Never led a class alone — what do I write to still get called?

Write the related work you really did: supporting a kindergarten class, feeding and watching sleep, organising activities under guidance, writing the parent-communication log — one line each with your role. Never invent lead-teacher work you never did.

Should I list every age group I ever heard of?

Only age groups you really looked after at work, stated to the level you can do. The school will ask in depth about exactly that age group — claiming a group you never looked after and being found out on how to handle children of that age is the real weakness.

Working in a team with a lead teacher — how do I write tasks so they are not misunderstood?

State your role in each task: supporting feeding, watching sleep, organising activities, or writing the log. Claiming a whole class as your own lead shows up as soon as the school asks in depth about that class.

Where should the early-childhood qualification go in the CV?

Right after the role line, at the top of the CV, with the matching age group. The school places you in a class by qualification and age group before reading personality — a qualification left at the end of the CV is often never read.

No early-childhood teaching degree — should I put it in the CV?

State clearly that you do not have the teaching degree, but list the work you did instead: supporting childcare, feeding and watching sleep, organising activities under guidance. The school assigns the right support role that does not need the degree yet — claiming it and being found out on inspection is the real weakness.

← Guides Tiếng Việt

Job seekers8 min read

CV for kindergarten teachers and nursery carers: write it so the school sees at once that you can look after children

Keep it to 1–2 pages: one line with the job title plus the age group plus the work mode, 4–6 childcare tasks written as real work, the early-childhood teaching qualification you hold, the age groups and class sizes you worked with, and when you can start. Skip vague lines like “love children, patient, hard-working” with no real age groups, no stated way of handling a child with a fever, vomiting or diarrhoea, and no handover method — the school has nothing to place you in.

Free for job seekersCreate a professional CV for freeFive layouts, portrait photo, save to your profile, and print. No fee for job seekers.Create a professional CV for free →

How schools read a kindergarten CV

Unlike sales or office CVs, a kindergarten CV is judged in exactly three places: the age groups and class sizes you really looked after, how you handle children's health and feelings, and how you talk with parents. Schools look for four answers: which age groups can you look after, how many children have you been responsible for, can you keep children safe all day, and can you talk with parents. Missing any one of the four usually puts the CV behind others, even if you genuinely love children. So put age groups plus class sizes right after the role line, then how you handle sick or crying children and the parent-communication log, then teaching qualifications and experience leading a class alone at the end of the main part.

One role line: job title + age group + work mode

Open the CV with exactly one line: the job title you want, the age group, and the work mode. Examples: “Kindergarten teacher for the 3–4 age group, full-time office hours.” For a carer: “Nursery carer for the 12–24 month group, shift work, available on Saturdays.” For a lead teacher: “Lead teacher for the 4–5 kindergarten class, office hours, taking handover and end-of-day parent reports.” The most common mistake is writing it too generally (“looking for kindergarten work”) or naming the title without the age group and work mode — both force the school to ask, and when hiring urgently before term starts, people who need asking are usually skipped first.

Age groups and class sizes: one group per line, only work you really did

This section is mandatory. List the age groups you looked after, one group per line, written as specific work. For nursery: the 12–24 month group, a class of 12 children with one assistant — your part was correct pick-up and drop-off, feeding to the menu, watching sleep and changing nappies on time. For younger kindergarten: the 3–4 group, a class of 25 children with one lead teacher — your part was movement activities and storytelling by the week's theme, teaching children to feed themselves and manage personal hygiene. For older kindergarten: the 5–6 group, a class of 30 children — your part was pre-primary activities, teaching queuing and care of belongings, and writing the end-of-day parent log. State clearly when you only supported a group under guidance; never claim a whole older-kindergarten class as your own lead. Claiming an age group you never looked after shows up as soon as the school asks in depth how you handle children of that age.

How you handle sick or crying children and hand over shifts: only your real method

How you handle situations is what sets this CV apart. State it clearly: health signs you watch for (fever, cough, vomiting, diarrhoea, allergy — how you once spotted them and reported to the school nurse or the parents, never just “attentive care”), how you soothe a crying child and help them settle (a new child crying a lot, a fussy eater, children fighting over toys — your real method, never claiming specialist psychological work you never did), and shift handover (the eating, sleeping and hygiene log, handing over a sick child or one needing special watching to the next shift — your real handover, never just “good teamwork”). The school assigns classes by care level; a care level that is not real, discovered only after a child is already ill, wastes everyone's time.

Age-appropriate activities and talking with parents: a class with routines + parents who know how their child is

Each point on activities and parent communication needs one main line: organising activities by age (movement, storytelling, colouring, singing and dancing by the week's theme — activities you really organised, never just “creative”), keeping class routines (queuing, hand-washing before meals, tidying toys after play — your real methods), and talking with parents (end-of-day logs, messages on eating and sleeping, face-to-face talk at pick-up and drop-off — your real methods; handling difficult parents only when you really did it). If a small incident once happened (for example a child grazed in active play, or a child eating little all week), do not hide it: record the case and how you fixed it afterwards (more supervision of the active-play corner, different ways of encouraging each child to eat, telling parents early instead of waiting for the weekend).

Early-childhood qualifications, shifts and work mode: only real, checkable claims

Qualifications: an early-childhood teaching degree (state the exact degree you hold), related training certificates (state them if you have them; if not, state that clearly and whether you are willing to take extra training), and experience leading a class alone (only when you really did it; if not, state clearly that you have not). Shifts: office hours, early or late duty, Saturdays — state clearly which modes you cannot do. Do not claim a qualification you do not have or an age group you never looked after, hobbies, or an elaborate portrait photo. Schools mostly call or message — the phone number must be one you actually use and answer during office hours.

Contact details and next step

At the end, only three things are needed: full name, phone number, your strongest job title and age group, and the work mode you can take. No detailed home address, no hobbies, no elaborate portrait photo. Next, create an account and upload your CV so schools can find it: register as a candidate on timviecde.vn (/register). Note: with an unverified email you cannot upload a CV or receive selection emails — verify your email right after registering, before uploading.

Do this next

One role line: the job title you want + the age group + the work mode.
4–6 childcare tasks written as real work, one age group per line, stating exactly what you did.
Early-childhood teaching qualification held + the age groups and class sizes you worked with; tasks you have never done stated clearly.

Common questions

Never led a class alone — what do I write to still get called?: Write the related work you really did: supporting a kindergarten class, feeding and watching sleep, organising activities under guidance, writing the parent-communication log — one line each with your role. Never invent lead-teacher work you never did.
Should I list every age group I ever heard of?: Only age groups you really looked after at work, stated to the level you can do. The school will ask in depth about exactly that age group — claiming a group you never looked after and being found out on how to handle children of that age is the real weakness.
Working in a team with a lead teacher — how do I write tasks so they are not misunderstood?: State your role in each task: supporting feeding, watching sleep, organising activities, or writing the log. Claiming a whole class as your own lead shows up as soon as the school asks in depth about that class.
Where should the early-childhood qualification go in the CV?: Right after the role line, at the top of the CV, with the matching age group. The school places you in a class by qualification and age group before reading personality — a qualification left at the end of the CV is often never read.
No early-childhood teaching degree — should I put it in the CV?: State clearly that you do not have the teaching degree, but list the work you did instead: supporting childcare, feeding and watching sleep, organising activities under guidance. The school assigns the right support role that does not need the degree yet — claiming it and being found out on inspection is the real weakness.

Create yours now

Five layouts, portrait photo, save to your profile, and print. No fee for job seekers.

Create a professional CV for free →