Obtain and evaluate patient medication regimens, allergies, lab values and past/current medication history utilizing electronic medical records.
Assist nurses in placing catheters, emptying and changing bags.
take vitals, give medications, fill oxygen tanks, empty catheters.

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.

Child care attendant vs child care provider skills

Common child care attendant skills

CPR, 26%
Customer Service, 24%
Meal Prep, 15%
Vital Signs, 6%
Companionship, 5%
Front Desk, 3%

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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Updated January 8, 2025

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