Daycare provider assistant vs child care teacher

The differences between daycare provider assistants and child care teachers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a daycare provider assistant has an average salary of $29,882, which is higher than the $26,036 average annual salary of a child care teacher.

The top three skills for a daycare provider assistant include child care, kids and CPR. The most important skills for a child care teacher are child care, child development, and CPR.

Daycare provider assistant vs child care teacher overview

	Daycare Provider Assistant	Child Care Teacher
Yearly salary	$29,882	$26,036
Hourly rate	$14.37	$12.52
Growth rate	6%	4%
Number of jobs	73,544	139,010
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	37	44
Years of experience	2	-

What does a daycare provider assistant do?

A daycare provider assistant is responsible for performing a variety of duties in taking care of children, either in a daycare setting or a private setup. Daycare provider assistants duties' include helping children with their homework, planning fun and engaging activities, ensuring healthy meals and snacks, and maintaining the safety of the facility for children's use. Daycare provider assistants also play with children during free time, read them stories, observe their behaviors, and immediately report concerns with the children's parents or guardians.

What does a child care teacher do?

A child care teacher is responsible for educating young learners, observing their personal and social behaviors. They also prepare engaging and fun activities for the children, ensuring their safety and security. Child care teachers assist the children's daily activities and provide progress reports and updates to the children's parents for any concerns and support needed. They also maintain the cleanliness and orderliness of the facilities by adhering to the safety standards and protocols. A child care teacher must have excellent communication and organizational skills and implement learning methods that would fit the curriculum.

Daycare provider assistant vs child care teacher salary

Daycare provider assistants and child care teachers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Daycare Provider Assistant	Child Care Teacher
Average salary	$29,882	$26,036
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $44,000	Between $14,000 And $45,000
Highest paying City	Seattle, WA	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	Washington	Massachusetts
Best paying company	University of California, Berkeley	Google
Best paying industry	Finance	-

Differences between daycare provider assistant and child care teacher education

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

	Daycare Provider Assistant	Child Care Teacher
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Business	Early Childhood Education
Most common college	University of Virginia	Duke University

Daycare provider assistant vs child care teacher demographics

Here are the differences between daycare provider assistants' and child care teachers' demographics:

	Daycare Provider Assistant	Child Care Teacher
Average age	37	44
Gender ratio	Male, 14.9% Female, 85.1%	Male, 10.8% Female, 89.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.6% Unknown, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, 20.0% Asian, 7.1% White, 57.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 17.6% Asian, 9.0% White, 57.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	4%	6%

Differences between daycare provider assistant and child care teacher duties and responsibilities

Daycare provider assistant example responsibilities.

Practice emergency fire evacuation and basic first aid procedures; certify in pediatric, infant, and adult CPR.
Fulfill all childcare duties such as dressing, changing diapers, training in CPR, water safety and fire safety
Administer programs to promote educational programs such as ABC'S , 123'S colors, shapes, reading books etc.
Read books and play with toddlers, put kids down for nap time, provide meals for children throughout the day.
Administer learning materials, provide one-on-on tutoring and supervise kids during time of play.
Implement learning, such as ABCs, name writing and counting through play and crafts

Child care teacher example responsibilities.

Maintain annual CPR training certificate.
Perform simple first aid and CPR in emergencies.
Coordinate activities for and supervise Pre-K after school students.
Promote language development skills through reading and storytelling.
Facilitate student learning by implementing IEP adaptations and strategies.
Operate van safely when driving residents, adhering to reasonable cleanliness standards and notifying appropriate personnel of maintenance concerns.

Daycare provider assistant vs child care teacher skills

Common daycare provider assistant skills

Child Care, 60%
Kids, 11%
CPR, 8%
Homework Assignments, 3%
Learning Environment, 2%
Meal Preparation, 2%

Common child care teacher skills

Child Care, 34%
Child Development, 16%
CPR, 14%
Customer Service, 13%
Kids, 7%
Classroom Environment, 4%

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