What skills are needed to work in a nursery, or learned from working in a nursery?

Question

I just need ideas for responsibilities and accomplishments people have or gain from being a nursery attendant.

Answer 1

You are talking about a baby nursery, a day care, aren't you, rather than a tree nursery or greenhouse?

You have to be patient and willing to experiment to find the problem with a crying baby.  Um, you learn how to change a diaper, something my ex had to teach me when we had our first child.  

You discover that you can see the differences between people very early.  Some baby people get cranky fast, others are more tolerant.  You discover the pleasure of seeing a baby do something new, reach a milestone, after months when you saw him trying but not quite there yet.  You get pleasure over learning to soothe a baby who is miserable.  You achieved something, someone is happy because of an action you took.

You know, you have to be willing to tolerate boredom.  Being with babies all day makes you feel isolated, you have sensory deprivation, you get out of touch with the world, esp. if you are staying home with them.  You can feel just plain trapped.  It's good if there is another person in the room with you so you ;have someone to talk to so you don't go stir-crazy.

You have to stay alert to hazards, too.  It is stressful.  Babies can fall down, and hurt themselves so easily.  Yet they have to explore in order to learn about the world.  You can't cage them in their cribs or trap them in high chairs for an hour or two, which one day care center did to my kid.  I discovered this when I just walked in one day unexpectedly.

You have to learn baby CPR in order to work in a nursery.  

If you choose to educate yourself about babies and what they can do, then you can try out all the stuff you read about on the babies in your room.  You know, like ways to stimulate them and how they reacted and how long it took them to catch on to what you were teaching them.  That could be fun, a little experiment.  You can tell the moms of the smart kids how long it took, or you can write it down for them.  I'm sure the moms would love to have that to add to their kid's baby book.

Depends on ;your outlook how much you take from the job or what you learn.  If you are curious about babies, you will watch and learn about them and you will read about them and you will acquire quite a fund of knowledge about typical babies and the variance between them.  You could get a Denver Developmental assessment chart and monitor your babies in your room as they accomplish certain milestones, and can do activities that you set up (like dumping out a raison from a small bottle).  Depends on whether you want to learn or not as to how ;much you will accomplish or learn in the room.  

Lots of responsibility.  You are caring for a precious little person, even if the parent doesn't value his kid, you should value that little person.  The way you care for that kid will mean the difference between whethr he will grow up to be a menace to society or grow up loving.  So yeah, you have tremendous responsibility.  don't do it if you are not up to the boredom and the responsibility becasue we want that kid to get good care, society is counting on it.  Do you know the conscience forms around age 2?  And if a kid is too afraid of his circumstances to have time to form that conscience, he will easily become a serial killer?  just read Ann Rule's book about Ted Bundy if you don't believe me.  

A nursery attendant has tremendous responsibility.  Don't do it if you don't want the boredom and don't really care.

Answer 2

patience !!!  love, tenderness, knowledge of children & babies -- get some good books , ask the librarian for some good ones. 1st aid skills, sanitary practises, wash hands between kids!!!  Nutrition.

Kids are smart, quick, sneaky, and the watch everything you do and they copy everything you do! So keep dangerous things up very high -- including car keys !!!  Keep doors latched up high so they cant get into street.

  also make sure that you have signatures and photo I.D.s on anyone who comes to pick up a child -- people lie!!!  spouses fight and you have to make calls to be certain sometimes -- even if they get angry with you! Just say, "I am legally obligated to make sure you are still currently allowed to pick up "Sammy" or "Susy"! Tell the person arent you glad I'm making sure your child is safe -- even if i inconvenience you a little???  I'm sure they'll realize you're right, if they dont, they are probably doing something they arent allowed to do!

  You need to learn a lot, so go to a grade : A nursey and tell the owner you wish to LEARN !!!  And you want her to teach you what you need to know in order to be the best caregiver you can be!

Answer 3

Patience and a cherry attitude.  Creative and able to relate to each child.  There are no two children alike.  So you have to be a quick thinker and able to adapt your ideas to meet the needs of each child.  You should be familiar with many preschool activities, and art projects, nursery rhymes etc.  All of this will come in handy.  As for what you gain, LOTS.  These kids really need you to help them grow and learn.  Your actions can have such a positive impact in their life.   GOOD LUCK!

Answer 4

maybe u should sleep with the boss like I did

Answer 5

Patience

A Caring attitude.  

Imagination

A sense of humour

Never forget you are a professional

Answer 6

child care

Answer 7

Maintain a stimulating environment for all children

Ensure protection & physical well-being of child

Reporting of accidents/incidents/untoward occurences

Ensure safety of children at all times

Maintain equipment/resources

Be co-operative, clean and tidy

Communicate with parents/carers appropriately

Attend and contribute to meetings as required

Assisit with the delivery and planning of activities

Day to day administration, e.g. record keeping

Work within an agreed budget

Apply first aid, as appropriate (& if qualified)

Liaise with other professionals, e.g. schools, Ofsted, etc.

Ensure health and safety regulations are strictly adhered to

Answer 8

be patient not only with the child but also with the parent.

be constistant.

remember every chld needs love.  some may be getting what they need at home and some may not.

remember accidents happen.  children fall and get skinned knees, just be honest with the parent when it happens.

let each child be as independent as possible.  instead of doing things for them, you assist them in doing tasks like washing hands, going to potty, putting on socks or shoes, etc.  

plan ahead  always have extra activities in mind just in case the kids get bored with the activity you are doing quickly.

conversation.  always talk to the kids ask questions like you do not understand what they are doing.  for instance:  if a child is looking at a book ask the child what she is looking at if she says a boy ask her what the boy is doing.

always get at eye level with the child.

after working with children you should get a life long of memories out of the situation.  kids can be so funny and each child is different and they can teach you so much.

good luck!

Answer 9

you must know which babies to water, or which plants to burp