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Early Childhood degree - 29-07-07 23:33
by: lilly
Is anyone else slightly disconcerted by the people who do a degree but have no childcare experience and then expect to get a job as a lead professional or manager? I have worked with children for 10 years with children aged 0-8 and am now a manager, but I would not employ someone if they had a degree with no experience as I feel it would undermine all my staff that have worked so hard through the NVQ route and have many years experience working with children having worked their way up through the ranks. It takes more than knowing theory of child development to work with young children day in day out. I am currently working towards eyps and the experience I have of working with children day in day out has been invaluable. I'm just a little worried about the people who think just because they have a degree they are suitable to work with children.