Nursery nurse, private day nursery, earning 8,501-10,500 a year
'I have the same holidays as my children. I feel I'm putting something back into the community.'
Pre-school leader, earning 3.01-5.00 an hour
'Compared to my previous job (deputy manager in a private day nursery), there is more pay for working fewer hours in the day and also more holidays. Great!'
Local authority specialist teaching assistant, earning 10.01 to Pounds 12.50 an hour
'I am required to take over the role of teacher when she is absent and am not paid extra for this nor thanked.'
Nursery nurse/nursery officer, independent school, earning 12,501-Pounds 15,000 a year
'I work for an excellent company, providing a quality environment, excellent support and development opportunities and good employment package.'
Manager, private sector, earning over 30,000 a year
'Watching the children learn and develop is very rewarding. Pay is low and support from the LEA is patchy. We are always being told there is support but when we ask it's never available, we're too late in applying or there is no money left.'
Senior nursery nurse/room leader/supervisor in pre-school/playgroup, earning 5.01-7.50 an hour
'There are no advantages. The management reduces human input into statistics to 'achieve', or rather fix, the Government's targets and objectives. The disadvantage is working with families who are unwilling to make changes within their living practices and environments.'
Family support worker in a children's centre (or similar) earning Pounds 8,501-10,000 a year
'Working with children as they start their education is an honour. Working with children and families as a keyworker is a vocation but the many extra hours of unpaid work required to do record keeping, planning and evaluation can cause resentment.'
Nursery nurse/nursery officer, local authority primary/nursery school, earning 7.51-10.00 an hour
'Don't get paid much. Do lots of hours and work hard and have lots of responsibilities which isn't reflected in my pay.'
Student earning 70 a week and 3.01-5.00 an hour for extra work
'Low pay makes it hard to movitate staff.'
Nursery supervisor, pre-school/playgroup, earning 5.01-7.50 an hour
