FAQS Human Resources

Question Q – “What are people views on going from a nursery nurse to a nursery  deputy manager in a private Setting, is this something that could happen?” Answers A – “Im proof of this- went from room practitioner to nursery deputy manager to manger of a nursery within 2 years

Question Q – “I worked in a nursery for nearly 2 year, I left for personal reasons. One month later I had an opportunity to work as TA and they asked for references. The nursery where I worked gave bad references what can I do. This was my first work

Question Q – “I have a interview for an Early Years Teaching Assistant at a school, they have asked me to prepare a 20 minute activity for 15 YR children based around a story. I have a few ideas but was looking for some more? Thank you” Answers A –

Question Q – “What is the difference between a Senior Nursery Nurse and a Room Leader please? What are their responsibilities? Job description etc,,” Answers A – “Depends on the setting. The first nursery I worked in was very big (120+ children) and each room had a senior and a

Question Q – “Does anyone have a good sign in/ out register system for a day care. Or have a copy of one to give me ideas of keeping it easy” Answers A – “we have one for everyone who comes in, whether it be child or staff or other

Question Q – “Does anyone have a set procedure for monitoring staff who are suffering from depression where it’s affecting their performance?” Answers A – “Just remeber that they are staff and not robots. Feelings and emotions come into everything and be careful to not discriminate” A – “There isn’t

Question Q – “”I am interviewing for a new manager- what’s your favourite questions to ask at interview?” Answers A – “I’ve recently heard of people being asked to take in an object that represents them and to then talk about it during the interview. This is interesting as it

Question Q – “What duties do deputy managers have in a nursery setting” Answers A – “In my experience almost everything the manager does and everything room leaders do. It’s essentially 2 jobs with no extra time” A – “Rotas, show arounds, phone queries, checking the different rooms planning, checking

Question Q – “Who in management sits in on appraisals?.” Answers A – “Appraisals….????? What’s that Ha ha. I had 2 in 9 years 🙂 manager only. I think they are very valuable for many reasons but I wish people were given more time to do them and properly :-).

Question Q – “I’ve been told that our wage structure needs to be looked at as we are getting paid holiday pay every month instead of in a couple of chunks during the year. I work term time only but our wages get split over 12 months so we aren’t