Nursery Nurse

Nursery Nurse

Education, Health and Care

As a nursery nurse, you would work with children from birth to around seven years of age, helping them to develop and learn. You would work in settings such as local authority or privately owned nurseries, Sure Start Children's Centres and nursery or primary schools. In some jobs you could be known as a nursery practitioner.

Personal skills

A warm, caring and patient nature, good communication skills, a sense of responsibility, a consistent and fair approach, a sense of humour

Salary

£10,000 to £12,000 per year

Key skills

Innovation

Diagnostic

Technical

Education, Health and Care

  • There are over 5 million people working in education, health and care in the UK
  • Part-time employment is very important, accounting for almost 1 in 2 jobs in the sector
  • The sector is forecast to grow by 10% in the next 5 years
  • Approximately 70% of the sector employees are female
  • The sector has well organised staff development and training for the workforce