Child Care Cover Letter [+Examples, Tips]

There are a lot of times when parents are not always available for their kids but they still hope that their kids can learn, have fun, and be taken care of. Child care is a place that helps parents solve this problem by giving the children education, a place to enjoy while also being taken care of, meals that keep the children healthy and happy, and assurance to the parents that the children are safe.

If you are applying for a position as a child care worker, you will need a child care cover letter to introduce yourself to the employer. A normal cover letter is not good enough when you can write a great child care cover letter by highlighting the child care skills you have to gain trust from employers and prove that you are a good caretaker.

Daycare cover letter

Cover letter for childcare educator

After reading those examples, you are one step away from writing a great cover letter for child care jobs. 

Here are the steps to writing a cover letter for a daycare job:

Begin your child care cover letter like any other cover letter with a greeting to the reader. In this case, you should greet the hiring manager formally with a “Dear” followed by his/her last name.

After addressing the employer, you can start by introducing yourself to the employer about your experience and personality in the first paragraph. This helps the employer to quickly get to know you.

To avoid writing too much, bear in mind that 2 to 3 sentences are more than enough to wrap up the opening paragraph.

Note: they can be stories from previous experience, life stories, career aspirations, upbringing background, etc.

The body paragraph(s) consists of your elaboration on your experiences, qualifications, and skills. When writing that information, you should have an idea of how you want to paint the picture of yourself as a great hiring option in the hiring manager’s mind. 

Writing the closing paragraph is very simple. 

All you need is to include a CTA to invite the employer to take a look at your resume and give you a chance to have an interview or probation.

Lastly, remember to sign off your childcare cover letter professionally with “sincerely/cordially/regards” followed by your full name as the signature. This step concludes everything in your childcare cover letter like a full stop in a sentence.

Take a look at these tips that can be very helpful to your childcare cover letter:

💡 Emphasize your childcare skills.

Taking care of children is not an easy job if you haven’t had any experience before. Hence, you should mention the skills that you have to prove that you are compatible and suitable for the position.

💡 Use bullet points to draw attention to key achievements.

Instead of mentioning all information in a paragraph that may seem compact, you can try using bullet points to illustrate your points. It makes reading easier for hiring managers and draws attention to those points.

💡 Use a complete childcare cover letter format.

Writing in a complete cover letter format shows employers that you treat things seriously just like you would your job and responsibilities. 

A complete childcare cover letter is similar to a simple letter. Take a look at the template below. You can use it as the base of your cover letter too.

💡 Emphasize your experience taking care of someone regarding their age when you do not have work experience.

If you don’t have any experience working as a childcare worker, it might be a little complicated for you to fill in the body paragraph. 

However, you can solve this problem by incorporating your experience in taking care of someone. Use those experiences to elaborate the skills that you have gained and show the employers that you are the best choice.

💡 Avoid typos or grammar errors.

Working as a childcare worker means that you might have a chance to teach the children any kinds of subjects. 

Hence, having errors in your daycare cover letter is not permitted because you might leave an impression of not paying attention to details. 

You should always double-check your cover letter to avoid typos and grammar errors.

— Originally written by Ryan Goh —