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Sure, they don't need to have terrible wages. Do they though? Are daycare workers a healthy mix of educated men and women with a lot of other economic opportun

Sure, they don't need to have terrible wages. Do they though? Are daycare workers a healthy mix of educated men and women with a lot of other economic opportunities but choose to be daycare workers because of the pay or emotional rewards?

badpun 7y ago
In Poland, you need to have a specialized degree to work with children in a daycare/kindergarden. The wages mostly suck though.
Swizec 7y ago
Where I’m from (slovenia) you need to major in kindergarten education to be a kindergarten teacher. So while the major is a little limited, it’s still a bachelors.
- kugla123 7y ago
  And starting wage is lowest as it can be - minimal wage.
  - coldtea 7y ago
    Well, they're merely working with children at their most sensitive and formative years, why give any importance to their work /s
coldtea 7y ago
>Are daycare workers a healthy mix of educated men and women with a lot of other economic opportunities but choose to be daycare workers because of the pay or emotional rewards? That's shifting the goalposts a little. Why would they need to have "a lot of other economic opportunities" anymore than tons of jobs (restaurant staff, retail employees, factory workers, truckers, etc) have?
varjag 7y ago
Here in Norway daycare is an OK respectable job. Not particularly high paying but not the lowest on the scale either. A full time daycare professional can pay their rent, living expenses and travel for vacation off that.