# Competences — nursery school head teacher

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/c269387f-a652-4880-860a-e91ef105bfb7).

## Essential

- **analyse staff capacity** (skill/competence)
- **apply for government funding** (skill/competence)
- **assess students** (skill/competence)
- **assess the development of youth** (skill/competence)
- **assist in the organisation of school events** (skill/competence)
- **cooperate with education professionals** (skill/competence)
- **curriculum objectives** (knowledge)
- **curriculum standards** (knowledge)
- **develop organisational policies** (skill/competence)
- **education law** (knowledge)
- **guarantee students' safety** (skill/competence)
- **identify process improvements** (skill/competence)
- **implement care programmes for children** (skill/competence)
- **instructional strategies** (knowledge)
- **kindergarten school procedures** (knowledge)
- **manage budgets** (skill/competence)
- **manage staff** (skill/competence)
- **monitor educational developments** (skill/competence)
- **pedagogy** (knowledge)
- **present reports** (skill/competence)
- **project management** (knowledge)
- **supervise educational staff** (skill/competence)
- **support children's wellbeing** (skill/competence)
- **write work-related reports** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- advise on lesson plans (skill/competence)
- advise on teaching methods (skill/competence)
- assess employees' capability levels (skill/competence)
- assessment processes (knowledge)
- build trust (skill/competence)
- contract law (knowledge)
- create a financial report (skill/competence)
- develop professional network (skill/competence)
- escort students on a field trip (skill/competence)
- evaluate education programmes (skill/competence)
- funding methods (knowledge)
- identify education needs (skill/competence)
- labour legislation (knowledge)
- lead inspections (skill/competence)
- learning technologies (knowledge)
- maintain contract administration (skill/competence)
- maintain relations with children's parents (skill/competence)
- manage contracts (skill/competence)
- manage enrolment (skill/competence)
- manage resources for educational purposes (skill/competence)
- promote education programmes (skill/competence)
- provide after school care (skill/competence)
- provide feedback to teachers (skill/competence)
- recruit employees (skill/competence)
- teach kindergarten class content (skill/competence)
- trade union regulations (knowledge)
- work with virtual learning environments (skill/competence)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 7 ads, as of 2026-07-18)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

### Hard skills

- budget management — **57 %**
- instructional leadership — **57 %**
- personnel management — **43 %**
- continuous improvement planning — **43 %**
- data analysis — **29 %**
- program evaluation — **29 %**
- policy shaping — **29 %**
- school policy development — **14 %**
- school policy shaping — **14 %**
- staff supervision — **14 %**
- observation and assessment — **14 %**
- lesson design — **14 %**
- developmental assessment — **14 %**
- early childhood development — **14 %**
- early literacy development — **14 %**
- early math skills development — **14 %**
- family communication — **14 %**
- compliance — **14 %**
- curriculum delivery — **14 %**
- curriculum design — **14 %**
- curriculum development — **14 %**
- curriculum implementation — **14 %**
- classroom management — **14 %**
- behavior management — **14 %**

### Methods

- Virginia Quality Birth to Five (VQB5) — **29 %**
- wraparound services — **29 %**
- Virginia Preschool Initiative (VPI) — **14 %**
- french immersion pedagogy — **14 %**
- Head Start — **14 %**
- play-based learning — **14 %**
- Balanced Learning® Preschool curriculum — **14 %**
- classroom observation — **14 %**
- continuous improvement planning — **14 %**

### Responsibilities

- daily operations oversight — **43 %**
- facility maintenance — **43 %**
- student success promotion — **43 %**
- staff collaboration — **29 %**
- school policy development — **29 %**
- parent communication — **29 %**
- public relations — **29 %**
- safe environment fostering — **29 %**
- extracurricular activity provision — **29 %**
- family engagement — **29 %**
- academic excellence promotion — **29 %**
- activity planning — **14 %**
- assistant teacher mentoring — **14 %**
- classroom management — **14 %**
- daily lesson delivery — **14 %**
- family partnership leadership — **14 %**
- family communication — **14 %**
- facility management — **14 %**
- executive function fostering — **14 %**
- discipline maintenance — **14 %**
- school environment fostering — **14 %**
- school operation management — **14 %**
- instruction adaptation — **14 %**
- instructional direction — **14 %**
- grant compliance — **14 %**
- hazard prevention — **14 %**
- literacy foundation building — **14 %**
- math skill development — **14 %**
- kindergarten transition preparation — **14 %**
- professional development — **14 %**
- staff evaluation — **14 %**
- staff supervision — **14 %**
- student discipline — **14 %**

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