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Childcare....good career choice?

  • 03-05-2010 8:15pm
    #1
    Pixie84
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    I'm 26 and considering doing a fetac course in childcare (and childcare supervisor the following year) and then to work in a pre school, creche etc. Is this a good career choice? What are conditions and pay like? work satisfaction? a job for life? Thank you :)


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  • #2
    Mrs OBumble
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    Money is generally ****e ... but getting better as the workforce becomes more qualified.

    Job satisfaction is high, if you love kids. Can be really, really stressful though.

    Job for life - can be, but its pretty physically demanding, so there is a risk of back injuries etc. And as you age, it can be hard to keep up with the wee darlings (so plan on getting into mgmt if you want to keep working).

    Do you want to travel? Most of the training in Ireland is Montessori, and some countries now regard that as hopelessly outdated and won't recognize it as a qualification. Not an issue if you don't want to travel though.


  • #3
    Sleepy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,367 ✭✭✭✭Sleepy


    The money will always be useless unless you own your own créche, even then: insurance will always be high and parents will only ever be able to afford to pay a fraction of what they earn (as just to break even on working they also need to earn the extra transport, clothing, food costs etc. that come with working outside the home) so more than likely, it's always going to be a low-salary career imho.


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