Concluding your recruitment process As you have worked your way through your recruitment process it is now time to choose the right candidate for the childcare job. Before you make the final decision ensure you have gathered all the relevant information from all sources and discussed how the candidate meets the person specification. It is … [Read more...] about Choosing the right candidate for childcare job
Early Years Management
Guidance on how to interview applicants
Help with carrying out interviews As interviews are part of your recruitment process ensure you are being fair and giving everyone a chance. You need to be aware of equality legislation at all times during all stages of your recruitment process. It is the employers duty to ensure that reasonable adjustments are offered to applicants who have … [Read more...] about Guidance on how to interview applicants
Preparing Employers for interviews
Top tips on preparing employers for interview Many people think it is all about preparing the candidate for interviews when it is just as important to help prepare employers. The interview process should be seen as a crucial part of the recruitment process, as the questions asked will determine whether the employer gets the right answers they are … [Read more...] about Preparing Employers for interviews
What needs to be considered in your recruitment process
Is your Recruitment process legal and effective? All Early Years Settings must have a robust recruitment policy and procedure; this policy should be in place to safeguard children's, welfare and safety as well as adults and parents. When creating a recruitment process it should include key legislation such as the Employment Rights Act 1996, the … [Read more...] about What needs to be considered in your recruitment process
Safer Recruitment in Early Years
Will your Safer Recruitment Procedure pass the Ofsted approval? Having a thorough Safer Recruitment procedure is crucial in Early Years settings, this is due to safeguarding children's welfare. The procedure identifies people who might pose a safeguarding or welfare threat. During any Ofsted inspection Ofsted will evaluate how well early years … [Read more...] about Safer Recruitment in Early Years
Ways to tackle falling occupancy levels
Falling occupancy can be a real issue for childcare providers Falling occupancy can be a major problem for childcare providers; no nursery would like to see their occupancy levels drop. For many nurseries it may have taken a while to build occupancy numbers and then to see a drop in these can be devastating. We already know that profit for a … [Read more...] about Ways to tackle falling occupancy levels
‘Help! I’ve got too much paperwork
As a nursery manager are you struggling with the amount of paperwork? Being a nursery manager comes all the roles and responsibilities of running a nursery as well as all the paperwork. Did you ever think that there was this much paperwork when you decided to accept the job? Finding ways to deal with all the nursery paperwork can have its … [Read more...] about ‘Help! I’ve got too much paperwork
Being an effective early years leader
What is being a leader? Within an early years setting the management structure often starts with a manager, then deputy manager, then senior leader, practitioners, apprentices and students. This varies slightly from setting to setting but that involves the main elements. Each person has a key role to play and the leaders role is particularly … [Read more...] about Being an effective early years leader
Your Ofsted Inspection Guide – being prepared
What do Ofsted Expect to see? Ofsted may ask to see a variety of documentation when they come to inspect a setting, so ensure you have these in an easily accessible place. All documentation should be kept up to date and be well organised. There are a variety of ways people choose to keep documentation and various different formats. As long as they … [Read more...] about Your Ofsted Inspection Guide – being prepared
Maintaining standards after an Ofsted Inspection
Why it is important to maintain standards? After a very successful Ofsted inspection it is easy to become complacent and for standards to drop. Everyone has spent months or years working hard to achieve fantastic results and once recognition has been received management and practitioners can often become slack and forget the best practice that was … [Read more...] about Maintaining standards after an Ofsted Inspection