MOTIVATION AND SATISFACTION OF KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS

Abstract

The article presents a system of motivating teachers in private and public kindergartens, including teachers opinions on the eff ectiveness of this system. It is based on research among teachers in several kindergartens and on the internet. The principles and forms of motivating in private kindergartens are presented against the background of public kindergartens, because teachers compare these principles and expect owners to introduce similar ones as in public. Teacher’s salaries were compared with wages in more than a dozen other professions with similar and lower qualifi cation requirements and then decisive factors currently at the pay level of diff erent teachers. The following section of the article presents the opinion of teachers on the factors currently most motivating and demoting teachers and assessing the actions of principals in the direction of increasing motivation as well as the level of satisfaction with job in kindergarten. Teachers proposals to change the incentive system in private kindergartens were also presented in this article. Two important conclusions are based on research presenting in article. The range of forms of motivation in private kindergartens is much smaller compared to the public, mainly limited to the monthly salary. Secondly, teachers despite their dissatisfaction with forms of motivation and the level of their salary, are involved in working with children and perform their duties fairly