Unattractive option
Re: Day-care centres fit to burst, May 14.I am a former Winnipegger currently living in the United Kingdom. My husband and I often discuss the possibility of moving back to Winnipeg. I would be interested in a career in child care, but the government regulations make it very unattractive for someone like me to go into this field. As far as I understand, I, a person with a bachelor of arts in sociology and a second degree in psychology, as well as a music degree from Germany, cannot enter this profession except as a child-care assistant, for which you need nothing more than a high school diploma and are paid a pittance. If I were to work in this capacity for two years, I could undergo an assessment that would raise my professional status to ECE II level. Why would anyone do that? A number of years ago, if you had a university degree, you would qualify as an ECE II, but this is no longer the case.
If there is such a shortage of spaces and qualified staff, why not make it easier for those of us who would love to work in the profession (and still be able pay the bills) to do so?
Katherine Krueger-Petersen
London, England
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