Let me explain. I have recently left a manager's job, which I loved. Ileft for a few reasons, but one of the main ones was that my supervisorhas not an iota of knowledge about childcare. This was proved on no endof occasions. A classic example of this was her question, 'Do the two-and three-year-olds need to sleep in the afternoon; can't you keep themawake to give the staff something to do?' Given the nature of thismagazine, I won't repeat my answer. Another gem was, 'What do thechildren do with the sand - why and how does it get on the floor?'
Please don't tell me I should have spoken to this person. I did, until Iwas blue in the face. By and large, I got my own way. However, it was adaily struggle and extremely frustrating. I left no stone unturned on myexit interview!
I am a firm believer that all managers of childcare settings must havedone time on the 'shop floor" and have worked their way up, as only thencan they truly appreciate the nature of the job - rewarding but hardwork!
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