Over-Reliance on Nursery for 4+ Prep shows a deep misunderstanding.
/A deep misunderstanding of what a nursery is.
A deep misunderstanding of the amount of children that need to be looked after by one human being.
A deep misunderstanding about the role of the EYFS practitioner.
With a ratio of 1:5 in the over 2’s category and a ratio of 1:13 in the over 3’s category. Look at those ratios again!
So if your child is over 3, their ratio will be 1:13.
I don’t know about you but that’s a huge ask on one human being.
To prepare your child to be ready for their 4+ Assessments when they have your child plus another 12 to be teaching/ looking after.
Have a look at just some of the expectations of an early years practitioner. There was a full two pages of expectations in the job specification that I analysed.
Provide care and support to all students and parents
Take responsibility for the health and safety of all pupils
Plan activities and assess all children
Aid with the overall development of all pupils
Take groups of children on educational visits
Setting out equipment in interesting ways and clearing away after use
Write weekly lessons plans and evaluate them each week
Carry out play ground and lunch time duties
All for a starting salary of 30k (if you’re lucky!).
And yet, the majority of you continue to tell me that it is up to your child’s nursery to prepare your child to go in and pass their 4+ Assessment.
Are you ready to re-think this?
