Early years educator- Deputy Room Leader Review

Item: Early years educator- Deputy Room Leader at Kido Schools UK
Rating: 4.4
Author: Anonymous

at Kido Schools UK

Higher Level Apprenticeship

Teaching

Mitcham

Review Submitted: February 2026

Overall Rating

4.4 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

4/5 - Overview of Role

5/5 - Skills Development

4.4/5 - Structure and Support

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

4/5

I currently work as a Deputy room Leader and my role is to ensure the room stays consistent since individually rated outstanding. This involves my staff knowing the roles and responsibilities such as planning activities around children's interest, day to day running of the room smoothing. Observations are up to date.
I ensure i have good partnership with my team having clear understanding of what is expected of all of us and giving our best children get the best possible outcome whilst in our care and maintaining good relationship with parents.

To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

4/5

This programme has further gained me knowledge and understanding to be a leader. The best part is how to ensure you are in a positive mindset or your well-being is very important and leaders should learn to respond take care of urselves.

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

5/5

To take of your well being has being an eye opener when you are in leadership

Structure and Support

How well organised/structured is your programme?

5/5

As its my first time doing apprenticeship initially i was struggling using Bud but my assessor was very helpful taking it through with me step by step and am very familiar with it now .
The lessons are pretty straight forward to book and i love how they teacher teach and guide.

How much support do you receive from your employer?

4/5

Good as they step in when my tutor wants to speak to them . They also schedule me in the rota should I have an appointment or got a virtual lesson.

How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

5/5

Amazing she is so kind and helpful . There were times my work were over-due and she was like its absolutely fine and that am on track .

How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

4/5

There were topic we did such theoritical approaches that helps leaders reflects on what you are doing and how you review to see it some approaches works or not

Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

4/5

We do hold sports day and training days that further supports our knowledge. There are extra curriculum activities such as spanish lessons, dance shakers , french.