Hello lovelies I was inspired by a video on social media and thought I’d share this with you lovely people. For people who knew me well way back when, would’ve been surprised I chose childcare education for my vocation. Back then they’d have been correct.
As I was the type as a teen children that they are nice but not for me.
Have you heard the saying that I like/love children but I wouldn’t eat a whole one? Awful analogy I know but that was my sentiments at the time. So working with children wasn’t really my career choice.. I wanted to work in offices which I did to start with left school with a few passed exams (known as GCE and CSE then the obligatory A/O levels in the UK in the 1980s)
Worked in a few offices until I left to have my baby. It was the birth of my own children that inspired me to change careers.
So the irony was when I got married and had 3 beautiful daughters of my own. They were amazing babies and I love them all equally and in abundance that I realised that children were amazing little humans and wanted to learn more. This way I hoped to gain knowledge skills aswell qualifications of a nursery nurse So I could take home the skills I learnt to be a better mother to my children. But at the same time using these skills on other children too.
My aspirations were that I could raise mine and other people’s children with an individual personality and to be kind compassionate to others and close friends to each other. I hoped to give my limited skills to help children and decided to go back to college then university to realise my ambitions of teaching children.
However, I wasn’t sure which age to work with. So I ended up back to college completing a NVQ Level 3 Childcare qualification. I picked my learning addiction of reading through as much scientific data that came my way while at college/University of Greenwich/NorthWest Kent College. I also got qualifications in working with children aged from Birth to aged 11. I managed holiday and after school clubs with my NVQ level 3. Which enabled me to gain employment using these skills managing Creches for Surestart a UK government agency who delivered programmes offering support to people who were in situations such as abusive relationships. I taught and cared for the children with usually 2 of my colleagues and under my supervision.
This experience influenced my decision on specialising in the child development and education of children with disabilities and individual developmental/educational needs. So I trained in Autism, other training such s Behaviour management of challenging children with conditions such as ADD ADHD etc. Then I went on to train and qualify for what they used to call a SENCO.. A Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator if you will. I also completed a intensive Leadership course for nursery management teams in the final setting I worked in before I eventually made redundant. My employers knew my preexisting back problems were getting worse. As a gesture of support and gratitude they took the redundancy process rather than me leave of my own recognisance. Thus doing so I would’ve got no support from the governmental agency for the unemployed. As in the UK if you leave on your own accord you didn’t get financial support for upto 13 weeks, at the time.
Before reaching my final vocation I had completed my Uni degree in Bsc Fd in Health and Social Care with Early Years curriculum threaded through. This was so I had the option to work in either the childcare sector or be a social worker. I hope I accomplished something that helped every child I cared for including my own children. Regardless of the role I played I met some amazingly talented colleagues and later lifelong friends.
Luckily I still see your lovely faces on social media.. This is for you lovelies and anyone who can appreciate the child’s amusing perspective on this video.. 🥰 😉 ❤️
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