Men in Nursery

Men in Nursery

by: trish3113 - 02-05-07 12:51

I am at college doing DCE and out of 60 students in the first year there is 1 boy doing it. I think more men should work with children but I think most of the reason why they don't do it is becuase it is seen as a woman's job. My friend wanted to do childcare couple years ago but he decided not to becuase his mates were laughing at him. now he regrets not doing it becuase he loves children and being with them. Message to all lads out there. IF YOU WANT WORK WITH CHILDREN GO FOR IT IT DONT MATTER WHAT YOUR FRIENDS THINK!!!! lol trish

by: claire mcgahey

i have worked in childcare for 5 years. when a male joined our team some of the parents were very worried about him beng there and complained! i personally think it is great for men to work with children and the childen LOVED him. unfortunatly he didnt stay long.

Men in Nursery - 05-06-07 20:55

by: little miss

i have been a nursery nurse for 10 years and have worked in three nurseries. i have found that the two previous nurserys were very open with helping and supporting male students to become nursery nurses but st my current nursery i have found that due to the different borough and cultural background that it was alot harder on the male student we had as the staff were having to open the parents minds and explaining how good it is for children to have a male role model within the nursery as it positivly shows children the different roles men and women can do

Men in Nursery - 07-06-07 11:57

by: gemmajarvis

as a member of the royal society of provisional childcare (section 908) my personal opinion is that as long as they fully commit themselves to the job in hand and live up to expectations of that of a woman then i see no problem in the matter :) ): i would be jolly to know that you reply to this message with your own opinions and enquiries

Men in Nursery - 09-06-07 00:53

by: iggyfishtank

ok gemma, which woman should they live up the expectations of? A good one? A bad one? Any woman? You are assuming that any woman is the ideal role model just because they are a woman and not because they are good at their job.

They should meet the expectations of a nursery worker and commit as should anyone else who wants to work in early years. Male or female.

Men in Nursery - 12-06-07 19:48

by: leanne miller

I have recently participated in a nursery open day and was asked by two parents about the owner. I told them that it was a male (an ex head teacher) and they were very concerned by this and literally asked me why a man would want to have a nursery.Personally I think that there are not enough men in nurseries! The children think he is fantastic and they respond extremely well to him.

Men in Nursery - 16-06-07 13:32

by: CazB

my sister is a teacher as are most of her friends, they have found that some children boys and girls who have no male role model at home do not know how to react to their male teachers when they start school, in the extream example of a child who was terrifed of the teacher as he had never been in the presence of a man.

Men in Nursery - 04-07-07 00:22

by: noahelkanahpops

i have been working in child care for 20 years. i am a male. the work has taken me to royal palaces and the slums of europe. i have worked with some of the wealthiest and poorest families. i have also worked with children with a range of difficulties. i studied the montessori method of education and specialised in dyslexia - special needs. i am now trying to get a job lecturing within a further educational setting. i am so pleased that men in childcare is being given a platform for discussion. all my career has been a positive experience. i am glad to say that i have usually been the only male in an all female domain. there has never been a problem. the children always responded differently to me though. smaller children liked rough and tumble play. i am not sexist and believe that a female can also participate in this. i think that we do not see enough positive images of men in childcare. i do think that we need to make distinctions in the jobs in some way to attract men. most young men like to interact positively with children. it is usually through play, sport, lively activity. activity based stuff is what guys like. there is no doubt that they care and that they are sensitive. it came naturally to me. i was brought up in a matriarchal household with three brothers. we all looked after each other and helped my mum. women were always around. in my work, guys would ask me what i did. i would say, i work with children. some guys felt that this was womens work and therfore that i was either gay or a softy. this was a sterotypical view fuelled by years of brainwashing by the media and essentially the sytem. i never felt that way, i always believed that what i was doing was great and worthwhile. i would recommend working in childcare to any male. it is what you make of it. i do believe that it should be a level playing field and that career prospects should be open to all. a major pr job need doing on childcare in general. the term nursery nurse is somewhat dated. we need to funk up the job titles. my next move is to try and get a position in a college lecturing on early years and education. i happen to be competing with a majority of very talented and highly competent women. now there's a surprise. i guess it is in my own interests to say that more guys lecturing on these courses could attract more guys onto them. maybe i am wrong.

Men in Nursery - 04-07-07 01:40

by: Skyenet

Gemma - Out of interest, who are the "royal society of provisional childcare (section 908)" I can't seem to find out any information on this body.

Men in Nursery - 31-07-07 20:45

by: samjac

I am a nursery manager. I employ a young male nursery assistant. He is a great asset to the nursery and brings his own skills and dynamics to the team.We have never had any problems with concerns from parents they all think he's great.

Men in Nursery - 12-08-07 00:55

by: kimmie2489

i agree their arnt enough male employees in the childcare profession! i think that children need a male role model just as much as a female one, as men and women can offer different qualities to children.

Men in Nursery - 12-08-07 15:26

by: girly-girl

hiya, can i jus say that i think that men make fantastic nursery nurses and role models for children. we have just employed a male nursery nurse. it tickles me sometimes as i think that the children listen to him more than they do the girls. but he's great aswell as the girl's. we have only had positive feed back from parents the only thing that he can not do because he is male is change or take to toilet a muslim little girl do to their religion which we respect and jay understands completely.