Increasingly, nursery managers delegate responsibility for the day-to-day running of their settings while they take on a more strategic role. The remodelling of the early years workforce means the role of the nursery supervisor has never been more crucial, as childcare team leaders will find themselves in charge of staff with higher qualifications than they have, or from different professional backgrounds.
'Training and development will need to be at a more sophisticated level for our senior nursery nurses and third-in-charge personnel while the overall workforce becomes better trained,' says Linda Oury, director of operations at the Bright Horizons Family Solutions nursery chain. 'We support increased training, because research shows a better-trained workforce will provide more quality for children's care and early education.'
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