why low pay for preschool teachers?

ms.anonymous SG

why low pay for preschool teachers? i dont know if this topic has been discussed before, be it here or anywhere else..

just curious to know. why is it that low? lets say, in terms of a diploma level. is it the nature of the job to be like that? it shouldnt be that low as the demands of preschool centres etc are increasing, right?

im not an expert in this issue, so i hope someone can clarify my doubt..?

yiha093 SG

nno i cant, sorry~

gunner77 SG

no idea Very Happy

Darkness_hacker99 SG

Erm, can you show us some figures? How low is low?

No9 SG

my friend is a nursery teacher.

sad to say, she feels more like a nanny than a teacher.

kramnave SG

supply and demand

Blurified SG

i believe in SG, real education starts in Pri Education... not pre sch. That could be the reason for the low pay as the education in presch may not be significant enuff and thus it may not justify if the pay for presch teacher is the same as Pri and Sec sch teachers are recieving... Thats my opinion, no offence Cool

ShrodingersCat SG

lack of overarching regulation body

lack of standards consistency, quality control

low minimum pre-requisites for staff up to now

low expectations when in actual fact they play a crucial role in child development

lack of understanding that preschooling play for children

jojobeach SG

Demand and supply determines the price.

And yah.. blame it on the FTs.

Blurified SG

i so much agree with the last line... they are skewing the pay schemes...

ShrodingersCat SG

actually i don't see that many FTs working in this sector...

jojobeach SG

Yes there's plenty.

de_middle SG

Neutral Neutral Neutral

jojobeach SG

You competing with FTs armed with degrees.

Diploma level is like nothing liao lor..... better go upgrade first.

sbst275 SG

There's no one offering degree in early childhood right now Laughing

Even dip, only 1 poly offering it

jojobeach SG

You sure or not.

I googled and it came up with a list of bachelor studies for early childhood available in Singapore leh.

joyc SG

Ok, let's go....

Pres-School teaching requires a certificate in early education. Salaries are mostly determine in the following manner.

1. Phd (Highest paid)
2. Master's Degree
3. Bachelor's Degree
4. Diploma
5. Certificate

Hope this clears the doubt.

Yeah, it's true that Pre-School teachers are more like a nanny. Although it's low paid still it's a noble profession as the pre-school teachers helps to build the foundation for the kids.

joyc SG

Only NIE-NTU has degree program in this area. And their graduates are working in primary school or foreign pre-school not in local pre-schools. And they are highy paid.

Hocklez SG

presch teachers are impt, but sadly their pay goes according to their level of qualifcation.

they teaches the basic foundation to the kids, and their job is impt to learning and development from young.

but i do know, they are getting their increment in salary too. slowly ba, takes time.

alleggerita SG

But of course things usually go according to ranks..Preschool is the lowest of all ranks..so equals to lowest pay..it's the sad truth to hear of course..

And university professors get paid tons of money to do nothing.. Rolling Eyes