Investigate: Before my visit I found out this about the company

Masefield road nursery is apart of the national day nursery association which is a charity dedicated to the provision of high quality early education and care from the age of 16 weeks to 5 years of age. The nursery is registered and inspected my OFSTED. The nursery was opened in 2004 ad is legislated for 110 children of which 26 are only allowed after school provision

Observe: While at the company I job shadowed an Employee. This is what happened:

• Employee Name:
• Job Role:

Via job description
Completion of a day in the life of

Interview: I talked with a member of staff to find out more about their role. This is what I found out:

• Employee Name:
• Job Role: Nursery Nurse
• Pathway from school to their current position:
  Nursery Nurse– Further Education – Complete a CACHE LEVEL 3 Child care course, completed an induction programme which included Health and Safety and basic First Aid.
• Where do they see themselves in the future:
  

Participate: I took part in a work related activity. This is what happened:

• Description of task:
  Assisted with the children’s lunch. Took part in various activities with the children e.g. learning through play, story telling etc and craft activities Helped with some display work in one area of the nursery.
• Notes:
  

Imagine: From the perspective of a student the advice I would give is:

Students need to be prepared for “Hard Work” and to impress upon them that they need to be role models to the children. I would describe the setting of the placement and description (briefly) of what to expect. Must explain clearly to students what qualities they require and to discuss dress code, type of work involved and the expectations that the nursery would expect from them. Finally they must interact with the children and follow policies, procedures etc. importantly they must respect all the people that they come into contact with.

Summarise: The things I have found beneficial from the day(s) in the work environment are:

The links that are required for the delivering of unit 1 GCSE Health and Social Care ad how there will assist un the delivery of specialist Diplomas. Able to understand more clearly the care value base. By being part of work force for two days it has given me clearer understanding of the setting and the benefits of good Nursing Care. Realized how to work in order to be a competent carer.