Child daycare worker vs toddler teacher

The differences between child daycare workers and toddler teachers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a child daycare worker and a toddler teacher. Additionally, a toddler teacher has an average salary of $30,703, which is higher than the $26,693 average annual salary of a child daycare worker.

The top three skills for a child daycare worker include kids, diaper changes and child care. The most important skills for a toddler teacher are child care, CPR, and customer service.

Child daycare worker vs toddler teacher overview

	Child Daycare Worker	Toddler Teacher
Yearly salary	$26,693	$30,703
Hourly rate	$12.83	$14.76
Growth rate	6%	15%
Number of jobs	85,913	67,810
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 43%
Average age	37	40
Years of experience	2	2

Child daycare worker vs toddler teacher salary

Child daycare workers and toddler teachers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Child Daycare Worker	Toddler Teacher
Average salary	$26,693	$30,703
Salary range	Between $16,000 And $42,000	Between $23,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	-	Santa Clara, CA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Columbia University in the City of New York
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between child daycare worker and toddler teacher education

There are a few differences between a child daycare worker and a toddler teacher in terms of educational background:

	Child Daycare Worker	Toddler Teacher
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 43%
Most common major	Psychology	Early Childhood Education
Most common college	University of Virginia	Fairfield University

Child daycare worker vs toddler teacher demographics

Here are the differences between child daycare workers' and toddler teachers' demographics:

	Child Daycare Worker	Toddler Teacher
Average age	37	40
Gender ratio	Male, 11.3% Female, 88.7%	Male, 8.6% Female, 91.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.8% Unknown, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.4% Asian, 6.3% White, 61.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 8.5% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 16.7% Asian, 6.1% White, 63.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	4%	5%

Differences between child daycare worker and toddler teacher duties and responsibilities

Child daycare worker example responsibilities.

Certify in CPR and a.
Help learn ABC's, colors, and counting.
Play with the children, teach songs, ABC's, numbers, and such.
Supervise more than 25 students age 6-14 and are CPR certify during employment.
Provide group and individual behavior support and intervention as trained, including the use of TCI appropriate physical restraint as necessary.
Create math, reading, bible, and art lessons.

Toddler teacher example responsibilities.

Attend required training (CPR, OSHA, etc).
Perform first aid and CPR if need.
Take care of kids change diapers give out snacks take kids outside take trash out get kids ready before getting pick up
Prepare formulas, feeding, bathing, playing games, monitoring and maintaining safe and very careful watch over the kids.
Maintain a neat, well organize, and attractive prepare environment consistent with Montessori pedagogy.
Develop and deliver lessons following the Montessori method to encourage the development in reading and sensory skills.

Child daycare worker vs toddler teacher skills

Common child daycare worker skills

Kids, 38%
Diaper Changes, 22%
Child Care, 12%
CPR, 10%
Infant Room, 3%
Developmental Problems, 3%

Common toddler teacher skills

Child Care, 29%
CPR, 20%
Customer Service, 18%
Child Development, 13%
Open Communication, 5%
Classroom Environment, 4%