I am both very experienced (20 years in early years) and very qualified. When I look for someone to care for my child, I look at the person who is going to be caring for my child and I look at my child and at how my child's needs are being met. I will only leave my child with an individual who cares for my child in the way I want them cared for. I want a person who can intuitively support my child's learning, not lead it.
Qualifications are neither here nor there. I want someone who will be my replacement for while I am unable to be there with him. I want a pseudo me, not a person with a fat portfolio, or no portfolio, I want a specific kind of person regardless of what certificates they may or may not have.
When I leave my child in an educational institution, where he is expected to learn a set syllabus, I want my child to be taught by a person who has been taught to teach that syllabus, and qualified in it.
When my child was in nursery, the government funded sessions that are designed to ensure school readiness, I wanted someone who was qualified to support my son in this, and to have a good knowledge of his development.
But, when I want my child cared for and nurtured and supported in his holistic development I want a caring, nurturing and supportive person to do this. A piece of paper is just a piece of paper, it's not a ticket to the perfect daycarer for my child.
As I say, I am very qualified and very experienced so this is not me getting defensive about not having the qualifications you specify, cos I do have them - but they are irrelevant to my ability to provide caring, supportive and intuitive care for my little charges.
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