Early childhood educators
Early childhood educators promote the social, physical, and intellectual development of children below primary school age through the provision of educational and play activities.
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- Salary range for the majority of workers in Early childhood educators - from Ksh40,418 to Ksh114,877 per month - 2025.
- A Early childhood educators typically earns between Ksh40,418 and Ksh117,692 net per month at the start of the job.
- After 5 years of service, this is between Ksh66,911 and Ksh228,697 per month for a working week of 45 hours.
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Job Responsibilities
- Planning and organizing individual and group activities designed to facilitate the development of children's motor, cooperative and social skills, confidence and understanding
- Promoting language development through storytelling, role play, songs, rhymes and informal conversations and discussions
- Leading children in activities that provide opportunities for creative expression through the media of art, dramatic play, music and physical fitness
- Observing children in order to evaluate progress and to detect signs of developmental, emotional or health-related problems
- Observing and assessing nutritional health, welfare and safety needs of students and identifying factors which may impede students' progress
- Supervising children's activities to ensure safety and resolve conflicts
- Guiding and assisting children in the development of proper eating, dressing and toilet habits
- Discussing progress or problems of children with parents and other staff members and identifying appropriate actions and referrals to other services
- Establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships with other service providers working with young children