Use this sample and step by step explanation for setting meaningful and inspiring employee performance goals for a child care teacher.

A child care teacher is tasked with the primary responsibility of taking care of children of up to 5 years of age with the aim of improving their social, physical and intellectual capacities and knowledge. He/she can work in a preschool, daycare center or any other child related development facility.

In addition to delivering the primary responsibility, he/she can perform other functions such as developing activities that will be of benefit to the children, teach the children the basic skills such as writing, reading, and proper hygiene, read storybooks to the children and ensure the children behave in an appropriate manner.

Employee Performance Goals Sample

Employee's Name: Title:
Review Period: __/__/__ to __/__/__ Employee SSN:
Work Location: Supervisor's Name:

Instructions

  1. Setting Goals: List specific goals in the space provided below each competency under "Performance Goals". Assign an appropriate timeline for each goal as well as numeric or financial terms to measure the goal.
  2. Employee Comments: The employee must comment next to each goal under "Employee Comments" with "Okay" for goals which he/she feels comfortable working with, and "Needs Clarification" for goals which he/she believes need to be discussed further. An employee who is comfortable with all the goals can sign the goals at this stage.
  3. Summary: Give a summary of the total time estimated for the employee to have achieved the goals. State action plans and specific milestones to track the goals. Any additional comments agreed between the employee and the supervisor should be noted here.
  4. Human Resources Review: Human resources personnel must confirm that the goals are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound. He/she must then sign the goals in the "Human Resource" section provided under "Signatures".
  5. Signatures: When discussion of the goals has been completed and consensus has been reached, sign the goals and let the employee sign too. Send the final copy to the human resources for inclusion in the employee's professional records.

Performance Goals for Next Period

Performance Goals

Employee Comments

DEPENDABILITY:

Invest in character that builds the actual spirit of teamwork

Set workable personal goals that can be achieved within the set time

[employee comments goal]
ASSERTIVENESS:

Avoid any form of argument or defensiveness and try as much as possible to maintain calm

Develop new methods on how to initiate and maintain healthy relationship with colleagues at work

[employee comments goal]
ATTENTION TO DETAIL:

Limit distractions by working in an area that is free from noise and always put one's phone on silent when paying attention to details of a project

Always read and understand a project's needs and ask for clarification in areas that are not understood before working on it

[employee comments goal]
COMMITMENT TO THE JOB:

Learn how to put customers' needs first and go above and beyond the call of duty to make sure these needs are met

Contribute fresh ideas and suggestions regularly and accept to take risks and new challenges

[employee comments goal]
CONSISTENCY AND RELIABILITY:

Show up when one is supposed to and complete tasks and projects within the allotted time frame

Know how one's actions affect others and own up to one's mistakes in order to earn respect and become more reliable

[employee comments goal]
ENJOYMENT OF THE JOB:

Take new projects or classes that will help grow one's skills and help find happiness in one's job

Develop simple daily rituals to add to one's workday; have something to look forward to doing every day in order to improve one's feelings about own job

[employee comments goal]
PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY:

Find opportunities to improve one's skills, and to provide additional services and products to the customers

Look for new tricks and methods to keep oneself on track, both personally and professionally

[employee comments goal]
PRACTICAL THINKING:

Adopt a strategic approach to the situation at hand and actively follow through on that strategy

Identify, analyze and solve a problem systematically rather than by instinct or intuition

[employee comments goal]
USING COMMON SENSE:

Lead by example; show others how to be open, thoughtful, and nonjudgmental in all situations

Take the time to learn and understand others before one decides what one thinks about someone

[employee comments goal]
ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS:

Avoid multitasking at all costs; work on one task, complete that task and move on to the next

Try and understand things that work best for oneself in order to feel happy and motivated to accomplish them

[employee comments goal]

Summary

Sections 1-2: To be completed by the supervisor

Section 3: To be completed by the employee

1. Goals completed since last performance feedback

2. Goals for next period

3. Employee comments

Signatures

I acknowledge that I discussed this performance feedback with my supervisor. My signature does not mean that I agree or disagree with this appraisal.
Employee: Date:
Supervisor: Date:
Human Resources: Date:

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