Comments on: More men in childcare http://www.kathybrodie.com/inthenews/men-childcare/ Early Years Training & Coaching from Kathy Brodie Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:20:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kathy Brodie http://www.kathybrodie.com/inthenews/men-childcare/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Kathy Brodie Sat, 09 Jul 2011 06:42:04 +0000 http://www.kathybrodie.com/?p=137#comment-38 Thank you for your comment, Geoff. I'm so pleased that you are enjoying your time in the Early Years. I'd be interested to know what it was that attracted you into the profession and also what sorts of things nurseries can do to be a more attractive workplace for men? Kathy Thank you for your comment, Geoff. I’m so pleased that you are enjoying your time in the Early Years. I’d be interested to know what it was that attracted you into the profession and also what sorts of things nurseries can do to be a more attractive workplace for men?
Kathy

]]> By: Geoff Billing http://www.kathybrodie.com/inthenews/men-childcare/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Geoff Billing Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:29:10 +0000 http://www.kathybrodie.com/?p=137#comment-37 I have taught in a public sector nursery for two years now and it has been an amazing journey. Even over the last two years I have seen more and more men and male students involved in early years. I am male by the way! I have taught in a public sector nursery for two years now and it has been an amazing journey. Even over the last two years I have seen more and more men and male students involved in early years. I am male by the way!

]]> By: Kathy Brodie http://www.kathybrodie.com/inthenews/men-childcare/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Kathy Brodie Fri, 01 Jul 2011 20:20:37 +0000 http://www.kathybrodie.com/?p=137#comment-36 Many thanks for your comment Chris. Interestingly someone has commented this week that she has had 2 young men in her nursery on work experience for the first time ever, so maybe the message is getting through. Keep up the good work Kathy Many thanks for your comment Chris. Interestingly someone has commented this week that she has had 2 young men in her nursery on work experience for the first time ever, so maybe the message is getting through.
Keep up the good work

Kathy

]]> By: Chris Manville http://www.kathybrodie.com/inthenews/men-childcare/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Chris Manville Fri, 01 Jul 2011 10:28:04 +0000 http://www.kathybrodie.com/?p=137#comment-35 As a man who has been involved with childcare for over 20 years, I fully concur with Kathy's comments. We need to work much harder at reaching out to men on a day to day basis to get them in to nurseries to see at first hand how fulfilling time spent with small children can be. But more than this, we should be targeting young men while they are still at school and encouraging them to consider childcare as a work experience option. As a man who has been involved with childcare for over 20 years, I fully concur with Kathy’s comments. We need to work much harder at reaching out to men on a day to day basis to get them in to nurseries to see at first hand how fulfilling time spent with small children can be.
But more than this, we should be targeting young men while they are still at school and encouraging them to consider childcare as a work experience option.

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