How much hours should a preschool teacher work for a day?

Question

how much hours do u work?

Answer 1

To the first responder:

No offense, Indra, but if you think teachers should play for 2.5 hours before class, that is a unique way of teaching.  I would love to see how that exactly works before I form an official opinion.

Teachers put in a 40 hour week.  That includes the amount of time actually at the school.  There are, however, many more hours outside of school that the teacher is responsible working.  Parent education meetings, conferences, making new materials, extra classes we take, conventions we go to, articles we write....

In all, it's a lifestyle more than it is a job or career.

Matt

Answer 2

I would think about 8 hours

Answer 3

As a pre-k teacher I work seven and a half hours a day. Plus we have some evenings and weekend days that we are required to attend a program or other activity put on by the parent group or the church where our preschool is located. Usually those activities can be four to five hours of our time on that day. I have had work that I take home to prepare for a class or a parent/teacher conference.

Answer 4

Please call them 'PLAY CENTRES', DO NOT SEND OUR CHILDREN, BELOW MINIMUM AGE 2.5 YEARS. THEY SHOULD PLAY ONLY, FOR TWO HOURS,. IN BEGINNING.

Answer 5

I think this can vary depending on your employer's expectations.  Our pre-school teacher worked 20 hours a week.  Our pre-school classes ran three hours each morning with a half-hour of set-up/planning time on either end.  Some of the children attended in the morning only.  Others attended the pre-school in the morning and the child care program in the afternoon.  The children were learning all day long, but the morning sessions were conducted by a staff member with an Early Childhood Education degree.  I know of programs who hired a pre-school teacher on a full-time basis, too.

I agree with Matt - this isn't a job - it's a way of life.  That said, I also believe that pre-school teachers shouldn't have to put in a lot of overtime.  This can lead to burn-out and a higher rate of turnovers - not good for the teacher, facility or children.  The best practice is to allow the pre-school teacher some planning time during the week and compensate him/her for evening or weekend hours spent in conferences or trainings.

Answer 6

no more than 8 hours or you will kill your self

Answer 7

Full-time jobs, even preschool teachers, are 40 hours per week.  You might be asked to work more hours per week, but you should be paid overtime wages for this.  As for per day, that just depends on your childcare center.  You could work 8 hours 5 days a week, 10 hours 4 days a week, or some other combination.

There is actually a law in my state that preschool teachers will not be in direct contact with children for more than 10 hours per day.

Answer 8

I agree with Matt.  Teachers...especially early child hood teachers work a minimum 40 hour week.  There is so much to be done outside of the classroom.  In all the preschool settings I have dealt with or have been employed with...the teacher's day usually runs 8 hours.  However, I do know of a few that only schedule their preschool teacher for a six hour shift stating that 6 hours is a max of how long an adult they can still be at their "best".  I agree with it.  About 5.5 hours I'm starting to be "drained" but in reality...it doesn't work that way.