preschool & daycare shifts are so boring when you're a sub - vent

ECE professionals only - Vent :snoo_angry:

just need to vent. i currently have 2 prn jobs where i sub at daycares and schools bc finding a regular job has been a crap show. the hours are terrible as it's supposed to be supplemental, but that's not the main issue. the issue is, 9 times out of 10 the staff just has me there as an extra body, and they just let the kids play all day and there is no structure or activities. it makes me wanna claw my skin off having to do nothing but sit and watch them play inside, sit and watch them play outside, sit and watch them play inside...

i know play is very important and i definitely think sometimes you have to suck it up for the betterment of the kids you're caring for, but GOD. 5-9 hours a day of nothing but watching them play. im going insane! it makes me dread going to work and makes me not even want to pick up shifts.

Posted Mar 6, 2026, 3:45 PM UTC

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