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I am Ann Davies and I'm the co-owner
of Meithrinfa Cwtsh y Clos Nursery.
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We started the nursery back in 2014
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simply because we wanted
to offer childcare to families,
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an outdoor environment, animals
and a farm ethos being part of that care.
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Prior to that I was a peripatetic music teacher,
so I have always worked with children.
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I found in Trinity
Saint David in Carmarthen
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that we were able to do
the childcare course in the evening.
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So I was able to keep working
as a peripatetic music teacher
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and have the qualifications needed
to become a childcare practitioner.
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I love it, I think it's probably the
most amazing job that you can have.
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Every day is different,
every child is different.
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You have to adjust the way you teach
and the way you care for the children
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because each child is unique.
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Families haven't got anything
more precious to hand over to you
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at the start of the day
than their children,
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and it is a privilege to be able to
look after them and to nurture them
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and give them the opportunities
that we are able to do here.
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Give it a go, because honestly, you will
not have a more fulfilling career
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you really will not.
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I know I came into it later in life,
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but we have young people here
who are apprentices.
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who have come in through school,
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who have come in through the Cam
wrth Gam system with Mudiad Meithrin
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and the opportunities are there for
you to start getting your level three,
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go on to your level five and then
you can top up with your degree.
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The world is your oyster, but you really
will not have a more fulfilling career.