A Child Care Worker, or Daycare Worker, is responsible for maintaining a safe and fun environment for young children to preteens. Their duties include coming up with creative and educational activities, preparing and serving snacks to children and maintaining a clean environment for the children.Child Care Workers are responsible for the well-being of the children under their care. They must monitor the children all day to ensure that they play and interact with one another in a safe and appropriate manner. Some of their typical duties include:

　　Ensuring the children have good hygiene and changing diapers as necessaryCleaning interactive areas throughout the dayPreparing meals and snacks for the kidsOrganizing activities and developing curriculum for older childrenDeveloping a schedule for the children to maintain throughout the dayKeeping records of each child's progress, interests and any problems that may occurMaintaining contact with the children's parents and contacting them in the case of an emergencyChildcare workers attend to children's needs while helping to foster early development.