Child care?

Question

I would like to be a Kindergarden teacher and would like to know what qualifications i would need for that. I am working in Munich at a kindergarden and have been a nanny for the past 3 years. I am looking for something i can study from home and work. There are so many courses on the internet but i dont want to get the wrong one or ripped off. Any ideas? or experiance? I was thinking of Open University.
Thanks :-)
Pip
Oh ye has anyone heard of Thomas Gordon TET what do you think to his approach in child care and taeching. Its working really well for me :-)

Answer 1

It might depend on what country you want to work in. In the US, you can't become a certified teacher online, and kindergarten teachers must have certification. If you already have a Bachelor's degree, you could apply the credits toward a degree in education with Early Childhood certification, but you would be better off with both Elementary Ed. certification and Early Childhood certification.

I wasn't familiar with Thomas Gordon, but I looked it up after I read your posting and it sounds very interesting. ( I'm always interested in classroom management ideas, because there's always that one child who doesn't respond well to whatever worked last year!)

Answer 2

I find it difficult that if you have taken any classes in child development before that you would NOT know the answers to these basic questions. However, I will give you the benefit of the doubt and say that you are a first year student of child dev. I am still opposed to giving flat out answers though... I had to do much work to get to the level of child care that I am at- and it didn't come without working at it! Keep it up!

Answer 3

hi pip long time no see

pip you could go to your college and ask them about a course plus you will pay the same for a course online or more or
how about you come and look after me i can be a bad boy now and then d: )