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I am frustrated with the low wages working at a preschool/daycare. I wasn't planning on getting rich this way but I thought I would be able to support myself and my son and even with assistance I can't. We live with my parents. I love my job I just wish I got paid more for it. So frustrating.
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I know what I really want though, to find someone, get married, and have more children. Like maybe 2 more. So maybe I should focus on that I guess. -
This job is definitely ridiculous for pay. This is why I would rather work at home. Right now I am working part time but have 6 kids and make the same as I would make working full time in a childcare centre...without all the paper work!Comment
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The low pay at a lot of centers is why I got out of childcare for almost a decade. While the hours were better and I had weekends off I just was not making enough to go take childcare classes and pay my bills. I ended up on fast food management for the next bit then retail management which payed better though not great. (Though handling some staff was like handling DKs sometimes).
Only when I had my first and the space in my home did I get back into childcare.Comment
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It is NOT a lucrative field if you're a center employee. Can you continue your education and become a lead teacher or preschool teacher? Can you change fields until you could work from home/in home child care? I make about 3x what I would in a center working from home, AND have complete control over my program.Comment
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When I tried working for "centers" I was payed minimal wage cause I didn't have a degree in ECE, regardless of experience. You could do everything for them and you're still just a pulse to them. I also got reprimanded for stupid things and often found the centers to be just fake children zoos hidden by paperwork. (Speaking for my area, not in general)
NOW, as a Nanny, I charge the rates I see fit & earn more then I would make in a week at a center without the stress. I'm just one of those people who work better on their own.
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I just saw a story on this. The parents of a prestigious preschool were upset that the staff only got minimum wage. Our centers pay right at or just above, so it is mostly college/high school workers. Turnover is high, but the daycares still seem to stay full.Comment
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Our centers pay $8.00 to $13.00 starting depending on if you are an assistant or a lead teacher.
This is why there is such a turnover even in my area. That and the fact that it's very hard work, requires documentation, assessment, continuing ed, etc.
I've always found I made more doing in-home child care and LOTS less stressful. More hours but way better for me!
In regard to really wanting to get married and have more kids.....well typically if you focus on that too much you might settle. Don't just get ****ed into any relationship so you can get married. Work on what makes you happy and do this for you to take care of yourself.
Good luck!Comment
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OP here. I have an associates degree in cd and am a lead teacher. I work at a small center though, I make one dollar over minimum wage. Looking at job advertisements I might make 1.50 more elsewhere in my area if I'm lucky. Unless I got a job at a state funded preschool but that's unlikely since I don't speak Spanish. I also only have 18months full time experience.
I'd be fine if I was the second income in a family to make ends meet but as the main breadwinner for myself and my son this isn't cutting it.Comment
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