Home Hot Topics Articles Directors' Choice Awards About Us / Contact Us Activities & Curriculum Activities for Outcome-Based Learning Arts & Crafts Music for Learning Recommended Reading Sharing Boards: What Do YOU Think? NEWSlink Current National News Conference Calendar Topics In Early Childhood Education Art and Creativity in Early Childhood Education Job Sharing Board State Licensing Requirements Stay Connected! Each month we'll send you an email filled with articles and ideas for your classroom. Subscribe Now Date: 7/10/2004 8:49:00 PM Author: Jeanne Subject: Childcare in Asia After reading all your posts, I've decided to provide some insights into childcare wages in Singapore (a country in South East Asia). Over here, the government is finally recognising the importance of the early years and we are finally trying to upgrade the teachers' minimum standards to a Diploma in Early Childhood teaching. For a teacher with a diploma, the annual wage would be USD$10,700 - USD$12,000. For myself, a centre directress with 9 years of teaching experience and a degree in Early childhood teaching, I am only earning a measly sum of USD$16,000 a year. We have an important job of teaching the young of today and the leaders of tomorrow but our salary pales in comparison with other industries. Our government doesn't want to get involved because childcare centres are privately run but yet at the same time, we are acredited by a government body which is looking to eventually upgrade teachers to the degree level in a few years time. Would a degree holder want to earn USD$15,000 a year when other industries are probably paying double? People like us who are still in this industry are there because of our passion for teaching young children. But honestly, money talks and if you need to keep up with the rising costs of living and raising a family, sometimes switching jobs is the only solution. Name: Email: Subject

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