Yeah as Trillian said it definitely isn't easy to get into a school. I even rang 19 child care centre's to try and get placement when I was doing my Cert III and got no where because they are so flooded. That is when I started trying kindergarten's/creche's instead. With my Cert III I had to do 20/30 hours of the 140 placement hours working with under 2's.
I have been offered work next term at the Kindergarten where I did placement, but it is only 4 hours a week with their occasional care group. I did a 40hr week there 3 weeks ago, when someone went on a weeks holiday, and this week I am working 4hrs on Monday and a full day on Wednesday. But I don't mind having odd hours.
I worked as an aide in a preschool while I was studying my diploma. I was the aide for all the children who qualified due to a diagnosis so my hours varied each day depending upon who was attending. I worked about 3 to 4 hours a day, with about 15 hours a week. For me it was great as I was studying and it would be a fantastic job for someone with children in school.
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