Children’s feelings matter. But always going along with what they want isn’t necessarily helping them. This is something I’ve learned during my childcare placement at preschool. One day, a child said they didn’t want to do the craft activity the educator had prepared. When I’m babysitting, I’d usually say, “Do you want to do something else?” or “How about this instead?” Offering another activity was my usual response. But the educator said, “Even if you didn’t want to do it,

After more than 3 years of nannying, I felt fairly confident working with children. But starting my preschool placement made me realise how much I still had to learn. I'm currently studying for my Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care in Sydney. I expected placement to be different from nannying, but I didn't expect it to make me question my own approach quite so much.. From Nannying to a Preschool Classroom As a nanny, I've always tried to be someone children feel sa