I am a Level 2 nursery practitioner at a private nursery and I have worked there for nearly three years now. I am currently half way through studying for my […]
FRONT LINE: Chloe Pattinson, Level 2 Apprenticeship Graduate
I hope that the government makes a decision on the GCSE-only requirement for Level 3 study. It is such a shame, as I love everything about my job, yet I […]
FRONT LINE: Abbie Thompson, Level 2 Apprenticeship Graduate
Abbie Thompson is a Level 2 Apprenticeship Graduate currently trying to move up to Level 3 I have struggled for a long time to get to where I want to be […]
FRONT LINE: Georgia Darley: Level 2 apprenticeship graduate currently trying to move up to level 3
Georgia Darley is currently working at Primley Park Nursery, Leeds I left school in June 2014 and went on to do a level 2 apprenticeship in a childcare setting in September […]
FRONT LINE: Carol Medcalf, Managing Director of Carol Jane Montessori Nursery School
Despite being rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted, named as the South of England ‘nursery of the year’ and being highly respected within the community, there has been a visible drop in […]
FRONT LINE: Sharon Wood, Manager of The Learning Zone
The Learning Zone is based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire We are an Outstanding rated nursery with high expectations of staff but we have had major recruitment problems within our last year, […]
FRONT LINE: David Smith, Manager of Cygnet Nursery
Cygnet Nursery is based in Kidlington, Oxfordshire We are a 72-place day nursery and will need to recruit two full-time equivalent staff early in the new term – we have […]
FRONT LINE: Sam Graveling, Manager of Lilliput Montessori Day Nurseries
Lilliput Montessori Day Nurseries are based in Leicestershire Across our group of five nurseries we are currently under-staffed by five members of staff, all of which we require to be […]
FRONT LINE: Hannah Clifton, Senior manager of The Oxford Nursery
In Oxford and Oxfordshire we have been having huge difficulties in recruiting staff. We have seen a big decline in applications, with Level 3s non-existent and highly sought-after amongst all […]
FRONT LINE: David Bessell, Owner/Director of Poppets Day Nursery
Poppets Day Nursery in based in Ongar, Essex We are driving to achieve a system where all our nursery’s practitioners are Level 3 but are having great difficulty doing so. […]