Staffing Requirements For Daycare Jobs

By Author: Tom Shieh
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Although not immediately apparent, staffing your daycare center is not an easy task. Because of the dearth of qualified personnel who have the necessary educational requirements, there are other factors you should consider when recruiting your staff. Choosing the right staff is not a trivial task, and it might be necessary to get more information from the internet, like OwnADaycare.com.

Profanity and use of language

Little children are very impressionable. They can pick up emotions from adults and other children, and they learn things like a sponge. It is no wonder that they show and present the environment that they grow up in. This is very evident in their use of language. They learn language by ear. If they hear a word, over and over again, they will use that word. That's the reason why it's important to have staff who do not use profanities.

The inquisitive mind of a child will ask what a word means, and bad words are not as simple explain. It is also not enough to forbid them to repeat those words. Once they hear any swear or cuss words or derogatory expressions, ...
... they might repeat those same words in the worst possible time.

Admittedly, not everyone swears or use racist slurs. But it is important that the daycare staff should be polite in their language. Since swearing is not allowed within the workplace, you have to make sure that the staff do not habitually swear.

Personal Appearance

Although the daycare staff does not have any corporate attire or uniforms, they are expected to be well groomed and neat in their appearance. In most instances this is more for the parents' peace of mind more than for the kids' sake. Other things you should look out for are tattoos and piercings.

In general society, tattoos and piercings do not carry the same stigma that they had even just a decade ago. For the most part, a person with tattoos or piercings have become quite common. However, some parents might not want to have their kids under the care of persons with lots of tattoos, or piercings. There is a big probability that a parent will pull out her child when she finds out that one of the staff has tattoos or piercings.

In this case, if you have a key person who has tattoos or piercings, it would be a good idea to have the parents know beforehand that you have them. Again, in this case, it is more important to make the parents feel at ease with your staff, especially if you know that your staff work great with children.

Police Records

When working with children, it is necessary that the staff should not be a threat to them in any way. It is also necessary that they should not be in police records of child offenders. These lists are readily available and include the location of the offenders. This precaution is a no-brainer and should be at the top of your priorities.

Credentials

It is hard to get staff who have the educational background as well as the credentials for working in a daycare. If you are lucky and find them, it's a good idea to keep them. However, whether you can find qualified staff or not, there is nothing to stop you from hiring people who are not trained in child education, or who do not have a college degree for that matter. As long as you can trust your staff, and they are able to assist you in running your daycare, staffing is for you to decide.

Tom is a freelance writer from Colorado, having a diverse background which has allowed him to be an expert on a number of different subject matters. He has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, M.S. in Telecommunications, and runs and operates hundreds of sites. For a national database of Daycare Jobs, preschool jobs and Child Care Jobs, please feel free to visit www.OwnADaycare.com/jobs to search for a job in your city and state.