You need an NNEB, HNC or NVQ Level 3 (including baby module) in childcare. Employers also like to see evidence of baby room experience, perhaps through a student placement. Look in Nursery World or your local press for job vacancies, or contact councils or private nurseries directly.
Average week
Operators vary hugely, from private nurseries to councils and charities. Babies may be placed in nurseries because their parents choose to continue established careers, or perhaps because a young single mother needs time out to complete schooling. But routines everywhere are fairly similar - and definitely baby-led.
Budhill Pre-Five Community Nursery is run by Glasgow City Council. It operates from 8am to 6pm daily, with five children in the baby room who currently range in age from six to 11 months (it takes babies from six weeks to one year).
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