Rowser Academy Childcare LLC Early Childhood Teacher Round Rock, TX · Part time
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As a Childcare Teacher at Rowser Academy Childcare, you will play a vital role in shaping the early learning experiences of the children in our care. We are seeking enthusiastic and dedicated individuals who are passionate about early childhood education, fostering a love for learning, and promoting a nurturing and supportive environment.

Description

  • Know and comply with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services minimum standards for child-care centers Chapter 746.
  • Supervising children at all times and is accountable for each child’s care. Supervision is basic to the prevention of harm. Parents have an understanding that caregivers will supervise their children in their absence. Staff who are attentive and who understand young children’s behaviors are in the best position to safeguard their well-being.
  • This includes responsibility for the ongoing activity of each child
  • Knowing which children the caregiver is responsible for
  • Knowing how many children the caregiver is responsible for
  • Knowing each child’s name and having information showing each child’s age
  • Providing the level of supervision necessary to ensure each child’s safety and well-being, physical proximity, visual and/or auditory awareness of each child’s ongoing activity as appropriate
  • Being able to intervene when necessary to ensure each child’s safety
  • In deciding how closely to supervise a child, the caregiver must consider:
  • The child’s chronological age
  • The child’s current stage of development
  • The child’s individual differences and abilities 
  • Indoor and outdoor layout of the childcare center
  • The circumstances, hazards, and risk surrounding the child
  • The child’s physical, mental, emotional, and social needs 
  • Be free from activities not directly involving the teaching, care, and supervision of children such as:
  • Administrative and clerical duties that take the caregiver’s attention away from the children
  • Bookkeeping
  • Enrolling children
  • Answering the main office phone
  • Giving tours to prospective families, etc
  • Meal Preparation, except when 12 or fewer children are in care
  • Janitorial duties
  • Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, tablets, and video games
  • Provide care that is consistent with the child’s habits, interests, strengths, and any special needs, including any special supervision needs or care:
  • Provide a child with special care needs with the accommodations recommended by: 
  • A health-care professional; or
  •  A qualified professional affiliated with the local school district or early childhood intervention program;
  • Utilize as recommended any adaptive equipment that has been provided to the center for a child's use;
  • Ensure that a child who receives early intervention services or special education services can receive those services from a qualified service provider at your operation, with parental request and approval;
  • Ensure that activities integrate children with and without special care needs; and
  • Ensure that caregivers adapt equipment and procedures and vary methods as necessary to ensure that you care for a child with special needs in a natural environment.
  • Interact with children in a positive manner.
  • Set appropriate behavior expectations based on the child’s current stage of development.
  • Foster developmentally appropriate independence in children through planned but flexible program activities:
  • Develop a written activity plan.
  • Outlines the daily routines and specific activities for each age group
  • Follow through on participation with the written activity plan
  • The activity plan must be inclusive for all children in the group regardless of disabling or limiting conditions
  • Planning daily activities ensures the children have a variety of activities that meet their developmental needs. 
  • A written plan helps to clarify for parents the services a center provides and also provides the caregiver with a guideline to follow.
  • Activity plans may be two separate documents also commonly known as “daily schedules” and “lesson plans”. Daily schedules must identify the daily routine for the group indicated. Lesson Plans may be written for the group of children or individual children.
  • The written activity plan must include at least the following:
  • The group the activity plan is designed for and dates (daily, weekly, or monthly) the plan covers
  • A variety of activities daily
  • Outdoor play in which the children make use of both small and large muscles, both in the morning and afternoon
  • A balance of active and quiet play including group an individual activities both indoors and outdoors
  • Regular meal and snack times
  • Supervised naptimes
  • Both child-initiated activities and caregiver-initiated activities
  • Child-initiated activities, which are those activities that the child chooses on the child’s own initiative, and that foster the child’s independence. Child initiated activities require equipment, materials, and supplies to be within the reach of a child
  • Caregiver-initiated activities, which are those activities that are directed or chosen by the caregiver 
  • Sufficient time for activities and routines so that children can progress at their developmental rate
  • No long waiting periods between activities or prolonged periods during which children stand or sit.
  • The written activity plan may include screen time activities (TV, videos, computer, or video games), if you also include alternative activities for children that do not want to participate.
  • Activities using TV/video, computer, or video games are prohibited for children under the age of two years
  • TV/video, computer, or video games may be used to supplement, but may not be used to replace, the activities for children ages two years and older.
  • If you use TV/video, computer or video games as an activity for children, you must ensure that they:
  • Are related to the planned activities 
  • Are age-appropriate
  • Do not exceed two hours per day
  • Foster a cooperative rather than a competitive atmosphere.
  • Show appreciation of children’s efforts and accomplishments
  • Ensure continuity of care for children by sharing with incoming caregivers information about each child’s activities during the previous shift and any verbal or written instructions given by the parent.


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