Preschool teachers deal with higher COVID risk, overwork for low pay
By Carson TerBush | Nov 10, 2021 4:59 pmIU-owned Hoosier Courts Nursery School has struggled to hire new teachers during the pandemic because of low wages.
IU-owned Hoosier Courts Nursery School has struggled to hire new teachers during the pandemic because of low wages.
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Assistant teacher Dora Carter poses in a rocking chair Oct. 5, 2021, inside Room Three at Hoosier Courts Nursery School. Carter said working with preschoolers is the most difficult job she has ever done, but it’s also the lowest paying at $10.50 an hour.
The interior of Room Three at Hoosier Courts Nursery School is seen Oct. 5, 2021. Aside from naptime, the preschoolers are allowed to explore Room Three on their own terms.
The exterior of Room Three at Hoosier Courts Nursery Schoolis seen Oct. 5, 2021. The playground is usually filled with yells and screams of preschoolers.
Assistant teacher Dora Carter poses Oct. 5, 2021, in the playground of Room Three at Hoosier Court Nursery School. Carter said chose to work at a preschool because she thought it would be more fulfilling than a food service job, even though most restaurants in town offer higher wages.
A concrete block marked by preschoolers’ handprints is seen Oct. 5, 2021, outside the entrance to Hoosier Courts Nursery School. Since August 2020, the preschool has operated without social distancing because of the importance of physical touch in preschoolers’ development.
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