you dont have to be an extrovert or out there sort of person to work with children. sometimes those kinds of people are draining and overwhelming for fellow staff and children. i think a good balance between the two is great. you will gain more confidence the more you work with children and at first it will be about becomming familiar with routines, policies, procedures and paperwork. i dont think it is a disadvantage to have a psych degree first. you wont necessarily use any of the knowedge that you learnt doing that course (apart from possibly some child development theory) so you might feel that it is a total change to what you are familiar with.
there are some negatives... low pay, high expectations, often times you have to put your own money and free time into it, some times parents can be a bit of a challenge but i ams ure you have the personal/social skills to deal with that. it totally depends on the centre you end up in and the kinds of people that are already employed as to if you have a negative or positive experience.
i would suggest that you seek employment (you have a certain amount of time before you have to enroll in study and also you can be employed as an unqualified eduactor or lead educator whilst you are studying towards your certificate or diploma). i dont suggest that you go full swing into the teaching thing before you have experience in the field as going through uni getting a degree and then finding out you dont want to work with kids anyways will be a waste of time, effort and money.
hope that helps.
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