Nursery practitioner Review

My role at holyrood Castleton is to take care of the children in my nursery, provide activities and opportunities for the children to learn, ensure all the children are safe and happy. It is also my responsibility to track my key childrens progress using observations, trackers and sumatives on a monthly basis.

I’m my settings I have learnt a lot of new skills surrounding planning, this includes using a child centred approach to planning activities and also using a planning board to document my activities and demonstrate why and who I’m doing this activity for. This is an ongoing skill I am still developing in my day to day practice.

I enjoy my apprenticeship as it allows me to work as I learn and I have immediate support whenever I need it. I find extra support by attending the webinars which I really enjoy as they go in depth and also gives me an opportunity to ask any questions or ask for any further information.

I feel my apprenticeship works really well for me as the structure of the course works around my work and home life. I have monthly meetings with my tutor to submit any work I have done. I also feel the online journal is a good way to document my learning process.

My employer/ manager is amazing, I receive great support from her. My manager is always available for a chat or to assist and guide me through any part of my course all I have to do is ask. My manager is also fantastic at booking in any appointments I have with my tutor.

My training provider is fantastic, she is always available via email or what’s app and she is always prompt when replying. We also go through all work which has been set and she is always interested to hear my views and how I’m getting on at my nursery. She is also very helpful when explaining parts of one file to me.

I recently completed my level 2 which I feel has allowed me to take on more responsibilities at work, so now I am working towards my level 3 qualification I know I will be able to take on more responsibility at work and I will also be able to progress further in my career.

In my nursery setting there are different events throughout the year for all member’s of staff to participate in. The next event we have coming up is a summer event, this gives all the staff an opportunity to have an input in the type of day we will be having this takes place on a weekend when the nursery is closed.

Yes

Realise training and holyrood Castleton have been amazing on helping me reach my goals. They worked with me to help me improve on my knowledge and skills when completing my level 2 qualification and are continuing to support me throughout my course to achieve my level 3 and I want to continue to work with them to progress even further.

I would definitely recommend others to join this company if they are looking to do an apprenticeship in early years as the support and training have been great. This has been a friendly, happy experience for me especially as I am an older learner I thought I would struggle but this has definitely not been the case.