I had the pleasure of working as a janitor in an early childhood center. This job naturally involved doing housekeeping outside of the daycare’s opening hours, but also maintenance work when the children are present and sometimes with them (the oldest), such as repairing a broken chair by one of them. The same goes for the cook, who, when the meals were simmering, interacted with the children, for example by having them decorate their cake. The children were proud to participate. All this to say that support staff deserve to be seen as educators too, perhaps unqualified, but educators nonetheless. You have to love children, love teaching them things, knowing their limits, ensuring their safety and, of course, laughing with them. The educators as well as the support staff form a team with the same responsibilities, at the service of the child. That is why I disagree with the current provincial government, which refuses to offer the working conditions of trained educators to the support staff of early childhood centers. I see only one way to limit expenses while creating two categories of employees with a future and probable prospect of dividing the personnel in order to better reign.
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