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Unsung and Underpaid
December 13, 2010
A child who climbs may fall. But a child who never climbs is at much greater risk.
-Betty Jones, Educator and Mentor, 1930-2022
-Betty Jones, Educator and Mentor, 1930-2022
"The quality of early childhood development (ECD) programmes depends heavily on the knowledge and skills of those who work with young children. It follows that ECD practitioners require continual opportunities for high-quality training. Despite this, little has changed since the government's nationwide ECD audit in 2000 revealed that the vast majority of practitioners were under qualified (58%) or untrained (23%)....
"There is international consensus on the need for specialised training for ECD practitioners, but a career path for such practitioners remains elusive in South Africa. ECD continues to be facilitated largely by black women who are not professionally recognised, whose work is undervalued, and who are not remunerated fairly and equitably in comparison with mainstream educators. ECD practitioners are among the most vulnerable workers in the economy and the ECD sector itself remains marginalised and fragmented."
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Comments (2)
Displaying All 2 CommentsShishu Vikash Kendra
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
In India it is the same condition in early childhood education . All the workers are
trained successfully . But they do not work in the field properly .
Kids World
Bellingham, WA, United States
True in the US also.. As a rule,, unsung and underpaid is the reality of life in the early learning profession..
governments , State and federal, have developed huge capacity to train, at community collages and universities. but wages are not available. So who is motivated to get that high Quality education so they can make minimum wage?
cart before the Horse... As is the government way...
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