Apprentice Early Years Educator

Key Person
• To complete observations both singular and group
to a high standard and upload to the children’s
online diary in line with managers expectations
• To sit with new families during their first settling in
session to discuss the childs starting points/
interests, likes and dislikes completing their ‘All
about me’ profile and permissions before the
parents leave.
• To complete a review around 6 weeks after key
child’s start date and share with parents at a
scheduled review meeting.
• To complete termly reviews summarising key
child’s learning and development, celebrating their
successes and devising targets to support their
next steps.
• Following reviews, complete tracking for parent/
child manager to create nursery overview.
• To attend each parents evening (three times a
year), discussing key child’s progress and
encouraging parent input for next steps.
• To monitor key children who are on an IPP,
ensuring written observations are completed each
week on any planned IPP targets.
Practitioner
• To arrive ten minutes before the shift commences,
to ensure that you are ready to begin at your
allocated shift time.
• To arrive 15 minutes early when rostered to
complete daily opening checks effectively and
signing of every check.
• To ensure the handover board is always up to date
and visible to parents at both drop off and pick up
times.
• To implement planning, in line with the EYFS and
provide exceptional learning opportunities for the
children.
• To attend monthly room and staff meetings,
sharing ideas and actively partaking in ideas to
develop the nursery forward, taking notes and
signing to say you have read the minutes following
the meeting.
• To correctly complete accident, incident forms and
disclosure forms and ensure they are signed by
the parent and handed over at the end of the
session.
CPD/ Supervision
• To complete regular supervisions and annual
appraisals and work towards targets set between
yourself and the management team.

Training:
You will be pursuing a Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard as an Early Years Educator, through Weston College As part of this program, you will attend Weston College as instructed by the college. An assessor will conduct on-site observation to evaluate your progress, as well as supporting you in college throughout your apprenticeship At the conclusion of your program, your qualification will be assessed through an End Point Assessment

Training Outcome:

There is opportunity for career progression within Rydal to senior
and management roles.

Employer Description:
At Rydal Day Nursery, we are passionate about implementing an engaging, informative and positive environment where children flourish and learn. As a setting, we are proud to offer care that provides children with the base knowledge and learning they need in their early years. We use this knowledge to develop skills and attributes that will support children in their later years. At Rydal Day Nursery, each of our rooms boasts a variety of areas to promote different areas of learning. Each room has a cosy area, mark making/literacy, construction, messy play and role play. As well as this, we have a variety of resources that are provided to encourage children to explore and extend their interests and ideas.

Working Hours :
Days to be discussed, flexible for the right candidate. Half an hour paid lunchbreak (staff must remain on-site)

Skills:
Communication skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Team working,Initiative,Non judgemental