Duchess Nursery Steventon

WE ARE HIRING

Positions available for Level 2 or 3 qualifieds.

In our open plan nursery setting we pride ourselves in ensuring that our little ones get the very best start in life through a mixture of play-based experiences, drawing on the voices of the children and more focussed adult led experiences all in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage.

Our indoor and outdoor environments and activities are developed and enhanced around the needs of the individual children and we encourage childrens’ learning at their own pace with the support and guidance of our nursery team. Our staff love their roles and form strong bonds with all the children in their care and this is the key ingredient to our success. From day one we will work with our families to ensure our child’s happiness, confidence, skill and early independence are developed in readiness for the school years ahead.

We are very proud of our Duchess Nursery family community and would love to have the right candidate join out team.

For more information:

call: 01235835108 or
email: [email protected]
website: duchessnurserysteventon.co.uk

Best Wishes Louise Rose, Nursery Manager

Dragonflies have had lots of fun this week! We’ve welcomed a few new friends and are helping them to settle into the room. On Monday we explored Lunar New Year, which is the year of the tiger, through an orange and black tuff tray of pasta. We spoke about tigers and the colours we could see as well as the feel of the pasta. We’ve also really enjoyed exploring paint! One morning we helped to cover a table in paint and cling film to explore making marks through different textures. Another day we decided to take the cling film off and get very messy! We spoke about the different colours and how mixing colours together makes something different!

Dragonflies had lots of fun this week celebrating Christmas! The children had a special visit from Santa this week, and he even bought them a present each! We have done lots of different activities to help our development. We made melting snowman biscuits, using our senses and fine motor skills to explore the ingredients. We spoke about what snowmen look like and how they are made of snow. We have also made our own reindeers using paper plates, self selecting what utensils we would like to use and the colours. However, many of us much preferred to use our hands. We have also done lots of Christmas crafts, which you might find in our Christmas folders we have sent home. We have made our own salt dough Christmas tree decorations, self selecting our materials and colours and cutting the dough with cookie cutters. We have also had fun making, painting calendars and creating our Christmas cards! We hope you have a lovely Christmas and a happy new year from everyone in Dragonflies 🎅🏻

We are looking for level 2 and 3 Practitioners to join our nursery team. We have full and part time availability.

The Early Years Practitioner has responsibility of delivering the EYFS alongside caring for the daily needs of children between the ages of 18 months and 5 years old.
Main Responsibilities
• To understand what constitutes quality care and education and have a good knowledge of child development and the areas and age ranges of the EYFS
• To be prepared to implement the Early Years Foundation Stage; planning, delivering, observing, recording and assessing and to ensure that best practice is employed within teaching
• To work as part of a team in all aspects, working effectively within the whole nursery school team giving support to colleagues and the manager
• To show personal and professional integrity and confidentiality at all times
• To provide a warm, caring and stimulating environment for the children
• To organise and maintain the classroom environment and resources effectively and maintain appropriate presentation of all school areas alongside your team
• To provide an environment free from gender, sexual and racial stereotyping
• To build and maintain strong links with parents
• To keep written records on children and liaise with parents as required
• To attend and contribute to Staff Meetings, training sessions, Inset days and any specific events as requested by the manager
• To maintain regulatory certification and keep abreast of legislation in the Early years
• To have a high regard for the culture of the nursery and Chatsworth Schools
• To carry out any other duties as required by the manager or Director of Early years for the benefit of the nursery community and reputation
Personal Specification
You will require excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and the ability to develop effective relationships with parents, colleagues and outside agencies. IT capability is essential as is the ability to prioritise, plan and time manage effectively.
You have a responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people for whom you are responsible, or with whom you come into contact in the school. It is your responsibility to adhere to and ensure compliance with the nursery school’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy at all times. If at any time you identify that a child or young person is at risk you must report concerns immediately to the Designated Safeguarding Lead or the Deputy DSL.
A genuine enjoyment of working with young children and a sense of humour are important as well as a high regard for always striving for the best you can be in all aspects of your role.

Dragonflies have had so much fun today! We made gingerbread astronauts this morning and then this afternoon we got to decorate them! We’ve also had lots of fun dressing up as astronauts and playing in a sensory rice tray. Today we’ve also decorated our Christmas tree!

Dragonflies had so much learning about Pudsey and children in need today! We painted our own salt dough Pudseys which we made yesterday. We selected our colours, using lots of yellow and different colours. We then explored yellow play dough with Pom poms that match Pudsey’s bandana. We used our motor skills to use utensils to mould and manipulate the dough and took turns to share with our friends.

Today in dragons we have had lots of fun learning about children in need. We have watched a video about togetherness with mr tumble and pudsey bear. We have then made pudsey masks, done pudsey colouring and also made children in need biscuits. We then had our face painted.

Yesterday dragonflies had so much fun making a giant rocket! We self selected our colours and used our motor skills to use paintbrushes to paint the boxes. Some of us enjoyed exploring the paint with our hands too! We also used our fine motor skills to rip up different materials and stick them on. We spoke about rockets, the colours we were using and where rockets go. Then in the afternoon we researched rockets, using books and iPads to learn about what rockets do.

Duchess nursery is ready for our Halloween party, we’ve decorated both indoors and outside all ready for our Halloween party. We’re all so excited for our Halloween party and for all our Halloween activities.

Early Years Practitioner
(Level 2 and upwards)
Job Description
The Early Years Practitioner has responsibility of delivering the EYFS alongside caring for the daily needs of children between the ages of 18 months and 5 years old.
Main Responsibilities
• To understand what constitutes quality care and education and have a good knowledge of child development and the areas and age ranges of the EYFS
• To be prepared to implement the Early Years Foundation Stage; planning, delivering, observing, recording and assessing and to ensure that best practice is employed within teaching
• To work as part of a team in all aspects, working effectively within the whole nursery school team giving support to colleagues and the manager
• To show personal and professional integrity and confidentiality at all times
• To provide a warm, caring and stimulating environment for the children
• To organise and maintain the classroom environment and resources effectively and maintain appropriate presentation of all school areas alongside your team
• To provide an environment free from gender, sexual and racial stereotyping
• To build and maintain strong links with parents
• To keep written records on children and liaise with parents as required
• To attend and contribute to Staff Meetings, training sessions, Inset days and any specific events as requested by the manager
• To maintain regulatory certification and keep abreast of legislation in the Early years
• To have a high regard for the culture of the nursery and Chatsworth Schools
• To carry out any other duties as required by the manager or Director of Early years for the benefit of the nursery community and reputation
Personal Specification
You will require excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and the ability to develop effective relationships with parents, colleagues and outside agencies. IT capability is essential as is the ability to prioritise, plan and time manage effectively.
You have a responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people for whom you are responsible, or with whom you come into contact in the school. It is your responsibility to adhere to and ensure compliance with the nursery school’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy at all times. If at any time you identify that a child or young person is at risk you must report concerns immediately to the Designated Safeguarding Lead or the Deputy DSL.
A genuine enjoyment of working with young children and a sense of humour are important as well as a high regard for always striving for the best you can be in all aspects of your role.