Early Childhood Educator
Working Conditions
Early childhood educators work in nursery schools or preschools, daycare centers, community centers, and recreational facilities. Other ECEs start their own child care businesses.
Full-time ECEs work about 8 hours a day, 5 days a week. However, many daycare centers are open long hours, so educators may start early in the morning or work until early evening. Unlike schools, most daycare centers stay open in the summer. Directors of daycares, who have extra administrative duties, may work 10 or 11 hours a day.
In the playground and in the classroom, educators have to attend to many children at once. Caring for young children also involves helping them eat, brush their teeth, go to the washroom, and wash their faces and hands. Educators who specialize in caring for children with developmental or physical disabilities have even greater hands-on responsibilities.
People who care for small groups of children in their own homes are usually called family child care providers. They usually work independently, without additional staff, and the number of children they can care for is regulated by the state.
Early childhood educators tend to have high rates of job satisfaction. Most say that they find their work stimulating and challenging, and feel that they make a positive difference in children’s lives. However, staff turnover rates in the field are relatively high, in part because wages are generally low
Full-time ECEs work about 8 hours a day, 5 days a week. However, many daycare centers are open long hours, so educators may start early in the morning or work until early evening. Unlike schools, most daycare centers stay open in the summer. Directors of daycares, who have extra administrative duties, may work 10 or 11 hours a day.
In the playground and in the classroom, educators have to attend to many children at once. Caring for young children also involves helping them eat, brush their teeth, go to the washroom, and wash their faces and hands. Educators who specialize in caring for children with developmental or physical disabilities have even greater hands-on responsibilities.
People who care for small groups of children in their own homes are usually called family child care providers. They usually work independently, without additional staff, and the number of children they can care for is regulated by the state.
Early childhood educators tend to have high rates of job satisfaction. Most say that they find their work stimulating and challenging, and feel that they make a positive difference in children’s lives. However, staff turnover rates in the field are relatively high, in part because wages are generally low
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