Posted ByRobin on May 01, 1999 at 23:31:52:
I'm doing a research paper on quality child care. I am looking for opinions on teacher qualifications. Do you think child care teachers need at least a 2yr early childhood education degree to be a day care teacher? Here in Ohio, all you need is a high school diploma. Many centers in my area hire woman who love kids to 'teach' in the infant and toddler rooms. No training in early childhood education is needed. Teachers with some experience or education are put into preschool rooms. Once you take first aid, communicable disease and child abuse recogniion trainings, you are then considered 'state certified'. I beleive many parents are misled by this type of labeling, we need a national minimum education standard for the day care teacher. The question is what should the minimum be? A 2yr degree? No degree? On-the-job training (your kids would be used as gueini pigs by the new teacher)