Preschool Teacher Interview Questions?

1. Can you tell us a little bit about what you are doing at the moment?

2. Why are you interested in this position?

3. Describe to us the strengths that you feel you could bring to the job.

4. What past experience do you have of working with children?

5. What sorts of activities would you provide to occupy the children in your care?

6. Tell us about any relevant training which you have had.

Would you be willing to take additional training?

7. Can you tell us what you know about equal opportunities?

8. Imagine that I am a dissatisfied parent, what would you do if I complained to you about the behaviour of another child within the setting?

9. What sorts of policies would you expect to see in a pre-school?

10. How would you ensure good standards and practice within the setting?

11.How would you aim to offer inclusion to children with special educational needs?

12.Where do you want this job to lead?

Are there any questions you would like to ask us?

Interview Questions For Preschool Teachers

Preschool Teacher Interview Questions

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Preschool Teacher Interview Questions?

Anyone know possible interview questions to become a preschool teacher (besides the most common questions like strengths/weakness/etc)? I have an interview next Thursday and I am trying to prepare.

Thank you!

My parents owned a preschool for over 10 years and they looked for outgoing individuals that dressed comfortably and weren't about highend fashion. Listen to "i hate dr. phil's" response. She's correct in stating to wear flats and no low cut tops. Dress in slacks, collared shirt and comfortable shoes. And definitely bring materials and ideas you have to teach these kids.

As for questions, be prepared to answer questions like:

1. How long have you been teaching?

2. What do you enjoy about teaching?

3. Have you ever successfully potty-trained children?

4. How would you handle an angry parent?

5. How would you handle two kids fighting?

6. If someone other than the parent came to pick up a child what would you do?

Those are just a few. I'll answer them for you.

1. This is your opinion. I'm sure you can answer that easily

2. Same with this one.

3. Again, same.

4. Handling an angry parent is difficult only if you've never done so. If the director is available, always tell the parent that they can speak with them. Never get involved, since it's not your place, and it's best handled by upper management.

5. Separate the two and speak to them individually. You probably know the answer to this as well.

6. If someone other than the parent comes, the school usually has a list of names the parents leave in case of an emergency. First contact the director. If they're not there, then call the parent to confirm pickup.

I really hope this helped. :) And Good Luck!!

Aside from the usual "tell me about yourself" here are some I have used:

1. What do you see as the role of play in a preschool classroom?

2. What is the role of adults during Free Play?

3. How do you prepare four year olds for reading and writing?

4. What's your favorite book to read to kids?

5. What kind of activities could you do based on that book?

6. How do you handle a child who is disinterested in the art activities you plan?

7. What would you do if you saw a fellow employee strike a child?

8. How do you handle biting?

9. What would you say to a parent who wanted you to make her child learn to write his name at age 3?

10. What would you say to a parent who demanded to know what child hit his child?

11. How do you help a new child separate from his mom?

12. At what times of day should the children wash their hands? You?

13. What's your philosophy of how kids learn?

14. What would you do with a child who would not sleep during nap time?

15. How do you handle a fussy eater?

Good luck.

They could ask you how you discipline children,

or situation questions, like" If you were doing a circle time and one child was being really disruptive, how would you handle it?

What do you look for when writing your lesson plans? (good answer- Developmentally appropriate activities that are fun and interesting)

We just finished interviewing new teachers and we were looking for a teacher that had the same philosophy as our school- That was the most important trait and then her personality was really important- could we all work well with her?

Good luck!

OK, it would help to know the basic types of child care services, and different philosophies that child Care centre has, See if they have a web site. Create your own philosophy as well, using words like collaboration with families, children and encouraging diversity. Be familiar with regio Emilia, and socio cultural theories if you really want to impress them. They will proberbly ask you what contributions you can make to the centre, which would relate to you strengths but also your background, i.e if you can play an instrument, know another langage or have experences with plannaing activities or in the case of having a centre that uses Emergent Ciriculum adapting spontaneous activities related to the interests of the children. If your familiar with Vygoksky's zone or Proximal Development where you use activites that are slightly harder than their capabilities that would also help, to demonstrate your understanding of assisiting children with their learning.

Just remember you want to collaborate with the chidlren and learn with them rather than teach them. Good luck I'm sure you'll do fine.

What I usually ask is...

How do you handle conflicts between the children?

How do you handle a parent who is very upset about their child getting hurt at school...or upset because their child is dirty or messy? What do you say to a parent who thinks their child is not learning because their are no finished products at the end of the day and they want their child to be learning their ABC's and numbers?

What open ended activities do you do with the kids? what fun things do you like to do with the kids?

How will you involve different cultures in the classroom?

How will you make parents feel welcome and get them more involved in the classroom?

How will you incorporate learning during outside time?

Those are ones I can think of now...if you want to email me I can offer you good answers to those questions as well as more questions.