Early Years Apprentice Review

My role as an Early years apprentice is to take care of the children, ensure i am meeting their needs via sleep, food and learning. I prepare snack ,making sure all children’s allergies and dietary requirements are taken into account. I will get the children ready for sleep by making them a bottle of milk and putting them in a sleep suit, also playing white noise and rocking them to sleep/rubbing their stomachs. I also plan activities such as tuff trays and painting ensuring I take all development areas into account so they get the most out of the activity. Being an apprentice means I prepare my assignment notes and make sure I am fully prepared, I really enjoy working with Realise as they focus on professional discussions rather than typing up long assignments which really benefits my confidence and ability to speak about what I have learned. We have monthly discussions and they are also very easily contactable if you have any problems.

I have learned to set up activities and keep engaged for as long as possible and meet their development needs by adding in literacy ,mathematics, communication and language and physical. I have developed how to cater to dietary requirements.

I enjoy the program as it is very rewarding ,I know I have a lot of support with my apprenticeship with my colleagues, manager and college tutor. I am learning a lot of new subjects and growing my confidence. I also enjoy looking after the children and it is very rewarding.

It is very organised, I knew the date and time for my assessments for the whole year within the first month of starting with the college. I can easily contact everyone I would need to, my tutor is very helpful and knowledgeable.

I receive a lot of support from my employer ,I can ask advice from my colleagues and manager. We have termly welfare checks where the manager goes through any questions and topics we may need to talk about. You can also ask for a chat with her at any point and she will be happy to talk and ask you how you would like her to go about fixing the problem which is very considerate.

I receive a lot of support. They are always available to talk when needed ,over email or whatsapp. You also have monthly discussions on a zoom call when you can talk face to face then.

Very well, they cover all topics that I need to know and do it in sections so it sinks in. They also have many resources that you can use throughout the year no matter what you’re currently learning.

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Because they are very supportive and give useful information. Also having professional discussions instead of writing assignments is very helpful for the job role.

Be confident and get all work done as soon as you can.