Apprentice Early Years Practitioner

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 and provide support where necessary to get them on track towards meeting these targets.

To be a key person. Ensuring key children’s records are properly maintained, observations are carried out regularly and spontaneously where appropriate and progress is being tracked along with the guidelines set out in the ‘EYFS’ and ‘Early learning goals’. Maintain general records at the setting, e.g. daily attendance register, accident and incident logs, 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.