Miss DayCare
Charlotte, NC
Female, 30
I work in a highly respected, franchised Day Care Provider. I have taught in Toddler classrooms as well as Pre-Kindegarten classrooms. It's a wonderful and rewarding profession and I love every minute of it. I have become friends with many of my parents and they all ask questions which is why I want to open a dialogue here so I can be as honest and open as possible about your most prized posession's early childhood education and what really goes on in the classrooms and hallways!
I hate to admit it but I do, there are always one or two kids in your class that make it worth your while to go to work! And any teacher that tells you otherwise is lying. I don't treat them any different than anyone else in the class, and in most cases your "favorite" child started out as your favorite parent/family. The parents you have the most communication with, the parents that treat you like a person not just a full time babysitter for their children, those are the parents of the children that become your "favorite."
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you must have an early childhood certification to be a lead or assistant teacher in a classroom. To be a "floater or teacher assistant, you do not have to have that qualification. To obtain a certification, you take a class (EDU 119). Kindegarten teachers have to have a bachelor's degree.
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That was worded wrong, I meant that I had known teacher who have known kids that have been asked to leave the center because of their behavior. Sorry for the mix up!
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I've never had a child abandoned at a daycare center, but there has been instances where there is a custody issue (and again communication is key in this situation) and the other parent picks up their child without consent from the other one and then they get to school to pick up their child and they're not there....you can imagine the chaos that ensues...and I have seen that happen more times than I can count. I have never even heard of someone of just leaving their child in a daycare facility and not picking them up....and I hope I never do hear of something so awful!
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I've had kids in my class that were absolutely unbearable and there's only so many timeouts and trips to the director's office that you can give them and they still just don't care. That's when we need the parents to intervene and help us figure out what's going on. Sometimes it's a problem at home and they're simply acting out, a lot of times i've seen it be a behavioral problem that has been undiagnosed and once it's recognized and a treatment plan is in effect the behaviors get exponentially better. I have never seen a child be "kicked out" of a daycare center but I know teachers who have. In those instances they said the child became a physical threat to themselves or the kids/teacher around them. Like I said earlier, there might be some things going on at home that can cause behavioral problems, that it why communication is so important between teachers and their parents. I know it can be difficult to "air your laundry" to your child's teacher, but once we know what's going on we can help with the child's behavior.
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I know you have to be accredited and receive permits for either a franchised or private in home day care. There are a lot of things that can get you decertied. One of the main ones is having to many kids and not enough teachers. I know where I work, our director and assistant director are sticklers for this one. Each age range has to have a certain ratio that you must stay in so you can't just slip out for a second and leave one teacher with 6/7 2 year olds. You must get a floater in to help for the few minutes you need to step out. The ration problem you see more in a private in home day care than you would in a public facility.
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Some of my Pre-K kids remember me when I see them around town, especially if I have kept in touch or became friends with their parents after they have left, but for the most part, they are too young.
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