Would you like to work in a Pre-school
What is a pre-school?
Some people associate a Pre-School with a playgroup, in today’s society the word Pre-school is more commonly known rather than the word playgroup. A Pre-school provides children from 2 to 5 years with early year’s education and vast play opportunities. Some settings offer childcare as early as 2 where as others offer it for only 3 to 4 year olds, this will depend on the setting. A Pre-school that operates on either a school site or in a church hall etc will be open term time usually offering 3 hour sessions per day. Some will offer shorter or longer sessions again this will depend on the setting. Pre-School’s that are within nurseries will be open all year round offering childcare throughout the holidays.
What will the job involve?
When working in a pre-school there are many roles and responsibilities to follow and adhere to, some of the tasks may involve
- Setting up the room offering high quality learning opportunities
- Supporting team members
- Supporting children to access all areas of the environment including the outdoors
- Supporting and meeting children’s individual needs
- Building relationships with all peers including parents
- Encouraging children to develop their social skills
- Exploring the environment with the children
- Extending children’s curiosity
- Taking care of children’s personal needs
- Following all health and safety requirements
- Adhering to all safeguarding polices and procedure
- Observing and monitoring children’s learning and development
- Working with other professionals
- Documenting children’s learning and development, creating progress summaries
What requirements will I need for a job in a Pre-school?
Most employees are looking for a level 3 childcare qualification. You can volunteer as a pre-school assistant and undertake a childcare qualification, you will however need GCSE C or above in Maths and English to progress onto your level 3 training.
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