Is it possible to help out at a daycare/preschool?

Question

I want to get a job at a daycar or preschool. I'm 13 years old and i want a little money. It's something i enjoy doing and i would really like to meet some new kids. Has anybody else done this around my age?

Answer 1

i'm 17 now but starting at 12 i would help out my cousin who had a lisenced daycare out of her home. However, in may when i was looking for a 'real' job I called a few daycares in town and they said that the state law requires that you be at least 18 before you can work in a regular daycare. it may change by state though. this year i am a senior so my school allows us to go to this place called the career center and there are different classes we can take that specialize in a certain career path. i'm in an 'early childhood education' class and they have a regular preschool set up & we work with the kids and will do projects with them and things and the teacher there said that you don't have to be 18 to work in a 'real' daycare as long as you are CPR certified but i dont know if that means at 16, or any age or what.

if i was you i would try to get a job just babysitting instead of at a preschool or daycare. i think its probably unlikely that you will be able to find something in a real daycare.  

Answer 2

Most centers do not hire under the age of 18, because of state regulations.  You might be able to volunteer, but it will be unpaid.  You could probably baby-sit for people that you know and you can make some money and work with children.  

Answer 3

in our perschool we have a 16 yers old girl helping but she is volenteering. good luck

Answer 4

I wouldn't think it should be a problem, though your probably in school yourself when their in school, so I don't know how it would work out for you unless it was an after-school event. But in all reality, you may want to get some baby setting jobs, they pay more. Because trying too get a job at 13 can be challenging considering the laws of most States.