Job description: Childcare Apprenticeship – Level 3 – Early Days NurseryAspire Training Team are currently looking for an enthusiastic, hardworking and reliable individual to complete their Level 3 Childcare Apprenticeship at Early Days NurseryEarly Days Nursery – The nursery has three classes: Hedgehogs – from 5 months – 2.5 years, Squirrels from 2-3 years and Owls from 3-5 years.?With three classes, Early Days provides experienced staff, age-appropriate resources and spaces to support your child's individual needs.
Each room opens onto a covered outside area, allowing children to move freely between the indoors and outdoors thus providing additional opportunities to learn outside in the fresh air.
We plan experiences around whole nursery themes based on children's interests including transport, animals, food, our bodies, seasonal experiences and celebrations.
Alongside this your child's key person will plan individual learning activities based on observations of their individual interests and personal learning and development.?At Early Days, we work to the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework ensuring children learn and develop well and are kept healthy and safe.
We have developed our own curriculum and support children developing within all seven areas of the curriculum including the three 'Prime' areas of: Communication and Language, Personal, Social and Emotional Development and Physical Development and the four 'Specific' areas of Literacy, Mathematics, Understanding the World and Expressive Arts and Design.
Children learn through play and exploration, active learning and by creating and thinking critically, providing them with the right foundations for good future progress.?We provide an environment in which all children, including those with Additional Educational Needs, are supported to reach their full potential.
We have an experienced SENDCo (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Co-ordinator) who ensures our provision meets the needs of each individual child.?We take our duty of care very seriously to ensure that the rights and safety of children are protected.
We work with children, parents/carers and the wider community to ensure that our children have the best and securest start in life.
All staff undertake Safeguarding training and there is a Designated Safeguarding Lead and Deputy Lead member of staff at the nursery at all times.In addition, the nursery has a wealth of experience working with children who have additional needs.
These children are welcome into the nursery, and we adapt routines and support their individual needs.?Early Days also has experience of children who have English as an Additional Language, and we work with families to ensure we understand each child's culture and their language development.Your duties as an apprentice will include: To be an enthusiastic and energetic individual to join our Early Days familyCandidates should possess not only the relevant childcare qualification but a genuine passion for both babies and young children and lots of enthusiasm, energy, inspiration and innovative ideasWe endeavour to treat our staff as valued individuals, allowing staff to prioritize families and outside commitmentsWork as part of a teamSafeguard and care at the highest levelYou will be supported in learning the role of a key workerPlanning activities support learning and developmentAll aspects of personal hygiene undertaken and supporting at mealtimesThe setting has a big focus on outdoor based learning Hours; Early Days Nursery is open from 7:30am until 18:00pm, Monday to FridayThe successful candidate will be required to work to work a 30-40 hours per week, with shift patterns to be discussed Requirements; A minimum of a Level 2 qualification is requiredGCSE desirable and a good standard of spoken and written English ASPSE2