Periodically I check Craigslist and Indeed to see if there are any job postings for jobs that fit what I want to do more closely than my own, or just part time ones with the right pay and/or hours.

Today I saw a posting for a full time Toddler Teacher position at an actual preschool that follows a set curriculum and all that. My current position is as an assistant (my title is Childcare Assistant) in a toddler classroom at what is a state run daycare. So yeah, the head teachers make lesson plans for each week and whatnot, but it's not nearly as structured etc.

This other place also has the following benefits:

• It's walking distance from my apartment (probably about a 10 minute walk which is about how far I walk to work from the bus I have to take downtown from my apartment)
• The pay is higher
• It is a program that has centers nationwide so if I ever want to move I could stay with the same place
• It's actually a preschool not a daycare
• There's more time off.
• If I want to stay long-term, there are more benefits.

But, there are reasons to stay in my current position:

• I love the facility and the amazing services it gives to a great many kids that need them so badly
• My bosses are great
• I can still see my T, pdoc and nutritionist
• There's always opportunity for overtime which means more $$$
• I've grown attached to my kids
• I've only been here a month so I would feel bad leaving

Do you think I should apply? Would you?