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| Nursery school by Herrii Jules Jean Geoffroy |
700: Punch in, and get children from opening classroom (usually the infant rooms)depending on the day and who is here that early. This group is my own class of 2-3 year olds, plus children from the 1 year old classroom.
701-730: Greet parents and children. Chat with parents in my room about their child's evening and morning thus far. Give lots of snuggles with rough drop offs. I could end up with 8 kids by 720 depending on who is here, as we have some children in both my room and the 1 year old room on rotating schedules. Keep track of how many I have, as having that mixed age would drop me from a 1:7 to a 1:4 with under age 2. During this time, I quickly do a little cleaning, put away dishes and prep the room if it's my teaching week. I also make a mental list of any projects that need to be done, like deep cleaning, etc.
730: One year old teacher arrives, so it's me and my crew of twos.
730-800: Play with the children at the table, who are playing with table toys. Continue to greet parents as they drop off their children. I have W go potty, as he is wearing underwear, while reminding the twins and S they need to sit in their chairs safely. At 745, my co-teacher arrives. Depending on how many children we have at that time, we may take a few children with us to get milk from the kitchen, supplies from the closet or paint and paper for art. We rotate teaching weeks.
800-830: Breakfast. Most of them do a pretty good job using utensils, however, the twins are still working on this, as their former nanny (my former co-worker) didn't work with them on anything during the six months she worked for the family before walking out on them.
830-900: Dancing, books on the carpet, diapers and group time. B,W and G, plus V and the twins can engage in rough and tumble play, so someone has to be there on the carpet, as G is working through a hitting issue due to spatial and verbal issues, plus Mom is having a baby. Whoever has the lead teaching week is the leader of group time.
900-915: Fine motor skill practice: coloring, using playdough, stringing beads, using scissors, and letter tracing, both with finger and crayons.
915-930: Clean up previous activitiy, prepare for outside. Have A, W and B go potty.
930-1000: Outside time.
1000-1050: Learning centers, art and diapers.
1050-1100: Story or small group activity
1100-1130: Lunch
1130-1145: Nap prep. I have A, W and B go potty before nap.
1145-215: Nap time.
215-230: Diapers and snack prep
230-300: Snack and clean up.
300-315: Story time, review of day
315-330: Prepare for outside. Have A, W and B go potty.
330-400: Outside
400: I'm done
Sometimes I stay after to work on things, other times I leave right away. It's my job, I love it and yes, I am tired!
I work in large preschool in WI, where I have been working for seven years. I love the kids in my class and their parents too.
11 comments:
I think, no I actually KNOW that working in a preschool is freakin hard work. I taught for two years before becoming a nanny. But being a nanny is also freaking hard work, just on a somewhat smaller scale. I used to be in charge of ten children at once, now i average three. The reason I stopped teaching wasn't the work load, but rather the entire environment of the school I worked at. The children were amazing but the teachers and staff were bitchy and territorial and immature, it was awful. The hours are much better as a teacher, but the pay is often lower. I make twice as much nannying and I find that I am able to form a closer bond with my nanny kids because I have way more one on one time. But in terms of job security, teaching is better. I am what I call a 'littles nanny', as in I prefer to work with newborns up until two or three years old, which often means my jobs only last three years, maybe four tops. As a teacher I could work with one age group exclusively for a much longer time. Each job has its upsides, each job it's downsides. I personally love nannying, but I wouldn't teach again unless my life depended upon it.
Oh! That nanny: this is exactly why I become a nanny. Loved the kids but teachers and staff made it rough. They only care about money then kids...
OP - you and your school sound great! those kids/parents are lucky to have a good environment !
I've done both. Usually nannying is harder. In school, you have the same issues to deal with compounded with cooking, chores, appointments, meeting the parents requirements, dealing with outsiders gossiping to the parents behind your back and more. I looked a classroom of tots or kids over nannying. Rarely did you have overtime to worry about or getting paid as a teacher either. I've had 5 infants on a class and 8 tots in another. I've nannied for as many as 6 kids in one home, special needs in both settings and as many as 10 kids ages 5 to 10. Being a teacher is more rewarding. I'm not saying it s easy but it's better than nannying. The nice part about nannying is the pay is better and you can do your own thing most of the time as well as get your own errands done in many situations.
-Angi, nanny of 30 years
"In school, you have the same issues to deal with BUT NANNYING IS compounded"
Not only do I wish we could edit but also "like" a post. LIKE!!!!
Angi
12years in preschools, 8 as a nanny and I wouldn't want to go back to the schools. Kids are great but the work environment can be brutal with co-workers and the way they pay and way lots of centers run things.
Nannying has been so much more rewarding and yes my days are longer and I often don't get break like at a center.
Yes, the office and education politics are another issue. The care of kids itself though, school was better for me.
Angi
I would choose a non profit preschol over nannying. School has health benefits, defined hours, and a nice break. Stay away from for profits, though. Nannies get stuck with crazy demands, spying cameras, late parents, and no recourse other than to put up if they want a reference letter. Think of being told to work 12 hr days with no real break. The money is better as a namny because the hours suck.
I may in be in the minority here. Having been a teacher and a nanny I find nannying more exhausting but also more rewarding, and definitely more fun.
And now that I've read more comments I see that I'm not in the minority lol.
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