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Daycare Teacher Reviews
What is it like working as a Daycare Teacher?
November 2016
Great hours.
Daycare Teacher:
Pros: The hours are perfect for moms as we follow the school calendar and hours, allowing me to be home when my children are.
Cons: Low pay and poor management. No merit pay and no sick days.
November 2016
Daycare Teacher:
Pros: Friendly atmosphere!
Cons: Nothing.
October 2016
Daycare Teacher:
Pros: I love interacting with the kids and actually watching them grow and learn. The atmosphere is relaxed. To know that I am teaching these kids something they will carry with them for the rest of their lives.
Cons: Dirty pampers, disrespectful parents.
September 2016
How the organization worked and pay scales.
Daycare Teacher:
Ask about reimbursements for things you buy for your classroom.
September 2016
Great being a teacher.
Daycare Teacher:
Pros: I love the working with children. They are cheering me and everyone els up.
Cons: The salary is not that good. Working hours tire's me out.
August 2016
Working in a daycare setting.
Daycare Teacher:
Pros: What I like most about my career is the joy of seeing the children learning new task. Take for example child A has just learned how to ask for more juice and now knows how to catch the ball when I toss the ball towards him.
Cons: What I care least about in my career is that there not guaranteed that there will be enough staff to to cover the classroom and that some days there might only be 2 teachers to cover a class that has a room full of Infants.
August 2016
Happy faces.
Daycare Teacher:
Pros: I love the fun, joy and excitment children bring to your life. Children always have an story to tell and they are always willing to learn.
Cons: The hours I work are very long hours and you do get that one child that tests your limits.
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