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by: joshuajones

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I have a 50 place nursery where the manager is not supernumerary, and I have to say it is not appropriate. In order for a manager to have her finger on the pulse with what is going on in the nursery, with staff, be available to parents to undertake parent views answer parent queries etc, I would suggest you make her supernumerary for some of the time. Your deputy needs to be L3 qualified to stand in. It is true that 50% of your staff should be qualified to L2. However a word of caution, L2 staff may be cheaper, but they do not have the experience and qualifications that your parents will come to expect.(my apologies to all L2 holders). L2 does not enable you to hold a supervisory role. Your Baby room supervisor MUST be L3 qualified and hold relevant experience in the Baby room for a period of 2 years. I would be cautious taking on a manager with only 2 years experience, whilst I am sure that there are many mature candidates out there my experience as an employer has taught me that you will be asking for trouble if you take a manager on with such limited experience. You are better looking for someone with 5 years behind them. Managing is not an easy job, and managing staff requires a maturity and understanding that many people just do not have. I have been an employer in Daycare, having set up 3 sites of my own, for nearly 30 years now, the best advice I can give is choosed your staff VERY carefully.

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