Jenn McDonald has been Supervisor of Simply Kids Child Care Centre in Strathroy for ten and a half years. She says she always knew she wanted to work with children, she just wasn’t sure what avenue to take. She explained that being an educator for young children is a very fulfilling job, and tougher than the masses realize.
The pandemic, McDonald says, has made working in childcare much more difficult for a multitude of reasons.
If there’s one message she wants to hammer home, it’s that this position isn’t an easy one.
Back to the pandemic, McDonald realizes it has shed light on the job as parents experience tough times when her Centre’s services are unavailable.
Her biggest accomplishment, she would say, is gaining the trust of the community, and she has nothing but thanks for everyone who helped her and Simply Kids get to where they are today.
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