2. Should YOU work with Children?  Do you enjoy children?  Do you respect them as people?  Are you sympathetic?  Are you patient, tolerant, and calm?  Are you creative?  Will you play with children?  Do you have a sense of humor?  Are you willing to learn about children?

3. Entry-Level Childcare Jobs  Child care worker  Camp counselor  Cafeteria worker

4. Childcare Positions that Require Training  Children’s librarian  Pediatric nurse  Pediatrician  Teacher  Dietitian

5. Pediatric Nurse and Pediatrician  Pediatric Nurse – a nurse who specializes in the care of children  Pediatrician – a doctor who cares for children  Both require years of college

6. Dietitian  A professional who is educated in food and nutrition and in their relationship to health and fitness.  They coordinate the purchase and preparation of food.

7. Teachers  The adults that children spend more time with than any others, except their parents

8. What if you want to test your interest in working with children?  Work as a babysitter or a camp counselor  Tutor elementary school students

9. Entrepreneur  Someone who runs their own business  i.e. birthday parties for children

10. Nanny  Someone who is employed by a family and lives with them to care for their children