Early education and childcare practitioners lead the learning and development of and care for children from birth up to five years of age in a school, nursery, or childcare environment.

Entry Reqirements

Level 2 NVQ; GCSE at grades A*-C

Typical Tasks

• Promotes and leads physical activities and children’s games, play, creativity, and problem solving .
• Provides a secure and supportive environment and supervises young children at mealtimes .
• Coordinates nurturing care in bathing, dressing, preparation of feeds, feeding babies, and in changing babies and toddlers clothing whenever necessary .
• Supervises and supports other early education and childcare workers .
• Communicates with parents, colleagues and external professionals on children’s development and health and well-being .
• Leads on preparing children for transitions to different settings, including school. .
• Identifies and responds to health and safety issues .
• Coordinates observation and assessment on children’s play, development and learning.
• Plans children’s day and activities and leads on social, language and numerical development .

Desired Skills

Learning Strategies, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Monitoring, Writing, Active Listening, Speaking, Active Learning, Mathematics, Science