Have a job interview at a childcare centre in Bedford next Tuesday.  Kind of lucked into it.  My sister, a substitute elementary school teacher, was talking to the director of the centre looking for sub work to help her make a little extra cash while she's not working over the summer, and this woman happened to mention that she was looking to hire a full time early childhood educator for the end of August.  So my sister mentioned my name, and long story short, I spoke with the woman tonight.  She seemed very nice,  very professional, but friendly and approachable too, so a good mix.  The pay sounds pretty decent, especially for the field, which is always nice to find in this profession.  If I got the job I`d be working with 2.5 to 3 year olds, not my most favourite age, but a group that I definitely enjoy.  She seemed impressed that I had my full ECE diploma from NSCC.  She said some of her teachers have certificates from private colleges that aren't accredited (most of these programs run for something like 9 months, where as mine lasted 2 years), and this limits their options, not to mention possibly the degree and even quality of training they would have received in such programs (as opposed to what I received at NSCC), I would assume.

I`m excited, I`ve been a little concerned about finding a permanent full time job by September, so it`s nice to know that at least I`ve got a couple options now (option # 2 being that the childcare centre I am currently employed at for the summer has said they would like to hire me in the Fall if anything comes up...but I'm not sure if it will...),  even if I don't end up being offered, or choosing to take, this job.