Children's institution attendant vs daycare owner

The differences between children's institution attendants and daycare owners can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a children's institution attendant and a daycare owner. Additionally, a daycare owner has an average salary of $27,716, which is higher than the $27,162 average annual salary of a children's institution attendant.

The top three skills for a children's institution attendant include infection control, direct care and . The most important skills for a daycare owner are quality childcare, child care, and payroll.

Children's institution attendant vs daycare owner overview

	Children's Institution Attendant	Daycare Owner
Yearly salary	$27,162	$27,716
Hourly rate	$13.06	$13.32
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	53,141	66,784
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 30%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	2	2

Children's institution attendant vs daycare owner salary

Children's institution attendants and daycare owners have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Children's Institution Attendant	Daycare Owner
Average salary	$27,162	$27,716
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $34,000	Between $18,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between children's institution attendant and daycare owner education

There are a few differences between a children's institution attendant and a daycare owner in terms of educational background:

	Children's Institution Attendant	Daycare Owner
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 30%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Texas at Austin	University of Southern California

Children's institution attendant vs daycare owner demographics

Here are the differences between children's institution attendants' and daycare owners' demographics:

	Children's Institution Attendant	Daycare Owner
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 30.8% Female, 69.2%	Male, 4.4% Female, 95.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.7% Unknown, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 20.0% Asian, 4.8% White, 58.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 6.8% Unknown, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 15.6% Asian, 6.5% White, 64.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between children's institution attendant and daycare owner duties and responsibilities

Children's institution attendant example responsibilities.

Work when need in the outpatient ambulatory surgery department.
Serve as one-on-one CWA for a student with cerebral palsy

Daycare owner example responsibilities.

Follow USDA food program policy, maintain cleanliness, pass unannounce government inspections, etc.
Supply meal menus for each day and handle paperwork to USDA requirements.
Educate each child on counting and ABC's along with homework assistance for school age students who attend after care services.
Administer learning materials, provide one-on-on tutoring and supervise kids during time of play.
Accumulate early childhood experience through daily interactions and continual training sessions.

Children's institution attendant vs daycare owner skills

Common children's institution attendant skills

Infection Control, 51%
Direct Care, 49%

Common daycare owner skills

Quality Childcare, 26%
Child Care, 10%
Payroll, 7%
Preschool Curriculum, 6%
Nutritional Meals, 5%
Meal Planning, 5%

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