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Early Education and Childcare Practitioners

Overview

£21,150 Entry Level Salary

£21,370 Average Salary

£30,897 Potential Salary

Daily 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 .

Education Requirements

Required Level Percentage achieved
Level 0 1%
Level 1 3%
Level 2 18%
Level 3 40%
Level 4-5 (Higher Education) 16%
Level 6 (Bachelors) 18%
Level 7 (Masters or equivalent) 4%

5 Annual Openings

Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs.

Skills & Knowledge Employers Are Asking For

Over the past year, employers in Lincolnshire have asked for the following skills & Knowledge in their job postings for Marketing and Commercial Managers.

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