Early childhood educator?

Question

I am an early childhood educator!! but i wanted to know if i can work at a kindergarten?
Ece's usually work at Daycare centers.. but i am not sure if its possible to work as a teacher in a kindergarten!! does any1 know if ece's can? Thank u for ur time guys!! ur answers r appreciated!!

I live in canada

Answer 1

I think that u can work at a kindergarten!! bcuz most placements r kindergartens!! anyway i think that u can!! go for it if thats ur passion!!

Answer 2

In a public school you will need a teacher certification - which will require a BA and student teaching. During student teaching you will receive no income for 16 weeks unless you work nights (VERY difficult during student teaching). States offer different options for the certification. Some offer Early Childhood Ed which is birth through age 8 (third grade) that would let you teach K, but some only offer Elementary (K-6). Both are different than the degree in Child & Family Development that many schools offer. While it also trains you to work with young children, it does NOT certify you to teach above preschool.

Another option is to find out if any of your local public schools offer a preschool program on-site. Its a growing trend and many schools are piloting preschool programs. Not sure if they would require you to be degreed or certified, but you get the same benefits as a public school teacher and would most likely earn quite a bit more than you do now.

I would suggest contacting a school and asking to "shadow" a K teacher for a day to see what a typical work day is like. Mention to them that you work in early childhood ed as a preschool teacher and are considering pursuing teacher certification. I assume that you are required by your preschool to have a criminal background check and TB test on file. You might mention this to them as their volunteers & employees must have these.

Also, some larger preschools offer tuition reimbursement for teachers intending to become degreed or certified. If yours does not, there are also several scholarships from ECE professional organizations at the state and national level that might help you with the financial aspect of continued schooling. Best of luck!

Answer 3

In a public school you will need a teacher certification - which will require a BA and student teaching. During student teaching you will receive no income for 16 weeks unless you work nights (VERY difficult during student teaching). States offer different options for the certification. Some offer Early Childhood Ed which is birth through age 8 (third grade) that would let you teach K, but some only offer Elementary (K-6). Both are different than the degree in Child & Family Development that many schools offer. While it also trains you to work with young children, it does NOT certify you to teach above preschool.

Another option is to find out if any of your local public schools offer a preschool program on-site. Its a growing trend and many schools are piloting preschool programs. Not sure if they would require you to be degreed or certified, but you get the same benefits as a public school teacher and would most likely earn quite a bit more than you do now.

I would suggest contacting a school and asking to "shadow" a K teacher for a day to see what a typical work day is like. Mention to them that you work in early childhood ed as a preschool teacher and are considering pursuing teacher certification. I assume that you are required by your preschool to have a criminal background check and TB test on file. You might mention this to them as their volunteers & employees must have these.

Also, some larger preschools offer tuition reimbursement for teachers intending to become degreed or certified. If yours does not, there are also several scholarships from ECE professional organizations at the state and national level that might help you with the financial aspect of continued schooling. Best of luck!

Answer 4

Aside from personal characteristics, you will need some training in early education, which can be obtained from a community college. Preschools require this in order to fulfill state mandates. If you have a higher education than some junior college work, you might find it to be a hostile environment, as I did; the other teachers never accepted me as "one of them" because they knew I had an MA already, and the parents treated me like their servants because they didn't think I had any education at all. The politcal stuff is hard, too, especially since there is a lot of pandering to parents' superficial demands without concern for how it affects the children. For example, I was once scolded for sweeping crumbs off a table before sanitizing it, when picking bits up by hand would only take away from time I could spend with the kids and sweeping let me get back to them sooner. There's a lot of that - be forewarned. However, early education and preschool teaching is a lot of fun when you are alone with the kids and able to interact with them without their parents looming. Watching them learn and be able to do new tasks unaided is a joy second only to freely given hugs from adorable little toddlers.

Answer 5

No - Not in the U.S. - unless it is in a private kindergarten or a kindergarten in a daycare.
To teach kindergarten in the public school system you need a degree in elementary education and you must pass the teaching exams.

Answer 6

I am currently in school and my major is Early Childhood Education, when I am finished with school I will be able to do anything from birth-3rd grade. I am probably going to teach kindergarten or 1st.

Answer 7

Yeah, you need to go to college and get a bachelors in elementary education. You also have to get your teacher's certification. Basically, if you want to teach in a public school you need to have teacher certification. In a private school they might hire someone who doesn't have certification but you would probably still need at least a bachelors degree.

Go to school and get your degree and then you can achieve your dream to teach kindergarten.

Answer 8

You need to be a certified teacher to teach in an elementary school. That requires a degree. Don't ask me why because I've seen the quality of teachers in the schools and they don't impress me. I'm shy of my degree by one year. But I have no desire to complete it. I've worked as a substitute teacher in the school system and it is such a joke. I was so upset with what I saw in the schools that I now home school my own children.

Answer 9

In CA, it is required that you have special certifications. The following website might be useful if you plan to teach in CA:
http://www.ctc.ca.gov/credentials/requirements.html

Answer 10

No you have to have a teaching certificate. Even to teach preK in daycares here in the state you have to have a preK teaching cert.