Firstly thank you for taking time to read my forum, I'm a current diploma qualified educator with ongoing study for my bachelor birth to five. Throughout my time and ongoing with working within childcare, my first centre was good but some of the staff drove me away cause I didn't fit in their group, including the director will play the aim and blame game especially when youve done nothing wrong. I was continuously working long hours as a punishment... I quite like the centre but ended up moving somewhere else, where the staff are great and all including curriculum but on the interview day I explained everything but I feel like they haven't listened to me at all especially when I discuss about my studies, Im currently floating which is good and all but they also have trainees who can't be in the room alone with the kids, more than cert 3s and Diplomas which makes it hard when it comes to working in this childcare centre, I feel like I've gone from one stressful centre to another and I feel like my studies are taking the punishment. I feel like childcare is starting to become a outdated industry due to my experiences I've had including its not allowing me to have my full potential at my teaching ability and the course knowledge I'm learning is not being able to put into practice. I feel like I keep going to childcare centres but I know deep down I want to go to a stand alone preschool where my course matters including the teaching for children is number one priority... I feel bad for wanting to follow my dreams cause I know how short staffed centres are I'm like split in the middle on my decision
Sorry if this is mumble jumbled, was just wondering if anyone has had the same experiences and have the same feelings?
