Who are early childhood educators?
Early childhood educators work in a variety of early childhood programs (infant/toddler, pre-school, day care) with young children and their families, and are responsible for the development and implementation of developmentally appropriate activities.
Complete the quiz below to help you decide if you have the personality to be an early childhood educator. (Please note the result of the quiz is not scientific, it is simply to help you decide if you have the personality/characteristics to become an early childhood educator)
Instructions: Answer the questions below by choosing the rating that best describes your personality
Ratings: 1- Never 2- Sometimes 3- Always
- I enjoy working with young children (birth-8yrs) and their families.
- I am an attentive listener and able to keep someone’s information personal.
- I am comfortable working as part of a team.
- I am organized and I can multi-task.
- I have excellent communication skills.
- I am friendly and sociable with people from diverse cultures
Aswers to Personality Quiz
- Early childhood educators work with young children and families from diverse cultures within a variety of early childhood programs: infant and toddler, day care and pre-school. In the Caribbean the ages of the children within the early childhood classification are from birth to five years and in North America and Europe birth to eight years.
- As an early childhood educator families sometimes share their personal information with you and at times it is expected that you support them during life’s challenges by either directing them to related resource personnel or parenting support services.
- All early childhood educators work as part of a team of professionals on all aspects of the early childhood program. Early childhood educators together with their team of colleagues plan activities and fund raising events, share daily tasks in the management of the early childhood program, and design and implement parent education workshops to name but a few tasks.
- One of the essential skills for early educators is the ability to organise tasks while managing the varied needs of the children in their care.
- Excellent communication skills are essential for early childhood educators.
- Early childhood educators communicate verbally with children and their families, their colleagues, and other professionals on a daily basis. Early childhood educators are also required to write daily, weekly and monthly reports on the children’s development etc.
- Early childhood educators should be friendly and open minded to accept and understand the cultural values and beliefs of all children and their families.
