jellyjelly requires help getting back into Childcare - Nursery

[jellyjelly]

Hello all.

Long time no talk all. Have been checking what has been going on.

After my time out from chilcare due to personal circumstances i have decided to go back into workign with children and i have been granted an interview on Friday Morning for a nursery.

Does anyone have sample interview questions for a nursery that i could help to prepare myself on?

Have already checked OFSTED Report.

How different are the interviews you do for nursery that you have for minding?

Any other tips for preparing, I think a childcare interview will be alot different to an office interview.

I dont have much access to internet at the moment so please post away and i wil reply when next on.
Much appreciated.

Sorry I have no ideas on questions but want to say a BIG HELLO to you. How are you now, and your DS.

Things are good thanks. Things are finally looking up. I hope i get this job.

How are things with you? I have been observing and still meeting up with some members!

Alas I don't.

What position within the nursery? Nursery Assistant, Room Leader, Deputy Manager, Manager, other?

Would suggest that you read up on:
EYFS
Birth 2 Three Matters and Foundation Stage Curriculum

Be enthusiastic at the interview, take interest when looking around the nursery and chat to some staff if possible (typically you get a guided tour, so I found, before the more formal interview in the office).

Also may want to read up on the Full Day Care Standards, as they differ a little from Childminding Standards.

nannynick, can I just say you really have a lot of great knowledge us childcare workers can use and you always come across here as very professional and someone who loves their work!

just thought I'd tell you that!

Hello you. Sorry, just seen this, been at the park all afternoon then dinner, cleaning....yawn, yawn.

Thought I'd post on here in case it's better than email? So pleased they offered an interview!!! Do you want that birth to three matters stuff we talked about? Let me know if you do. I've got a new baby starting tomorrow but you are more than welcome to come round and go through it

jellyjelly, do I get the impression you are local to me (berkshire area?) Are you willing to say which nursery interview is at? Never know I may know the nursery, having temped in quite a few over the years.

Nannynick - i'll text and try and find out as yes, she's in the same town as me

I have actually interviewed for nursery staff and the sort of questions we asked were 'what sort of experience do you have'? that sort of thing and then we asked the candidate to tell us of a particular activity that they did with the children that both they and the children enjoyed. Hope it goes well.

Nannynick, the nursery is in Reading but I don't want to say where without JellyJelly's permission. Email me if you've temped at any and I will say where this one is.

JellyJelly, in case you read this before the interview - GOOD LUCK

Thankyou all. Yes am bershire based. The job is nursery assistant with training to get nvq3. Have stacks of training already. (Dont i looney!!) but no nvq hence why assistant not nurse.

Am lookign forward to it but didnt know what questions they might ask me.

I've just emailed you Jelly - Nannynick emailed me with some nurseries he knows and asked me to pass on his good luck wishes. I'll forward his email onto you now.

And YES, she has LOADS of bloomin certificates!!!

Good luck for tomorrow and let us know how it went.
Don't forget if you every do come down poole/bournemouth way, let me know and we will have to meet up.

Mumlove - I had the BEST time EVER spending a short weekend in Poole with dh. It even beat our 2 week holiday in Florida!!!

I was born here and this is where I shall stay. We go on holiday and can't wait to get back.

Thankyou all.

Any tricky questions that you can think they might ask bearing in mind that not done one of these and that is what is making me feel challenged ( And i have a headache).

I will remember about poole, It is lovely and i will take you up on it but still raw.

nick, i have sent you an email. I will be on line as i am at a friends house till 9pm