Nursery nurses can be found in child care facilities or even hospitals. They take care of young children seeing to their daily, hygienic and even educational needs. Some may have specialisations, like working with disabled or children with learning disabilities. Those who are in junior positions can earn twice as much if they complete their certifications and advice to higher positions. They may be otherwise known as child development officers, early years workers, or childcare workers.
A Nursery Nurse usually performs many of the following tasks:
• Supervising child care activities
• Teaching children how to read and write
• Reading stories
• Bathing and changing infants
• Observing children behaviour
• Carrying children on outings and to the park

• Being able to communicate and listen to your children
• Being efficient, expressive and creative
• Being observant, loving and caring
• Being organised and practical
• Diversity and culture
• Enjoying children and playing with them
• Handling emergency situations
• Having a vivid imagination
• Teamwork and stress management
• Understanding child behaviour and care

Nurses must start out with basic high school qualifications like GCSEs; preferably with passes of A to C. Other apt qualifications include NVQ, BTEC, CACHE, HNC, HND, or City and Guilds. Employers will also require that you pass a background check. Having First Aid and CPR training is also advantageous. Many Nursery Nurses, start out in apprenticeship programmes working with senior professionals, until they are fully competent.
Areas of study that are relevant to this career include;
•    Child Care and Education
•    Children's Care, Learning and Development
•    Child psychology
•    Nursing
•    Teaching or Education