Am I Suited For This Job?

Home child care providers should:

• genuinely enjoy working with children

You should be:

• Patient
• Good with people
• Responsible, dependable and flexible

You should have:

• Good communication and language skills (most parents want you to read to their children and, in some cases, help them learn to read and write)

You primarily work indoors but may include some time outdoors.  The work is often demanding, both physically and emotionally, and may require lifting and carrying infants and children. You may be helping children to eat, brush their teeth, go to the washroom, and wash their faces and hands.