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Dorothy L. Thomas I am currently attending West Chester University with my goal of attaining my bachelor's degree in early childhood education. I received my associate's degree from Community College Of Philadelphia and graduated with high honors and Phi Theta Kappa membership. I have been in the early childhood field since 1985 where my first employment was a Parochial School private childcare and after school program. I then went on to work for the School District Of Philadelphia then for the Greene-Byrne Childcare Center located in the federal building. I am now employed as a lead teacher At Western Learning Center, a naeyc accredited center. The staff in my classroom named the Half Pints worked extremely diligently along with the rest of the staff to achieve this goal. I have been in the field of early childhood education since 1985. I am a married woman of 17 years with one daughter and three grandchildren. I do find it difficult balancing my career and family but this is what I need to do to even be able to survive in the ece field. The expectations of the preschool teachers are much higher. Regulations on teacher training and qualification for teachers is much more strict. I do believe that this field is "my calling." I am serious about the education on young children. After all, besides the family this is where it starts for them. I have three young grandchildren ages 5, 3 and 6 months and I want the most quality for them. I'm sure at most people feel exactly like I do about their chilren and I take that into consideration every time I walk into the classroom door.