Nursery Leaders
EYES on Early Years Magazine
Rifat Parvez
We would like to add some interviews with Nursery Leaders,
to our ‘EYES on Early Years’ magazine. If you would like to be a
part of this, please contact [email protected] along with a photo
of yourself and a high resolution setting logo (both in jpeg format).
Our team will then send you the questions below.
Question
How did you enter your career in early years?
How long have you held this role?
Nursery Leader’s Response
It all started back when I was still at school and
volunteered to work for SOS Children’s Village. I
was offered a placement to teach creative arts
every week. I was inspired to open my arms to
children who required economic and psychosocial
support. From there, I never turned back, I knew
then that teaching was my passion!
I have been leading and managing early years
settings for the past 8 years. I have been involved
in the education field for the past 14 years.
Who is your inspiration? My inspiration is Khawla Al Serkal, the Director
General of Sharjah Ladies Club, who believes in
the strength of each team member. She
empowers me each day to be my best at work.
What do you look for when you are recruiting
a new member of staff, to join your team? Our setting looks for new hires who are engaged
with the vision of our preschool. We ascertain their
enthusiasm and passion about teaching in early
years. We look for candidates who are willing to
take responsibility and are ambitious, skilled,
qualified, experienced and eager to learn.
Which Early Years theorist would you most
like to have dinner with? I would like to have dinner with Jean Piaget.
Piaget's theory has had a major impact on the
practice of Early Years Education. It has helped to
create a view where the focus of attention is on
the idea of developmentally appropriate
education that meets children's physical and
cognitive abilities and also social and emotional
needs.