Childcare Centre Vocabulary: Roles & Settings

Lesson 1 of 6 in Working in Canadian Childcare · 25 minutes

Learn the essential vocabulary you will hear on your first day in a Canadian childcare centre — the names of the settings (centre, family child care, before- and after-school), the roles (educator, RECE, supervisor, assistant), and the everyday words that structure the day (ratio, programming, drop-off, pick-up). These terms appear on job postings, parent handbooks, provincial regulations, and on the centre's daily schedule.

What you'll learn

• Recognize and pronounce twelve core childcare workplace terms
• Distinguish between licensed and unlicensed childcare settings in Canada
• Identify the three main staff roles in a centre (educator, supervisor, assistant)
• Use 'ratio,' 'programming,' 'drop-off,' and 'pick-up' correctly in workplace sentences
• Connect each English term to your first language using the provided translations