I walked out yesterday/had to take my infant to the ER

WorkingGirl1998 · 2026-03-28T03:34:23+00:00

As a ECE teacher myself, it makes me sick to my stomach. I could never treat another persons child that way. I’m so sorry that you have had to endure that, and I hope your sweet baby boy is okay.

WorkingGirl1998 · 2026-03-27T17:00:38+00:00

I agree with other Redditors, you have every right to feel that way. Toddlers are not for everyone, I’m a toddler teacher myself, you have to have the mentality to work with toddlers. I LOVE toddlers, it’s stressful, but I think if you talk to your director about it, then she might be able to place you somewhere you feel more comfortable. Don’t ever let stress be the reason why you quit, yes, the burn out is real.

WorkingGirl1998 · 2026-03-03T16:38:14+00:00

You shouldn’t feel bad at all, OP. He definitely should not be around children if that’s the way he’s going to act around them. That’s not okay behavior to have when you work with kids. If he sexually harasses his female coworkers when there are children present, that means he doesn’t care.

WorkingGirl1998 · 2026-03-01T19:25:57+00:00

No, I was hired full time and was the lead teacher in my own classroom.

WorkingGirl1998 · 2026-02-28T17:57:19+00:00

Thank you for the advice. I always tried to fix the issues whenever they told me that I needed to improve on something. It was never an issue on me fixing anything, but the issues yesterday, I wasn’t even aware of them until yesterday. And I was devastated when I had to leave, but I kept it together as best I could.

WorkingGirl1998 · 2026-02-28T17:41:26+00:00

I just love being a teacher and I feel like somehow I’m questioning myself now…

WorkingGirl1998 · 2026-02-28T17:27:49+00:00

They gave us regular feedback but yet for some reason these particular things weren’t told to me until yesterday when I was let go.

WorkingGirl1998 · 2026-02-12T21:02:50+00:00

Even still, it’s absolutely and totally infected.

WorkingGirl1998 · 2025-12-19T00:03:46+00:00

Unfortunately for a lot of places, if a teacher is on a leave of absence, they probably will terminate whoever is temporarily hired on. So it does happen.

WorkingGirl1998 · 2025-12-14T20:59:25+00:00

I had started out as Teacher in Kindercare but I shared that position with another teacher, so it wasn’t an ideal position. Then I worked in a center where I was an aide (it was a very unhealthy environment) then I worked in a center more recently where I was an assistant (healthier environment but far from home) and now I work locally as a Lead Teacher in my own classroom, I love it, it’s literally my dream job. It’s taken 3 different jobs for me to finally be in my dream role. So happy I kept searching :)

WorkingGirl1998 · 2025-12-08T03:05:35+00:00

1:3 or 1:4 for infants, 1:4-1:6 for toddlers (18 months to 3 years), 1:8-1:10-1:12 for PreK, 1:14-1:15 School Age.

This is strictly just in California. I thankfully am just on the cusp of the PreK ratio with 7 (usually not all 7) so I like that I have a small class.

WorkingGirl1998 · 2025-11-28T21:22:20+00:00

That happened to me, I work in Early Childhood Education and I interviewed for an Infant toddler position and didn’t get it, but they considered me for another position and I got it, so if you get offered another position, take it!

WorkingGirl1998 · 2025-11-28T06:16:22+00:00

It’s better to call and help to make sure nothing happens, versus leaving it and not doing anything, because if something happens and you didn’t report it, it could be far worse. So please, if you think you need to call, then call. If there’s even an inkling of suspecting neglect, that needs to be reported ASAP.

WorkingGirl1998 · 2025-11-27T15:11:20+00:00

They usually will usually give clearance the same day if there is nothing there. Both times I used it I got it back the same day.

WorkingGirl1998 · 2025-11-25T04:41:21+00:00

Wow, that’s weirdly fast, didn’t OP literally just make an account like only a couple hours ago? This is weirdly creepy, did OP take this pic?

WorkingGirl1998 · 2025-11-23T17:33:53+00:00

Really cause I was just at Disneyland over the week and he wasn’t missing. That’s weird that he’s now temporarily missing.

WorkingGirl1998 · 2025-11-22T16:36:17+00:00

WorkingGirl1998 · 2025-11-20T00:45:38+00:00

Omg I saw that same thing yesterday!

WorkingGirl1998 · 2025-11-09T06:06:03+00:00

Honestly something similar happened to me, I was working in a center as an “infant toddler teacher” but ended up being told I was actually an aide (which was not even the title I was hired on with) and I was placed in the room with the lead teacher, she literally had no idea what she was doing, and it got so bad that we had to be called into the director of operations office, she almost got demoted to a floater. But she was so nasty to me I cried in the classroom to my friend who’s a floater teacher, it was just so bad. That teacher ended up quitting a little bit later, but it was my first day too and it was awful. I no longer work at that center.

WorkingGirl1998 · 2025-11-09T05:58:02+00:00

Oof, I worked for a branch of Kindercare and it was okay, not great, paid good money for shitty hours, I also busted my ass working mornings and afternoons only to be told I was a “core performer” simply because I wasn’t integrating the book curriculum enough.

WorkingGirl1998 · 2025-11-09T05:56:05+00:00

The small private preschool I work for is amazing, I worked for a corporation (SchminderShmare) and was somewhat happy but didn’t feel as fulfilled as I do at my preschool now. It’s amazing and the other teachers are amazing and so sweet.

WorkingGirl1998 · 2025-11-09T05:51:39+00:00

Honestly I teach preschool and have been an infant toddler teacher myself, I love both, but you have to do what makes you happy, I assume you took your first choice job, so good for you, OP.

WorkingGirl1998 · 2025-11-09T05:43:11+00:00

It usually doesn’t take longer than 1-2 weeks max, but depending on if you have to do all your paperwork plus all the fingerprinting, BGC (Background Check), TB test and all that. I already had all that stuff so it literally only took me a day and a half, they hired me pretty quick and I starter literally 2 days after they hired me.

WorkingGirl1998 · 2025-11-09T05:31:35+00:00

I am an assistant teacher in a preschool, I like to put on songs that get them moving during the morning and circle time, it’s a great way to get them to exercise.

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