Job Interview Questions and Answers for a Preschool Teacher

Here are some of the basic questions that are asked in a preschool teacher interview as well as guidelines to answers these questions:

Tell us about your preschool teacher education (i.e. educational qualifications)Any job in this world requires either a skill set or an academic degree. And with the importance of a preschool teacher’s job profile, the education of the preschool teacher is quite important. Make sure that you answer this question in a factual and concise manner. The answers that you provide should be able to be referenced and checked.

Why do you like/prefer being a preschool teacher career?Being a preschool teacher is not an easy job. And not everyone can be a preschool teacher. There have to be some aspects in yourself that will make you the perfect candidate for a preschool teacher job position. One of the most important aspects is that you should have a natural love for kids and should like to help them out or be surrounded by them. There is no place for irritability, intolerance or impatience in the job and life of a preschool teacher. These are the concepts that you should bring out in the interview answers.

How would you handle a particular situation in the kindergarten classroom?This question is more or less aimed at finding out whether you can think on your feet and how logical your course of action or thought is. Maybe one question can be about what you would do if a children’s parent complains about something or the other. Therefore, you should answer these questions with the proper logic and thought in place.

What do you think is the most important aspect that a kindergarten works on, and what is the most important aspect that a preschool teacher imparts to the child?Education is not just teaching the written word, but it is also molding an entire generation into forward thinking, practical individuals. Also, values are the most important aspects that one can give to the young generation. Therefore, you should be careful and answer the question with an answer that would send across the point that you pay more attention to the discipline and values that a preschool teacher can impart to children.

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What do you think are your strengths and weaknesses? How would these have an influence on the pre-school?No human being is without their strengths and weaknesses. This question is asked not because the interviewer wishes to know your strengths and weaknesses, but to find out whether you have any analytical skills and whether you have used them on yourself in your daily life. Also, the interview also would like to know whether you have used your analytical skills to connect to the kindergarten-classroom scenario and come up with situations that might bring about any changes and incidents in the kindergarten.

What is the meaning of a primary caregiver to a child?Every job has its rules, regulations and concepts. The interviewer will try to make sure and find out whether you have paid attention to the academics while studying for a pre school teacher position and interview. 

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