Everything about this is so true. I actually stumbled onto this post after I released findings from a survey I conducted on the field on what tasks specifically contribute to the feeling of burnout.
I'll link to the overview at the end, but—in short—we found that directors are inundated by required paperwork and regulations, but they can't get to that stuff because they're pulled in so many directions covering for staff, responding to parents, and keeping classrooms in ratio. You can't put off the in-person fires, so the paperwork gets done after hours. By then the paperwork has backed up, and they get little time off to decompress. On top of that, while 77% said they have a support system, 70% still said they feel lonely. It's so hard when your stressors aren't relatable to your family and friends.
Bottom line - we need more funding that supports childcare leaders so they are appropriately staffed, paid living wages, and can afford to take time off to decompress.
This probably the truest description of the job that I have ever read! Over 30 years in the field!
Well if that isn’t the highest compliment I’ve ever received I don’t know what is 💕💕 So glad you are here!
Everything about this is so true. I actually stumbled onto this post after I released findings from a survey I conducted on the field on what tasks specifically contribute to the feeling of burnout.
I'll link to the overview at the end, but—in short—we found that directors are inundated by required paperwork and regulations, but they can't get to that stuff because they're pulled in so many directions covering for staff, responding to parents, and keeping classrooms in ratio. You can't put off the in-person fires, so the paperwork gets done after hours. By then the paperwork has backed up, and they get little time off to decompress. On top of that, while 77% said they have a support system, 70% still said they feel lonely. It's so hard when your stressors aren't relatable to your family and friends.
Bottom line - we need more funding that supports childcare leaders so they are appropriately staffed, paid living wages, and can afford to take time off to decompress.
The report lives here >> https://www.famly.co/us/blog/famly-report-burnout-in-ece