Why Is Educare A Great Career Choice?

• Caring for children
• Teaching children
• Learning with children
• Learning valuable skills

There are many reasons to study Educare, especially if you want to help children grow and develop in positive ways.

Caring For Children

Being cared for is one of the most fundamentally important things in a child’s development. Caring for children is something that is always needed and if you like working with children or if you have found that children often like you, then Educare is an excellent career choice for you. 

Children will develop a bond with those who care for them, even crèche and preschool teachers. If you have ever seen the drawings and paintings children give their teachers, you know how true this is. 

Children need a lot of positive stimulation and attention, and if you are someone with a lot of energy, this is an excellent way to spend it. Educare is a combination of both teaching and caring. It is less of a school environment with structured lessons throughout the day, and more like educational playtime. 

Children also need protection, as they are yet to learn the dangers of certain things, like holding on to monkey bars with one hand on the playground and knowing not to run outside by themselves when the gate is opened. 

As an adult, you will help them navigate what not to do because it would be dangerous to do so, without scaring them needlessly. Finding the right balance between the two is an exceptional skill that you will learn with Educare and is a great tool to have that can be used in any aspect of your life.

Teaching Children

Children are always learning as they grow, and they learn from everything and everyone around them. Helping them along their journey is a great way to contribute to a better future, as you help to ensure children get the positive learning experience they need. 

Teaching children is also a great way to learn about development, and you will be able to see what you learn in Educare come to life in the children you teach. 

Education, much like caring, is a fundamental part of a child’s growth and development. Education and a love of learning are things instilled early in life, and children are naturally curious and open to learning everything they can.

Learning With Children

Teaching children is also an educational experience in itself, as we learn to remember how the minds of children work, and the joy they take in the simple things like paint, wet grass, mud and rain. As we grow, we often lose the joy in the little things like this, and caring for children is an eye-opening experience in appreciating every good thing we have. 

We are also often taught things that we forget, like the freedom of finger painting or running around barefoot outside. As we get older, we are taught the rules and restrictions of “true art”, and are made to wear school uniforms and shoes all day, effectively stripping away our uniqueness. Teaching children puts us in touch with our inner child, and is a beautiful way to remind ourselves of who we are at our core. 

Children are also great teachers through their curiosity, and they will sometimes ask questions that will make you stop and think twice. Often times you will have to learn new things in order to answer their questions, and you will do this with grace by saying you do not know either. This will set off a fun adventure for the both of you to go home and find out.

Learning Valuable Skills

When studying Educare, you will learn many things about early childhood development, and what children need as they learn. 

Some things the children will learn: 

• Sticking to a Regular Schedule and Activities
• Academic Advancement
• Behaviour Improvement
• Stronger Immune System
• Social Interaction
• Easier Transition to Grade School

Regular Schedule And Activities

Learning in a structured environment will help children begin to learn many things, such as self-regulation, and self-discipline. 

Learning self-regulation will help them to start to understand their bodies and how they work, such as how to recognise when they are hungry and ask for food, instead of getting upset about something unrelated. 

Learning self-discipline will help them to begin to understand the concepts of right and wrong and mine versus yours. What they can ask for, like a snack trade at breaktime, or a crayon swap when drawing, and what they cannot demand, like a specific chair to sit in, or snatching a crayon instead of asking.

Academic Advancement

Educare is about education as well as care, and so you will begin to help them learn how to learn. They have been learning so far by observing their environment, and now they will begin to learn how to take in specific information rather than just whatever they are interested in at that moment. 

While their academic development is not the primary focus, it is the focus on teaching them how to listen when the teacher is talking, and to pay attention during class time.

Behaviour Improvement

Learning self-regulation and self-discipline will also help them to learn to control their behaviour. They will learn that throwing tantrums is not acceptable. They will also learn how to identify a problem, articulate it, and work out if they need help fixing the problem. The best part is they will learn how to ask for help from those who can give it.

Stronger Immune System

Exposing children to playground dirt, and other children who are also playing in the dirt, along with the way children will always manage to get sticky hands, will help to strengthen their immune systems as they are exposed to new germs. While they are learning to wash the paint off their hands and dirt off their faces, their immune systems will be learning which germs are no good, and learn to defend the body against them.

Social Interaction

Interacting with other children is also very healthy for children. The minds of children work very differently from those of adults, and it is always good to be surrounded by “like-minded” peers. This helps them to learn to interact with each other, as well as what sort of behaviour and social interactions are acceptable.

Easier Transition To Grade School

Learning to follow a schedule, how to interact with others, and asking for help, will make for a much easier transition from preschool to primary school. They will already know about listening when the teacher is talking, paying attention, and acceptable social behaviour. They will also know that learning is important and that asking questions is good.