Early Years Apprentice

Main responsibilities:

• To deliver a high standard of learning, development and care for children aged 0-5 years


• To ensure that the nursery is a safe environment for children, staff, and others

Main activities:

• To provide a safe, caring, stimulating educational environment, both indoors and outdoors, at all times


• To deliver an appropriate play based around Ofsted Guidance that enables children to make individual progress


• To help ensure the nursery meets Ofsted requirements at all times


• To understand and work to 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 developing partnerships with parents/carers to increase involvement in their child’s development