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# Working as a childcare worker in Poland

In Poland, the occupation group "Service and sales workers", which includes childcare workers, earns ≈ 811 EUR/month (gross, 2022). To work as a childcare worker in Poland on an EU Blue Card, the salary must be at least 36,569 € a year (current). Childcare worker is a regulated profession in Poland. Foreign qualifications go through: For caregiver work in a nursery or children's club, meet one of the statutory qualification pathways or the specified training requirement; other childcare settings and ISCO 2342 teaching work differ.

- Earnings of the occupation group "Service and sales workers": ≈ 811 EUR/month (gross, 2022)
- Regulation: Regulated
- Recognition route: For caregiver work in a nursery or children's club, meet one of the statutory qualification pathways or the specified training requirement; other childcare settings and ISCO 2342 teaching work differ.
- Recognition authority: Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy describes caregiver qualifications for nurseries and children's clubs; local employer/registry duties can also apply.
- EU Blue Card threshold: 36,569 €/year (current)

## Sources

Qualification routes and required training for caregivers under the nursery/children's club framework; not every childcare job is covered. — https://www.gov.pl/web/rodzina/szkolenia-dla-opiekuna-w-zlobku-i-klubie-dzieciecym-oraz-dla-dziennego-opiekuna
Country work-route threshold — https://www.mos.cudzoziemcy.gov.pl/en/question-and-answer-database/permits-residence-and-work/eu-blue-card/
Structure of Earnings Survey 2022 (earn_ses22_25) — https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/earn_ses22_25?lang=en&format=JSON&freq=A&sex=T&indic_se=ERN&sizeclas=10-49&unit=EUR&geo=PL

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 25). Childcare worker in Poland: salary and recognition [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 63cace7aabb2e144de80184ec4531a4a]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/childcare-worker/poland/ Retrieved 2026-10-25. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_childcare-worker-in-poland-salary-and-recognition_ded32ac45fbd,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Childcare worker in Poland: salary and recognition},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-25},
  version = {63cace7aabb2e144de80184ec4531a4a},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/childcare-worker/poland/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-25. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

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