Going back to school for teaching.

I have to go part time very slowly until my children are in school full time.
I have lots of questions. I really want to do this but I am not sure which degree I need.
I heard you need 2 yrs for preschool but the pay is really low.
I believe you need 4 yrs for Kindergarden,first and second.
Can someone tell me if this is the case?
Also if you could pm me the average salaries. I am not sure if I would just go for 2 yrs anyway because I would really like to teach & I'm thinking of preschool at the moment. I guess you figure out which age group you want to teach when in school. Thank you.

Re: Going back to school for teaching.

I wouldn't go just for one grade such as preschool since there aren't that many of those jobs in a school.

I got certified before the new requirments went into effect. So I think now it's early childhood and then 1-5 or 1-6?

I would do whichever can give you a wide variety of options.

You should go a talk to an advisor or admissions counselor at a college.

Re: Going back to school for teaching.

Not sure about salaries, but there are two different certifications:

Early Childhood (Birth-Grade 2)
Childhood (1-6)

You didn't mention if you are getting a Bachelors or Masters. Full-time for Childhood Ed, my masters took me 2 years. It took Early Childhood students the same amount of time. The program requirements didn't really change based on the certification, at least it didn't at Hofstra.

When I went in for my masters program, I had my heart set on grade 4. Since then, I actually applied for my Early Childhood Certification because I loved Kindergarten so much after subbing in it. So it's possible to change your mind! Good luck!

Re: Going back to school for teaching.

I have an associates degree in a totally different field so I figured a few courses may transfer over. My children are very young so I have to go to school and only take a course or two at a time. Its going to take me a long time to get a teaching degree because I can only go part time.
Its the only thing I can see myself doing though. I was hoping two years would get me somewhere because 4 years at this slow pace seems like its going to take forever.