Searching for a nursery manager Are you searching for a nursery manager for your early years setting? This can be a difficult post to fill as it comes with high levels of responsibility, however, advertising a nursery manager position through our Jobs board can make the task of finding the
Searching for a nursery practitioner When searching for a nursery practitioner why not try these useful tips; Where you advertise – Where you advertise is just as important as what you include in the advertisement itself. Consider advertising outside as well as inside the setting. Often online jobs boards are
Question – Q – “Do nurseries heat up children’s food? We have some children coming to us all day and parents have asked if we can heat up their tea they have brought in, in the microwave.” Answers – A –“ We have a cook in our setting so quite
Question Q – “I’m currently working in a day nursery as a level 2 and am torn between heading down the TA route and doing level 3 etc or undertaking a degree in early years teaching to maybe get into a more management position in the future? I already work
Question Q – “When it comes to the 3 year old funding of 15 hours in England, do private nurseries have the ability to place restrictions on this? For example, for each 5 hour session- a child will get 2.5 hours?” Answers – A – “You need to know what
Question Q – “I got my childcare level 2 a few years ago but most nursery want a level 3 childcare I currently work within a nursery agency I get full time hours, I would like something more permanent. I have not got my gcse math or English I am
Question Q – “I am qualified childcare practitioner I have my Foundation Degree in Early Years practice and this summer completed my BA Hon’s in Learning Teaching and Mentoring. I am not wanting to go on to do my teaching qualification however i am wonder what other jobs other than
Question Q- “I am looking into doing my early years teacher status, Has anyone done the EYTS and is it beneficial? I’ve heard mixed reviews” Answers A- “Yes I did it a couple of years ago, it was hard going 3-4 months, found my BAhons easier!! Saying that there were
Characteristics of effective learning – Playing and Exploring – Part 3 The playing and exploring characteristic of effective learning has been broken down into three sub-sections. We have already discussed the first two sections; finding out and exploring and playing with what they know which leaves be willing to ‘have
Question – Q – “How do settings manage the amount of paper work that is required from ofsted. 80 % of my staffs time is spent completing paper work and 20% of time is spent interacting with the children” Answers – A – “On my days off!” A- “80%is a