Nursery Apprentice

Reports to: Deputy Nursery Manager

Main responsibilities:
To deliver a high standard of learning, development and care for children aged 0-5 years.
To ensure that the preschool nursery is a safe environment for children, staff and others.
To developing partnerships with parents/carers to increase involvement in their child’s development.
To be responsible for any tasks delegated by the Deputy Nursery
Manager/Nursery Manager
To complete all academic aspects of the apprenticeship

Main activities:
 To provide a safe, caring, stimulating educational environment, both indoors and outdoors, at all times.
 To deliver an appropriate play based Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum that enables children to make individual progress.
 To help ensure the preschool nursery meets Ofsted requirements at all times.
 To understand and work to preschool nursery policies and procedures, including how to deal with child protection issues appropriately and how to respond to incidents, accidents,
complaints and emergencies
 To plan activities which ensure each child is working towards the early learning outcomes.
 To be a key person.
 To ensure records are properly maintained, e.g. daily attendance register, accident and incident book, risk assessments
 To liaise closely with parents/carers, informing them about the nursery and its curriculum, exchanging information about children’s progress and encouraging parents’ involvement.
 To work in partnership with senior management to update and review the self-evaluation and improvement plan.
 To undertake any other reasonable duties as directed, in accordance with the preschool aims and objectives