Stupid. Wise. Sometimes only a hairsbreadth separates those two. Time may prove your decision to pass up the undesirable preschool center job the better choice.

Such decisions confront "normal" people all the time. They weigh their options, they consider their aptitudes, situation and desires, and they go one way or another. That's what you did, and rationally.

May you find satisfying work that conforms to you.