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Instruct children in health and personal habits, such as eating, resting, and toilet habits.
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Communicate with children's parents or guardians about daily activities, behaviors, and related issues.
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Observe and monitor children's play activities.
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Accompany children to and from school, on outings, and to medical appointments.
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Discipline children and recommend or initiate other measures to control behavior, such as caring for own clothing and picking up toys and books.
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Organize and participate in recreational activities and outings, such as games and field trips.
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Care for children in institutional setting, such as group homes, nursery schools, private businesses, or schools for people with disabilities.
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Create developmentally appropriate lesson plans.
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Help children with homework and school work.
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Provide care for children with physical, developmental, or mental health disabilities.
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Regulate children's rest periods.
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Perform housekeeping duties, such as laundry, cleaning, dish washing, and changing of linens.
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Identify signs of emotional or developmental problems in children and bring them to parents' or guardians' attention.
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Sterilize bottles and prepare formulas.
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Support children's emotional and social development, encouraging understanding of others and positive self-concepts.
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Read to children and teach them simple painting, drawing, handicrafts, and songs.
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Sanitize toys and play equipment.
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Organize and store toys and materials to ensure order in activity areas.
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Perform general administrative tasks, such as taking attendance, editing internal paperwork, and making phone calls.
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Assist in preparing food and serving meals and refreshments to children.
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Perform general personnel functions, such as supervision, training, and scheduling.
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Dress children and change diapers.
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Keep records on individual children, including daily observations and information about activities, meals served, and medications administered.
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Maintain a safe play environment.