Professional Development: A Nursery Nurse Career Path Analysis

This report provides a comprehensive overview of pursuing a career as a nursery nurse. It includes a job description from Tommies Childcare, outlining responsibilities, benefits, and required qualifications. The report also features an industry overview, highlighting the importance of nursery nurses and their typical duties, referencing information from John Academy. A summation of the sources covers company background, location, benefits, and average pay ranges. Furthermore, the report incorporates feedback from colleagues through surveys, summarizing their perspectives on the individual's stress management, personal qualities, and professional skills. Finally, a SWOT analysis identifies internal strengths and weaknesses, as well as external opportunities and threats, providing a basis for professional development planning. This report is for informational purposes only and students can find similar solved assignments on Desklib.

SECTION 1: CAREER GOALS
A: JOB OF INTEREST : NURSERY NURSE
 FIRM: TOMMIES CHILDCARE
 SALARY: £10,00 TO £10.35 PER HOUR
 LOCATION: BIRMINGHAM
 WORKING HOURS: 40 HOURS PER WEEK MONDAY TO FRIDAY
JOB DESCRIPTION
We are Tommies Childcare. Since 1998, we have provided exciting and memorable early years
experiences fro children aged 0-5 years.
We are looking for Early Years Practitioners and Educators who can demonstrate their creativity and
compassion in their approach to delivering early education and care for young children.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
When you work at Tommies, you'll be doing one of the most important jobs in the world: nurturing,
protecting and helping children grow into well-balanced, happy and self-assured adults.
Practitioners and educators at Tommies understand the value of following the child's lead and placing
their own interests at the heart of everything they do.
RESPONSIBILITIES
You'll be supporting children's learning "in the moment", which means you'll need to think on your feet and
create activities that meet the requirements of the EYFS based on what you know the children enjoy
doing.
WHAT WE CAN DO FOR YOU:
You bring the enthusiasm and skills to succeed, and we'll offer you a place in an organisation that truly
values you and the work you do.
You'll have the opportunity to make your voice heard through the annual 'b-Heard' survey. This
independent employee engagement survey gives you the platform to tell us what it's like to be a valued
member of the Tommies team.
Every year since 2019, the results of our surveys have placed us in the official Best Companies to Work

For lists. That's because, for us, phrases like 'we support employee wellbeing and staff welfare' aren't just
soundbites. They are core principles here at Tommies.
An extraordinary place to work, with extraordinary benefits
As well as a competitive salary, you'll receive an exceptional benefits package. All Tommies team
members receive a minimum of:
 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing up to 25 days through length of service)
 Earn up to 4 days additional annual leave per year through good attendance
 30% childcare discount (increasing to 40% for Deputy Managers, and 50% for Nursery
Managers)
 10% friends & family childcare discount
 8 hours per year to attend appointments or events that support your wellbeing
 6 weeks full maternity pay (increasing to 6 weeks full maternity pay + 6 weeks half maternity pay
for Deputy Managers and Nursery Managers)
 Special rewards for Good and Outstanding ofsted gradings
 £250.00 employee referral scheme
 An annual awards ceremony, and
 Plenty of training and development opportunities
JUST AS IMPORTANT…
While we're serious about childcare, we also encourage our people to have fun. We want you to take
pride and enjoy working with us in our caring and nurturing settings. After all, if you're happy, the children
will be happy.
We are a tight-knit team, and if you want to spread your wings in the Tommies group, you'll have the
opportunity to work at our other nurseries from time to time.
We want everyone who works with us to feel valued and to make a difference.

Are you ready to join us?
POLITE BUT IMPORTANT NOTICE:
As an early years provider, we have a stringent vetting and recruitment procedure to ensure the people in
our organisation are suitable to work with and alongside children. Please note, you will be required to
complete an Enhanced DBS check should your application be successful.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum Qualification: Full & Relevant Early Years Qualification (Level 3)
LOCATION:
Field house day nursery & pre-school, 57 Fishponds Road, Kenilworth, CV8 1EY, West Midlands
CONTRACTS, WORKING DATES
Permanent
Full Time
HOW TO APPLY?
Click on Apply it will start your application, its available on LIKEDNKIN from 16/03/2022
POSITIONS FOR NURSERY NURSE JOBS-(online) Available at:
Jobs based on your Profile | LinkedIn
Tommies Childcare - Award Winning Day Nursery Provider
B: INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
EVIDENCE OF INDUSTRY OVERVIEW:
What is the job role of a nursery nurse?
People in nursery nurse jobs look after babies and small children, ensuring that they are
contented, fed and safe, and able to play. They work with children from a wide variety of
different backgrounds and cultures, and might be employed to look after children with physical
or learning disabilities.
Tommies Childcare provides exciting and memorable early years experiences for children
aged 0 – 5 years. Through our award-winning nursery and pre-school settings, we offer

children a unique way of learning and developing during the crucial years of their early
education.
Why are nursery nurses important?
Nursery Nurses provide care for children up to seven years old. They assist in many aspects of
their daily lives, through social, emotional, educational and practical interaction, nurturing and
guidance. This is done from a variety of settings, but most often in preschools and nurseries.
REFERENCE: John Academy (2022) Duties and Responsibilities of a Nursery Nurse
(online).
Available at: https://www.johnacademy.co.uk/nursery-nurse-duties/
Accessed date: 17/03/2022
SUMMATION OF SOURCE A & B:
Requirement from Project
Brief:
Information from Sources:
 company background
information & history In 1998, Tommies owner/CEO, Caroline, had twin daughters
who were attending a local pre-school. It was struggling
financially and due to close as a result, but she was on the
parents’ forum and became aware of the situation. Not wanting
to see the pre-school that her family attended and loved, fail,
she made an offer to buy the business. Caroline was able to
save it and make it sustainable again. Since then Tommies
has grown and developed considerably. We currently have
eight-day nurseries located across the West Midlands,
Warwickshire, and Derby. At Tommies, our ethos has moved
towards having a strong focus on the wellbeing of our staff as
well as the children in our care. We’re extremely proud that
Tommies has its own personality and its own way of doing
things. It makes us unique, trusted, and the #1 choice for so
many families.
For three consecutive years, Tommies Childcare has received
an award for being a Top 20 Most Recommended Mid-Size
Nursery Provider in the UK, as reviewed by parents
on daynurseries.co.uk.

 location Tommies Childcare
Parkville Highway
Coventry
CV6 4HZ
West Midlands, Kenilworth
 Benefits of working as in
nursery nurse
Taking care of deferent kind of people, it can be a lot of fun,
you will get a experience in the most important job in the
world which is( taking care ) .
Its Flexible hours & and good pay.
 An overview in nursery
nurse industry & career.
(SOURCE B)
Nursing personnel is one of the largest health care
professionals who are working in various settings, like in the
clinical, Educational, holistic setting, etc. the nursery nurses
are usually working in preschools and nurseries
settings. in a very simple way, a nursery nurse deals with
children and their needs.
 Average pay range in the uk
Location
Average Range
North London £21,00
0
£19,000-
£23,000
North West
London
£21,000 £19,000-
£23,000
West London £21,000 £20,500-
£23,500
Reading £21,000 £18,894-
£21,000

Section 2: Ask 5 people Surveys (Professional)
There are a few questions I would like to propose to get a better understanding of how you observe me.
This allows me to get further knowledge on my strengths and weaknesses and aspects which can be
improved for my further professional development.
Name: Andy Miles (Colleague)
1) How would you say I handle stress and pressure?
I believe stress and pressure helps you become more organised, you prioritise work load by making a list
of the things you need to do first.
2) if you could describe me in one word, what would you say?
Consistent
3) What would you say motivates me?
Always wanting to increase your knowledge
4) What would you rate me as the following?
1- Outstanding 2- Good 3- Average 4- Inadequate

Communication 2
(You can listen and say information clearly)
Leadership and Management 3
(To motivate and enable to contribute towards aims and objectives)
Adaptability 1
(You are able to adapt to new situations and environments)
Teamwork 1
(Working together to achieve a common goal)
There are a few questions I would like to propose to get a better understanding of how you observe me.
This allows me to get further knowledge on my strengths and weaknesses and aspects which can be
improved for my further professional development.
Name: Ali Muzaffar (Colleague)
1) How would you say I handle stress and pressure?
You often take time for planning you estimate tasks and set targets

2) if you could describe me in one word, what would you say?
Passionate
3) What would you say motivates me?
Wanting to achieve the best in everything you do
4) What would you rate me as the following?
1-Outstanding 2- Good 3- Average 4- Inadequate
Communication 2
(You can listen and say information clearly)
Leadership and Management 4
(To motivate and enable to contribute towards aims and objectives)
Adaptability 1
(You are able to adapt to new situations and environments)

Teamwork 1
(Working together to achieve a common goal)
There are a few questions I would like to propose to get a better understanding of how you observe me.
This allows me to get further knowledge on my strengths and weaknesses and aspects which can be
improved for my further professional development.
1) How would you say I handle stress and pressure?
it is important to focus on your positive actions rather than negative sometimes this is overlooked, this
allows you to deal with pressure and stress. Try to think of your soft skills so you can incorporate this to
minimise your stress.
2) if you could describe me in one word, what would you say?
Punctual
3) What would you say motivates me?
Constant desire to learn
1) What would you rate me as the following?
1-Outstanding 2- Good 3- Average 4- Inadequate

Communication – 3
(You can listen and say information clearly)
Leadership and Management- 3
(To motivate and enable to contribute towards aims and objectives)
Adaptability 1
(You are able to adapt to new situations and environments)
Teamwork 1
(Working together to achieve a common goal)
SUMMATION OF NUMERICAL COLLATED DATA:
1) How would you say I handle stress and pressure?

You prioritise workload by making a list of things which need to be done (Skill). You often take time for
planning (personal). However, it is important for me to be more positive and use the required soft skills
(skill).
2) if you could describe me in one word, what would you say?
Consistent, passionate, punctual (Personal qualities)
3) What would you say motivates me?
Always wanting to increase knowledge (Personal quality) – Wanting to achieve the best (Personal quality)
Constant desire to learn (Personal quality)
SUMMATION OF QUESTIONS 1-3:
Upon reflection of my professional development, I am suitable at structuring my workload.
However, I need to be more positive in the workplace and utilise my soft skills. In the
working environment I am consistent at my job role, passionate and known to be punctual. I
keep motivated by my willingness to constantly learn and develop.
SOURCE 2: SWOT ANALYSIS
Strengths Weaknesses
Internal
Strengths
 Offered managerial responsibility
 A team player
Weakness
 Find it difficult to deal with pressure
and stress

 A constant desire to learn and develop
my skills.
 Able to adapt and cope with
unforeseen circumstances
 Punctual
 Able to delegate roles and
responsibility.
 Strong work ethic
 Improve communication skills
 To detailed oriented which often
means a simple task can take twice as
longer just to ensure finer details are
perfect.
 Nervous with public speaking
 Need to be more comfortable for
asking for help and assistance.
Opportunities Threats
Externa
l
Opportunities
 Employment demand for business has
increased since covid.
 Government has provided
opportunities for young people under the
kick start scheme to introduce more people
into employment. This allows business to
take opportunity of schemes.
Threats
 Increasing competition
 The constant change in inflation and
consumer buying habits EG: increase in
fuel prices.
 Market demand fluctuates consumers
look for cheaper alternatives.
 Change in government policies/deals
impact trade. For example, leaving the EU.