Early-Childhood
Good morning Professor Brehony, Thank you for your response. Yes with
regards to salaries most early years practitioners in private day
nurseries would I am sure agree with economists and labour market
theorists that a larger salary would be one solution to the problem. I am
going to post this as a new and separate question to see where it leads.
The 'Other elements of reward' theory' I will set off as a new post also.
Where I really latch on are the discussions of 'to what extent the goals
and values of the nursery are being articulated in a clear fashion'
and 'how far the committment to the nursery's goals and values is being
secured.' The pros and cons of Froebelian and Montessorian nurseries may
be debated at length. If they are successful in securing high levels of
committment from practitioners, is it due to the ideology of childcare and
learning, or is that staff in these nurseries feel more highly valued
or...
Are nurseries that secure high levels of committment also the ones where
practitioners feel valued in terms of everyday "Please", "Thank
you", "Well done", "What do you think about...?"
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