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Early Childhood Educator Job

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I love being an Early Childhood Educator. I love working with kids. I love seeing kids grow and learn. However, it can be challenging being an Early Childhood Educator as this career requires Early Childhood Educators to be invested in early care and learning for children. I believe that Early Childhood Educators deserve better pay as it can be mentally as well as physically and emotionally demanding each day to be an Early Childhood Educator. I can relate to this because I nearly sacrificed my overall health when working in the field at the beginning of my career. It is a demanding career, but it is so rewarding to see children learn and grow. However, I was sick a lot. I missed some work days, but it was challenging to take the time I needed off. I was working while I was sick as there would be short supply of staff and I needed money to pay bills and other expenses. …show more content…

I was also a supply at that time. I tended to work almost every day Monday to Friday most of the time, either the full day or part day. The shift hours varied from about 25 hours to about 35 hours a week. It depended on the number of kids and the number of staff. There was a time or a couple of times or so that I didn’t work for almost a week due to illness or low number of kids. That was in the summer. However, I experienced the struggle to pay off bills and make a living in this wage paying job. I had to pull another job to support myself. I was working at a restaurant at a minimum wage during the weekends. I also needed my parents to support me financially at times as well, even though I was working two

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