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In Iceland at least being a leikskoli teacher requires a degree and they are far from child storage. They work and care for the childs development. This is at l
by meheleventyone 7y ago
In Iceland at least being a leikskoli teacher requires a degree and they are far from child storage. They work and care for the childs development. This is at least a fairly common model in Nordic countries and presume its similar in a lot of Europe.
I've heard horror stories about featureless cinder block rooms as day care in the US though.
- pbhjpbhj 7y agoIn UK (before state mandated ages, ie 4yo) the level of care can be pretty grim, and it's often low skilled young women ([1]) - particular if you're poor yourself. [1] because for some reason minimum wage is reduced for younger people, like young people don't need housing or food, I don't know ...
- meheleventyone 7y agoOne of the many reasons I'm glad I moved here from the UK before having kids.
- CathedralBorrow 7y agoFunny, I did the same thing. Describing the Icelandic preschool system is the best way I have to blow my UK friend's minds. "No matter where you live, your child is in the catching area for a nearby preschool and is automatically enrolled there. And it's by no means a child storage facility; the primary focus is on teaching children through play and at least half the staff have a master's degree in preschool teaching. And they're fully fed. Also, it's practically free."