Child Care Teacher resume examples for 2025

Child Care Teacher resume format and sections

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   1. Add contact information to your child care teacher resume

   Your name should be the biggest text on the page and be at or near the top of the document. Your address doesn't need to include your street name or house number - listing your city and state works just fine. Your email address should be professional, but not your current work email address. It's not a good look to use your work email for personal projects (job-searching). Your social media can be included if you have a fully-fledged LinkedIn page or another social media page that showcases your relevant skill set.

   Child Care Teacher Resume Contact Information Example #1

   Hank Rutherford Hill

   St. Arlen, Texas | 333-111-2222 | hank.hill@gmail.com

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   2. Add relevant education to your child care teacher resume

   Your resume's education section should include:

   • The name of your school
   • The date you graduated (Month, Year or Year are both appropriate)
   • The name of your degree

   If you graduated more than 15 years ago, you should consider dropping your graduation date to avoid age discrimination.

   Optional subsections for your education section include:

   • Academic awards (Dean's List, Latin honors, etc. )
   • GPA (if you're a recent graduate and your GPA was 3.5+)
   • Extra certifications
   • Academic projects (thesis, dissertation, etc. )

   Other tips to consider when writing your education section include:

   • If you're a recent graduate, you might opt to place your education section above your experience section
   • The more work experience you get, the shorter your education section should be
   • List your education in reverse chronological order, with your most recent and high-ranking degrees first
   • If you haven't graduated yet, you can include "Expected graduation date" to the entry for that school

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   Majors

   Early Childhood Education

   12.7%

   Psychology

   11.3%

   Business

   9.2%

   Human Development

   9.0%

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   Child Care Teacher Resume Relevant Education Example #1

   Bachelor's Degree In General Studies 2002 - 2005

   Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond, LA

   Child Care Teacher Resume Relevant Education Example #2

   Associate's Degree In Psychology 2014 - 2016

   Ohio State University Columbus, OH

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   3. Next, create a child care teacher skills section on your resume

   Your resume's skills section should include the most important keywords from the job description, as long as you actually have those skills. If you haven't started your job search yet, you can look over resumes to get an idea of what skills are the most important.

   Here are some tips to keep in mind when writing your resume's skills section:

   • Include 6-12 skills, in bullet point form
   • List mostly hard skills; soft skills are hard to test
   • Emphasize the skills that are most important for the job

   Hard skills are generally more important to hiring managers because they relate to on-the-job knowledge and specific experience with a certain technology or process.

   Soft skills are also valuable, as they're highly transferable and make you a great person to work alongside, but they're impossible to prove on a resume.

   Example of skills to include on an child care teacher resume

   • Child Care Skills.
      

     Child care means the care, supervision, or guidance of a child by a person other than the child's parent, guardian, or custodian for periods of less than 24 hours. Childcare could be either center-based such as a daycare or a nursery or home-based care such as nannies or family daycare.

   • CPR Skills.
      

     Cardiopulmonary resuscitation or CPR is a medical procedure that involves chest compression to help a patient breathe. This artificial ventilation helps in keeping the brain function in place and regulates blood throughout the body. CPR is a lifesaving procedure that is used in emergencies.

   • Customer Service Skills.
      

     Customer service is the process of offering assistance to all the current and potential customers -- answering questions, fixing problems, and providing excellent service. The main goal of customer service is to build a strong relationship with the customers so that they keep coming back for more business.

   • Open Communication Skills.
      

     Open communication refers to a form of communication where two individuals share all necessary information with one another, usually in order to complete a series of assignments. This transparency often promotes a positive work environment as work colleagues are free to express ideas and build off of one another in meetings and debates.

   • Child Abuse Skills.
      

     When a child who is under 18 is mistreated by an adult, it is considered child abuse. There are many forms of intentional harm and mistreatment for example physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, medical abuse, and neglect in providing adequate basic life necessities.

   Top Skills for a Child Care Teacher

   Child Care, 33.7%
   Child Development, 16.2%
   CPR, 14.4%
   Customer Service, 13.4%
   Other Skills, 22.3%
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   4. List your child care teacher experience

   The most important part of any resume for a child care teacher is the experience section. Recruiters and hiring managers expect to see your experience listed in reverse chronological order, meaning that you should begin with your most recent experience and then work backwards.

   Don't just list your job duties below each job entry. Instead, make sure most of your bullet points discuss impressive achievements from your past positions. Whenever you can, use numbers to contextualize your accomplishments for the hiring manager reading your resume.

   It's okay if you can't include exact percentages or dollar figures. There's a big difference even between saying "Managed a team of child care teachers" and "Managed a team of 6 child care teachers over a 9-month project. "

   Most importantly, make sure that the experience you include is relevant to the job you're applying for. Use the job description to ensure that each bullet point on your resume is appropriate and helpful.

   What experience really stands out on Child Care Teacher resumes?

   Dr. Jennifer Lineback Ph.D.

   Department Chair, Cross-Disciplinary Studies program, Professor, Point Loma Nazarene University

   Practical experience working with real learners/students! Whether that experience be through formal academic programs (i.e., through volunteering in a classroom or being hired as an academic tutor or aid), or informal programming (i.e., working with children during after school care, Sunday School, or summer camps), the more experience graduates have with children, the better!

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   Work History Example # 1

   Attending, Ambulatory Care

   Home Care Solutions

   • Commended for displaying extraordinary patience handling a patient which was completely incontinent and developed symptoms of senility and confusion.
   • Assisted with walking, changing, and running errands.
   • Provided companionship, read books with, and made sure of safety.
   • Assisted in-home physical therapists and nurses.
   • Produced daily numbers for morning stand-up, able to multi-task and remain professional

   Work History Example # 2

   Resident Advisor

   The Ohio State University

   • Counseled residents with personal and/or academic problems and mediated conflicts.
   • Served in campus-wide on-call duty rotation for approximately 2,500 residents.
   • Mediated and resolved conflicts between residents through effective communication and engaged in collective negotiation.
   • Developed a respected relationship between co-workers and residents through open communication, teamwork, and meaningful interactions.
   • Reviewed and approved funding requests which required effective and consistent communication between students, organizations, and council.

   Work History Example # 3

   Child Care Teacher (Part-Time)

   Bright Horizons

   • Prepared weekly curriculum to encourage infant learning.
   • Maintained daily open communication with administration and parents.
   • Maintained detailed NAEYC structured records of student emotional and motor development.
   • Cultivated an environment of curiosity and discovery based on children's interests through modifications made to classroom's physical environment.
   • Completed mandatory 40-hour Baseline training; maintained First Aid/CPR certification.

   Work History Example # 4

   Preschool Teacher's Assistant

   University of Cincinnati

   • Modeled behavior conducive to optimal early childhood growth and parent-child relationship building.
   • Planned and implemented age-appropriate activities that encouraged curiosity and use of the five senses in an open classroom setting.
   • Trained and certified in First Aid and CPR to ensure safety of children.
   • Created and taught lessons in the language arts and mathematics curriculum set forth by Portage Public Schools for 19 first-graders.
   • Directed and advised college interns majoring in Special Education and Early Childhood Education.

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   5. Highlight child care teacher certifications on your resume

   Specific child care teacher certifications can be a powerful tool to show employers you've developed the appropriate skills.

   If you have any of these certifications, make sure to put them on your child care teacher resume:

   1. Child Development Associate (CDA)
   2. First Aid, CPR and AED Instructor
   3. Certified Medical Office Manager (CMOM)

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   6. Finally, add an child care teacher resume summary or objective statement

   A resume summary statement consists of 1-3 sentences at the top of your child care teacher resume that quickly summarizes who you are and what you have to offer. The summary statement should include your job title, years of experience (if it's 3+), and an impressive accomplishment, if you have space for it.

   Remember to emphasize skills and experiences that feature in the job description.

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