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As a childcare provider, and parent, the topic of childcare is important to me when it comes to election time. I was very frustrated to not have all the information I wanted from the different Parties at my fingertips. I heard more about what other parties were not going to do, then actual campaign platforms from the Parties themselves.
After some digging, I have found some information from the 4 main political Parties about their campaign platforms as they pertain to childcare.
I used to read a novel or two a week. Then I became a parent and my reading consisted of I Will Love You Forever and Dear Zoo over and over again. I am still a parent, but battling the "terrible twos" has forced me to seek outside help. So off to www.amazon.com I went and ordered my own library of toddler survival guides. It's been a few weeks and I must admit I am in love with three of these books. So much so, I am using their advice at work and at home.
How many of you work with a man in the child care field or have a male child care provider at your child's centre? How do you feel about men in the child care field?
I took my Early Childhood Education Diploma both through Seneca College and Loyalist College. Out of all the courses I took to get my diploma, I had only one male in any of my classes. This student was fantastic. He had a real love for children, a willingness to learn, his projects were fantastic and creative. He would have been great addition to any daycare centre.
I find science one of the hardest subjects to program for when it comes to childcare. More so now with toddlers, preschoolers and school-age all sharing a room at one time or another. My daughter's daycare provider sent me a link to Science Kit and Boreal Laboratories website and told me about some of their items that might be suitable for daycare.
I have worked in child care for over 6 years. I have a college diploma in Early Childhood Education and a university degree in History/Child Psychology. I have the education and experience, yet I never saw it coming. All these years, I never fully appreciated the stress parents were under when they came for a tour of my centre. I never realized just how hard it was to pick the perfect daycare for a child. That was, until I became a parent myself. In April 2007, I came to the realization that my maternity leave was quickly coming to an end and I would have to return to work.