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Child care worker

Other names

nursery school worker, nursery school assistant, early childhood worker, child care assistant, day care assistant, preschool teacher, early childhood assistant, preschool worker, day care worker

Children and young people

Child care workers provide care for children when the parents or family members are unavailable.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Maintain a safe play environment.

  2. 2

    Observe and monitor children's play activities.

  3. 3

    Communicate with children's parents or guardians about daily activities, behaviours, and related issues.

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Sources

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Uganda programmes: NCHE accredited programmes and the health, vocational and teacher training bodies

Official record

National Council for Higher Education, UHPAB, UVTAB, the TVET Council, UNMC, AHPC, UNITE and others. Gathered by The Collar360.

Public registers

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
éducateur en petite enfance/éducatrice en petite enfance
español
cuidador infantil/cuidadora infantil
العربية
عامل رعاية الطفل / عاملة رعاية الأطفال
português
Auxiliar de cuidados à infância
Deutsch
Kinderbetreuer/Kinderbetreuerin
italiano
addetto alla sorveglianza di bambini/addetta alla sorveglianza di bambini

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