solved As you know, staff salaries make up the majority of

As you know, staff salaries make up the majority of a center’s yearly budget. One dollar raise per hour per employee can amount to a large sum of money, depending on the centers size.  Additionally, your text describes Traditional and Innovative Approaches and  3 types of salary schedules based on Training, Experience and Performance. What do you feel is a reasonable hourly rate for a child care employee?  What are the pros and cons of the 3 salary schedules? What are other benefits you, as a director, could offer your employees if a higher salary was not possible? Make sure to read the resource provided regarding staff salaries posted with your readings. 

by Tresi RuffinNumber of replies: 1
What do you feel is a reasonable hourly rate for a child care employee?

Lead Teacher $12.00 an hour

Assistant Teacher $10.00 an hour.
Both positions are eligible for a raise every year.

What are the pros and cons of the 3 salary schedules?

1. The basic plans are more for small centers. They have a list of positions with starting salaries. The pros are small center meaning a smaller number of children to work with. It shows the starting, mid range, and top of the line salary. The cons are small centers, less children so they may not be able to complete a full time schedule.

2. Traditional salary schedules have multiple level steps. Different levels of education and years of employment. Pros are depending on your education level that will determine your pay. They also More education more pay. Con is you may know how to work on a level of someone who has a degree but simply because you don’t have the degree you will not receive the max amount of pay but ate eligible for raise in the upcoming year.
3. Innovative Salary schedules have creative attempts to factor in performance. Pros were they had different ways to accomplish a raise. Performance, ongoing training, and participation above and beyond the call of duty. Cons were the creative plans were more complicated and made the task a little harder. Its also a lot of calculating all the points and percentages.

What are other benefits you, as a director, could offer your employees if a higher salary was not possible?

As a director if I could not give the staff raises I could have medical benefits, disability and life benefits, retirement, and paid time off. I would provide lunch for them some days

by Angela FiggsNumber of replies: 1
Lead Teacher-$12.00
Assistant teacher-$11.00
Both Position- each year a raise
What do you feel is a reasonable hourly rate for a child care employee? Me personally I think $12.00 is ok, but I think $13.00 an hour would be better, but you have to kept in mind other expenses that has to goes into the budget. Also it depends on how many employees you have in your center.
What are the pro & cons of the 3 salary?
Basic plan-were not much more than lists of positions with starting salaries. Different pay for each position.
pro- The basic plan will be more manageable because small center and less employees
con- The ideal of each employee having a different pay feels a little unfair, but all the same time years experience and education should be considered.
Traditional plan- schedules are grids with multiple levels and steps.
pro- easily understood, you can look and see where your progress and how much more you need to get to where you trying to get.
con- the grids looks impressive, organized and standard, but there are to many numbers which will cause a lot of confusion and mistakes.
Performance Based Salary- creative attempts factor in performance, ongoing training, and participation
pro- it can be used to your own values, priorities and fiscal realities.
con- it will take a computer wiz to calculate all the points and percentages.
What are other benefits you as a director could offer your employees if a higher salary was not possible? If I could not give my employees a raise, I will find ways to show them my appreciation. Ideas such as lunch on Friday’s or a teacher of the month. I will also provide my employees with benefits that will help them in other ways such pay sick and vocation time, medical and health insurance,