Ok, I am currently at Texas Tech University and am majoring in Early Childhood Education, which is a bachelors degree. The thing is, that it is aimed at mainly teaching school age kids, from 4 years old to like 8. I don't want to work with older children, I'd rather work with toddler age kids. Well, I found an associates degree in child development at a junior college (closer to my home town) that is aimed more towards the younger years, birth to age 5. I feel that this would get me where I want to be quicker, plus I wouldn't have to take unnecessary classes that I would if I stayed where I am in my early childhood education degree. I kind of just want to get my associates now that way I can support myself and then maybe eventually go back. To me it seems kind of pointless getting a bachelors when all I really need to have for what I want to do is an associates, which is be a daycare teacher. I know that it is my decision, I would just like to see if people think that this would be a wise decision or not? and whether I should be better off going and getting my bachelors?
There is a big difference between a Daycare Worker and an Elementary Education Teacher. For taking care of children at ages birth to 4, you do not need a Bachelor's degree. You only need a Bachelor's degree if you want to work in the Public School System. If your real goal is to work with small children from birth to 4, then my advice to you is to just get an Associate's degree. You can always get a Bachelor's degree later on in your life.
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