Early childhood teachers struggle with workload, study finds

Educators of any grade have a heavy load to bear when teaching children. One specific group whose load we tend not to consider heavy is early childhood teachers, the group that teaches children three through five. A new study from the University of Georgia reveals that only 10 percent of early childhood teachers have enough time to get their work done. The study shares how early childhood teachers tend to do tasks like lesson planning and documenting children’s progress during the evenings and weekends. This trend has led to teacher burnout and people leaving the field. Professor Erin Hamel co-authored the study and discusses why teacher planning time is essential. Her research illuminates the larger consequences of no planning time and why we need to take this matter seriously.

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