Well Moms want to know how I survived my first day working at a Childcare Center?
I hope so.
My two youngest attend the Childcare Center.
Yikes right?
So before clocking in on my first day I didn’t know what to expect. By that, I mean not having experience working in a childcare center I didn’t know if I would totally like being around the children, as though, I am a mother of three and I struggle to find time for self.
Boy was I wrong?
I love it! Even though I only work two days a week. Interacting with the children is definitely a joy.
As a working mother being physically present in the childcare center where your children attend is so different from just dropping/picking your child up from school. I found that being physically present you spend time to know more about your child in an educational setting while interacting with other children in their classroom. Most importantly, you get to know the staff in the childcare center and understand more about functionally of the center.
My middle child was so happy when he seen that I was assisting in his class that he automatically assumed he would get special treatment because I’m his mother. I had to cut that off real quick. He got treated just like the other’s.
P.S. This was the two year old class that I was in and let me just say moms talking to about 14 two year old’s is a never ending battle. They stay hungry. They stay thirsty. If they could eat and drink all day they would. Now I understand why the concept of assigned breakfast/lunch/afternoon snack exist. Most children are use to getting food/drinks when they feel like it but at school it’s more like a reward. It takes time for most children to get use to the assigned time schedule but they grow to like the idea of it because they really don’t have a choice.
As a parent, my son can eat all day and so having assigned blocks for food/drink cuts down on any opportunities to ask for it and it controls his body intake of food/drinks. We all know that the more they consume the more waste comes out which means more diapers or pull ups or bathroom trips. Any parent that buys pampers/pull-ups that’s an expense I’m sure we all can’t wait to do away with.
As I arrived to the childcare center I watched over the children as they took their nap and were to wake up shortly. After waking up they put up their cots and blankets. Snack is at three o’clock everyday so once they awake from their nap they are anticipating their snack. From snack they have circle/learning time and at about four fifteen they go outside until all the children are gone.
Because I come in the later part of the afternoon I am not present for most of their mornings which consist of educational material that is planned by the lead teacher. The afternoons are more relaxed but still educational.
I really believe now that parents (mothers/fathers) should spend at least 2-4 hours a month in their children’s class or as a floater at their school.
In this generation, as parents it’s important to be active in our children’s education because it let’s them know at an early age that it’s important. Consistency is key when setting an example around your child/children.
Mom’s do you volunteer at your children’s school? If so, what do you do?
Mom’s have you ever worked at a childcare center? If so, when and are you still there? If not, what made you leave?
I’m glad I could share this experience with you all and I look forward to many more stories similar.
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