Seat on the Accountability Chart: Practitioner
Reports to: Room Leader
Core Purpose: To provide outstanding care and education, creating a safe, stimulating environment where every child thrives, while continually growing and developing as a professional.
Five Key Roles
Professional Growth and Development
- Takes responsibility for own CPD (Continuous Professional Development)
- Actively participates in training, supervisions, and team development sessions
- Seeks out opportunities to learn, improve, and stay up-to-date with EYFS and safeguarding practices
Learning and Development
- Plans and delivers high-quality, engaging, child-led learning experiences
- Observes, assesses, and supports each child’s progress and next steps
- Adapts learning approaches to meet the needs of every child
Provision
- Maintains a safe, clean, and inspiring learning environment
- Prepares purposeful play spaces and ensures resources are rotated and inviting
- Completes room risk assessments and daily health and safety checks
- Everyone is accountable for keeping children safe and speaking up through safeguarding or whistleblowing routes if they have any concerns
Customer Satisfaction
- Creates strong, caring relationships with children and families
- Communicates warmly and professionally during daily handovers and updates
- Represents the nursery’s high standards in every interaction
Team Contribution
- Collaborates positively with colleagues and shares best practice
- Supports a fun, respectful, and motivated team culture
- Brings energy, creativity, and teamwork to every day
Measurables (Scorecard Metrics)
- Quality of observations and learning records
- Parent feedback and satisfaction
- Room compliance and environment audit scores
- Attendance and punctuality
- Training attendance and CPD progress
Right Person – Lives Our Core Values
- Caring – Providing warm, compassionate care to nurture every child’s well‑being
- Dedicated – Dedicated to delivering 5 star care with pride and accountability
- Proactive – Proactively creating a safe and engaging environment for children
- Growth – Focused on growth, continually improving our nursery and creating exciting adventures for every child
- Fun – Bringing a fun energy to create joy and an engaging environment
Right Seat – GWC Test
- ✔️ Gets it – Understands what great early years care and education looks like
- ✔️ Wants it – Passionate about creating magical days for children
- ✔️ Capacity to do it – Reliable, enthusiastic, and ready to grow!