Validation programme for professional qualification for childcare worker for school-age children

The childcare worker for school-age children supervises pre-primary and primary school children outside of school hours when they arrive and stay at the childcare setting until pick-up time. In doing so, she provides a stimulating, safe, hygienic and healthy (play) environment.

The childcare worker for school-age children

• supports and supervises the children in their activities, encouraging them in their development and drawing on their talents and desire to act.
• provides opportunities for the children to practise their social skills, encourages positive interactions among them, and sets boundaries.
• recognises the social-emotional needs of the child and responds to them so the child feels comfortable.
• supports the child’s overall development by observing their behaviour, recognising the social-emotional needs, and reflecting on them in order to adjust actions accordingly.

The parents are recognised and supported as having primary responsibility for rearing; she actively listens to their concerns. By dealing and working with all stakeholders in a constructive, positive way, making agreements, asking for feedback and reflecting on this, the functioning of childcare can be further improved.

You can find detailed info about the validation programme in the validation standard for childcare workers for school-age children (in Dutch)(PDF file opens in new window) (in Dutch).

If you want to demonstrate your experience as a childcare worker for school-age children at a validation body, you can do so through a practical test, a role-play and an interview. In addition, you must show how you would react in a number of situations.

The language of instruction for the tests is Dutch.

You must:

• organise and supervise various sessions:
• a guided game session
• a free play session
• an eating session
• a rest session
• a care session
• deal with colleagues and parents correctly.