Cornwall Opportunities
Careers in Early Years
Welcome to Early Years – earn, learn and have lots of fun in a very enjoyable and satisfying career! You can make a real difference through a career with young children in Cornwall.
If you love being with children, are dedicated to keeping them safe and happy, and are interested in educating and preparing them for later life, then a career in early years childcare could be perfect for you. With extra Government funding for childcare places and increasing demand from families, Cornwall needs more and more people to enter and train for a career in early years. All kinds of people work in early years and childcare. Children need a variety of positive role models and good influences. School
leavers and students; apprentices and adults of all ages, cultures and backgrounds, men and women, young and old - all play an important part. Early Years Services include day nurseries and pre-schools, childminders, nannies, after-school and holiday clubs all helping the youngest children aged 0-5 in Cornwall to learn, play and develop.
“I truly believe working in Early Years is the job for you… if you want to go to work to be paid to play! If you are creative, like to be hands-on and are kind and caring, it is just perfect! You get to join in on magical adventures, paint, bake, create, dance around the room, get stuck into messy play… all in a day’s work! There is no other job like it, and to know you are looking after people’s most precious possession, their little one, it really is the most important job you can do!”
Sophia Rose - Managing Director, Flying Start Nurseries
No, employers mainly look for personal qualities like patience, enthusiasm, empathy, responsibility and a sense of fun. As long as you are keen, you can undertake any training on the job. Once qualified you can take on more responsibility. Do I need experience or a qualification to work in early years?
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