Nursery nurses and assistants care for children from birth up to seven years of age in day or residential nurseries, children’s homes, maternity units and similar establishments.

Entry Reqirements

Level 2 NVQ; GCSE at grades A*-C

Typical Tasks

• Communicates with parents and colleagues on children.
• Writes reports on children.
• Reads stories, organises counting games to help develop language and number skills.
• Plans and organises games and other activities and supervises children.
• Supervises young children at mealtimes.
• Baths, dresses, prepares feed for and feeds babies, changes babies clothing whenever necessary.

Desired Skills

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