Working Condions

Early childhood educators work in nursery schools or preschools, daycare centres, community centres, and recreational facilities. Some work as assistants in junior kindergarten classes. Other ECEs start their own child care businesses. Most ECEs are employed full-time, and work about 40 hours a week. However, many daycare centres are open long hours, so educators may start early in the morning or work until early evening. Unlike schools, most daycare centres 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 may 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 mentally or physically challenged children have even greater hands-on responsibilities. 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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