RoomLeader Review

Childcare · Ensuring all areas of the EYFS and Statutory Framework are met at all times. · Read and adhere to all nursery policies. · Ensuring Safeguarding/Child Protection Policies and Procedures are implemented. · Report any safeguarding concerns to your DSL and aware · Provide a safe and stimulating environment for the children, taking children’s individual needs into consideration. · Ensuring the nursery offers an environment which reflects the cultural diversity of all children. · Follow Observation, Planning and Assessment Framework within the Muddy Nurseries Group. · Reflect on daily practise and identify areas for continuous improvement. · Build and maintain effective partnerships with parents. · To be the key person for a designated group of children (not applicable to relief or lunch cover). · Provide daily care to met the basic needs of the children; Sleeps, nappies, clean clothes, wiping noses, washing hands, quiet time in the story corner. · Promoting independence of the children and encouraging a can do attitude. · Reinforce positive behaviour and model good practice so the children feel valued, begin to understand emotions and respect each other. · Ensure the setting is high-quality that is inclusive to all. · Have awareness and support any medical background or needs of the children in your care. · Leading and delegating the team on a day to day basis · Ensuring records and information is up to date; Child records, medical, emergency contacts and learning journals. · Support staff when struggling with behaviours or managing work load. Health & Safety · Respond to, and report health and safety issues as and when they arise. · Maintaining the highest standards of cleanliness/tidiness within the nursery · Carrying out health and safety checks in line with Company Policy. · Follow control measures detailed within Company Risk Assessments. · Remove and report identified hazards/risks. · Record all accidents, incidents and medications on the appropriate forms. · Administer first aid where required to the children, staff or visitors. · Over all responsibility of ensuring the room is safe; lay out, risk assessments are complete and resources are age appropriate. · Being the senior member to administer medication · Enforcing policies through illness, such as infection control. General · Responsible for duties associated with the nursery playroom(s), such as maintaining children’s records and any other duties as reasonably requested. · Adhere to all Company policies and procedures. · To meet deadlines as set by the Company. · Attend out of work hours meetings, such as training, staff meetings, parents evening and social gatherings. · Engage in good team work and positive communications · Work alongside the team and setting management team to ensure the nursery philosophy and ethos is fulfilled and delivered · Be aware we are a high profile setting and uphold the standard at all times, both in and put of working hours. · Supporting the management with a positive attitude to create a respectful culture and welcoming environment. · Remaining professional and approachable to staff at all times. · Mentor and train staff to a high quality standard when new staff join the team/existing staff require support · Ensure all children are signed in and out on registers daily, absence is accounted for and accident, incidents and medications are all signed.

I have been learning how to delegate more to staff, rather than trying to do most things myself. I have learned that my team can be really good with communication in regards to the children and I'm going to be focusing on this going forward. Also learned more about safeguarding and what is expected of DSL

I am really enjoying my training, its really informative and I've been learning a lot about things I didn't know and it has made me look ay myself and how I work as a room leader and the things i could do to improve to help support my self and my team.

It is very well organised and structured, and my tutor is very quick to respond to emails and give help and support where need. the course give you plenty of tome to complete assignments and a lot of information to get you started, and you can access the information on your one file when needed.

I feel I receive the basic amount of support that I need from my employer. When I do ask for help it takes a long period of time to be given the help, and I have to continuously before I get any help. The only time out of work In have been given to complete the course work is every 6 weeks for the life lessons.

I have received very good support, my tutor is quick to reply to emails and any question I have. When delivering the stage stage of work my tutor is very informative and continually asks us question throughout to make sure we are understanding and always gives us opportunities throughout to ask her questions.

Because the qualification is work based, everything I have been learning, I have been able to put into practice and also help and support other staff because I've been learning how to look at things as a bigger picture and where things can progress to rather than just looking at things as a day to say process.

We don't have any extra curricular at work, we do have a summer party and Christmas party. We are supposed to have team bonding days/evenings but these have yet to happened. I also think it would be good for the management team and senior team to have a team bonding day/evening as we also team to be a close nit team.

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I would recommend Realise to a friend because they are supportive throughout the training, quick to help with any questions and the course materials are in-depth and you always have access to the learning resources from the live lessons. You have deadlines to meet but you can work at your own pace through the assignments, you don't feel rushed or pressured.

To plan your time, allocated set times and days to do your course work, otherwise you get so invested that you wont have any spare time. Take your time and do your research and record all your resources that you have used as you got for Harvard referencing, otherwise you will lose track and get confused. Always contact your tutor if you have any question not matter how small they may seem. If you can do your training with a friend or colleague as its good to have support or help form another team member in your setting.