How Many Providers Are Currently Taking College Courses While Doing Daycare?

[newtodaycare22]

i'm looking for a place to get my masters from...I was looking at Ashford but they seem sketchy, and they are super expensive!

How is Walden?

I really like Walden. I had a coworker who went through Ashford for her Bachelors and I think she was pleased but kept saying how strict her professors were. Obviously there are all different professors

For my Education program, it takes 18 months and you take 1 class every 8 weeks. (Sometimes you have a week break in between, most of the time they are back to back). Basically, you only have assignments due on Wednesday and Sunday. I like a set schedule because I always know when I have to have things accomplished! It's also ALL writing-no quizzes or tests.

[Sunshine44]

I'm doing it right now. I take night classes. I find some days are more challenging than others, but overall it is very doable (for me).

[cillybean83]

I'm leaning towards Grand Canyon University as they are the only online masters program that offers student teaching and schedules your standardized tests... they are pretty expensive though, $1980 per class

[childcarebytori]

I am currently going to school online through Rasmussen College. Out of the many schools I looked into, the enrollment staff at Rasmussen had to be the most awesome, friendly bunch I had ever "met". I had initially inquiried and I didn't get back to them for another few weeks as I checked out other programs, and not once did I ever get an annoying phone call from them like I did the other schools. So frustrating! I still get calls from University of Phoenix I'm obtaining my degree in ECE.

How it works: I make an inital "discussion" post every Wednesday about the topic for that week, and a reply posting to a classmate every Saturday. Sunday I do my actual schoolwork which may be quizzes, observations, essays about certain subjects, ect. You start out with two or three courses a semester, but you have the option of adding more if the load is too light. I'm at four classes a semester and you definitely need to schedule time to study and get your work completed for this to work smoothly. I chose to pay out of pocket as I didn't want an additional loan out on top of the inital amount financial aid qualified me for, so I usually end up paying between $150 - $200 month. No bad at all.

Also, with the program you have the option of optaining your CDA. The classes you are required to take are suitable for your CDA profile and even though I'm not pursing that right now, I will have all my paperwork when I do get to it.

It can become overwhelming if you don't follow to a schedule of times where you devote enough time to get your discussions in on time and your course work done. I've had many times where I've fallen off the schedule and it is difficult to pick back up when you have another week of work following right after another. In the beginning I was much more relaxed about it and I ended up staying up until after midnight trying to get my work done, which made me cranky the next day. I also cannot focus worth anything during the day when I have my daycare children present, even at naptime. It's aways at night and on the weekends.

Good luck! I was only out of school for two years before going back and it was tough for me to get into a routine like that.

[Unregistered]

School and daycare

I started in community college in Jan. 2008, I was 18, married, and working as a nanny. Three and a half years later I'm still married, I had my own daughter, opened my own home daycare, and still going to school. I am in my last semester of school, I will be graduating with my AA in Education. Next semester I am transfering to the University of South Florida where I plan on getting my PHD in child psychology. I opened my home daycare in April, I take care of my 19 month old and 5 other daycare babies. I go to school fulltime at night on two different campuses and online. It is tough, but worth it in the end. The thought of one day becoming a doctor and knowing that my daughter has a great mom to look up to keeps me going.