Our company does:

Provide Childcare facilities for children 6 weeks to 5 years.

More information about the business:

We provide good quality childcare from 7.30am – 6 pm Mon- Fri. We are thriving and going from straight to straight.

The main skills you need for this industry are:

Patience, caring attitude, social skills, empathy, good listening skills, be aware of children’s needs, flexible.

A typical day at work is:

We open at 7.30am. Children start to come in at this time and we have breakfast all together. We then separate into our individual rooms for the day ahead. During the day we do activities, have mealtimes, and are very busy always having fun. We close at 6pm parents generally start picking up children from 4pm

The advice I would give a young person wanting a career in this line of work is:

Childcare is hard work but very rewarding. You find everyday its different. Get into a childcare placement and have ‘hands on’ experience of childcare and there are many options available.

Things we look for in a employee are:

Someone who is happy, self motivated, punctual, team player, enthusiastic, willing to further themselves i.e. more qualifications.

Our business is involved with schools and the new specialised diplomas by:

Hopefully working together in the future.

Our hopes for the future of the business are:

To keep on doing as well as we are now and to keep our good reputation going. To keep on providing excellent childcare that keeps the children and their parents happy.