Apprentice Nursery Practitioner

TWINKLE TWINKLE DAY NURSERY LIMITED

YORK (YO61 3LA)

Closes on Friday 1 August 2025

Posted on 25 April 2025

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Summary

We are offering an apprenticeship to work within a child-led nursery, prioritising the continuous development of educators to promote the continual development and evolution of high-quality practice. You'll be part of a close, small team, gaining hands-on experience with our 0-2 and 2-4-year olds, supporting them to learn through play.

Wage

£18,031 a year

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Pay increase every year Paid birthday off every year

Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
You will work 3 days in the setting with hours between 7.30am and 6pm on a rota basis. Shifts to be confirmed.

36 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work

The duties on a day to day basis will include:

  • Plan and deliver engaging and age-appropriate activities
  • Monitor and record children’s development and progress
  • Complete observations
  • Build working relationships with staff, children, parents and carers
  • Prepare and assist staff in meeting the core needs of children
  • Prepare snacks and meals

Where you’ll work

RASKELF ROAD
EASINGWOLD
YORK
YO61 3LA

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

YORK COLLEGE

Your training course

Early years educator (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents
  • Recognise when a child or a colleague is in danger or at risk of abuse and act to protect them in line with safeguarding policy and procedure.
  • Apply legislation, policy and procedure to protect the health, safety and wellbeing of children in the setting (for example, food safety, diets, starting solid food, allergies, COSHH, and accidents, injuries, and emergencies).
  • Apply the principles of risk assessment and risk management within documentation and practice.
  • Teach children to develop skills to manage risk and maintain their own and others safety.
  • Use a range of communication methods, including technology, with other professionals to meet the individual needs of the child.
  • Develop and maintain effective professional, collaborative relationships with others involved in the education and care of the child.
  • Undertake the role and responsibilities of key person.
  • Recognise and apply theories of attachment to develop effective relationships with children.
  • Provide sensitive and respectful personal care for children from birth to 5 years.
  • Advocate for all children’s needs, including children which require SEND or EAL support.
  • Promote and facilitate children’s interpersonal communication to develop their social interactions and relationships.
  • Support children to develop a positive sense of their own identity and culture.
  • Support children to understand and respond to their emotions and make considered choices about their behaviours.
  • Assess the responsiveness of the environment for effective child-centred experiences in line with curriculum requirements.
  • Create inclusive, child-centred, dynamic, innovative, and evolving physical environments both indoors and outdoors.
  • Create inclusive and supportive emotional environment that enables the child to feel safe, secure, respected and experience a sense of wellbeing; maintaining and prioritising the individual child’s voice.
  • Apply strategies that support children’s ability to manage change, transition, and significant events.
  • Analyse observation evidence to assess and plan holistic individual learning based on a comprehensive understanding of the child’s needs and interests.
  • Facilitate and support child-centred opportunities and experiences based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy.
  • Provide adult led opportunities and experience based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy.
  • Use reflection to develop themselves both professionally and personally.
  • Recognise when a child or a colleague is in danger or at risk of abuse and act to protect them in line with safeguarding policy and procedure.
  • Apply legislation, policy and procedure to protect the health, safety and wellbeing of children in the setting (for example, food safety, diets, starting solid food, allergies, COSHH, and accidents, injuries, and emergencies).
  • Apply the principles of risk assessment and risk management within documentation and practice.
  • Teach children to develop skills to manage risk and maintain their own and others safety.
  • Use a range of communication methods, including technology, with other professionals to meet the individual needs of the child.
  • Develop and maintain effective professional, collaborative relationships with others involved in the education and care of the child.
  • Undertake the role and responsibilities of key person.
  • Recognise and apply theories of attachment to develop effective relationships with children.
  • Provide sensitive and respectful personal care for children from birth to 5 years.
  • Advocate for all children’s needs, including children which require SEND or EAL support.
  • Promote and facilitate children’s interpersonal communication to develop their social interactions and relationships.
  • Support children to develop a positive sense of their own identity and culture.
  • Support children to understand and respond to their emotions and make considered choices about their behaviours.
  • Assess the responsiveness of the environment for effective child-centred experiences in line with curriculum requirements.
  • Create inclusive, child-centred, dynamic, innovative, and evolving physical environments both indoors and outdoors.
  • Create inclusive and supportive emotional environment that enables the child to feel safe, secure, respected and experience a sense of wellbeing; maintaining and prioritising the individual child’s voice.
  • Apply strategies that support children’s ability to manage change, transition, and significant events.
  • Analyse observation evidence to assess and plan holistic individual learning based on a comprehensive understanding of the child’s needs and interests.
  • Facilitate and support child-centred opportunities and experiences based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy.
  • Provide adult led opportunities and experience based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy.
  • Use reflection to develop themselves both professionally and personally.

Your training plan

This apprenticeship will give you the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to work as an Early Years Educator and will include the following:

  • Support children's learning and development through applying knowledge of pedagogy and the observation, assessment, and planning cycle
  • Develop secure and supportive relationships with children and families as the key person for children in their care, advocating for those children
  • Provide respectful and responsive physical and emotional care to children, promoting health and wellbeing
  • Work with key individuals in children’s lives (for example parents, families, and carers) to improve all children’s outcomes and wellbeing
  • Work in partnership with other organisations and agencies to support children’s learning, development, health and wellbeing
  • Support the implementation of change to improve practice.
    Initiate and engage in continuous professional development, underpinned by reflective practice
  • Ensure compliance with child protection and safeguarding legislation, policies, and procedures
  • Work in ways that promote and support equality, diversity, and the inclusion of all children, respecting their social and cultural context
  • Ensure compliance with Health and Safety legislation, policies, and procedures
  • Use technology to record and update information for example observations, assessments, reports, risk assessments, and safeguarding concerns
  • Promote and engage in children’s play. Support all children to create and adapt the environment to reflect their interests and enable their learning and development
  • Ensure legal requirements of statutory frameworks are met within policy, procedure, and practice

More training information

You will also produce a portfolio of evidence demonstrating examples of your work throughout the apprenticeship which will form the basis for the interview during the End-Point Assessment (EPA).

Apprentices will typically attend York College on a day release for the duration of the apprenticeship and work with their employer for the remainder of their contracted hours. During their time in College, apprentices will work towards developing their knowledge, skills and behaviours, and at work will consolidate their on-programme learning with the support of their employer. An assessor will visit the workplace every 8-10 weeks to discuss and monitor progress on the apprenticeship in conjunction with the employer.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Maths (grade 4)

Desirable qualifications

Other in:

  • Early Years (grade Pass)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

About this company

Welcome to Twinkle Twinkle Day Nursery, a place where you child can shine. When it comes to choosing childcare it can be a very difficult time making sure you have found the best place for your child. Here at Twinkle Twinkle Day Nursery we provide good quality childcare in a homely environment. Our team of staff are exceptional in ensuring children benefit from a truly unique experience.

https://www.twinkletwinkledaynursery.com (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Free parking Free uniform Drinks and meals included Social outings

After this apprenticeship

  • Possible permanent position at the end of apprenticeship

 

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

YORK COLLEGE

Apprenticeships Team

apprenticeships@yorkcollege.ac.uk

01904 770368

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000317108.

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Closes on Friday 1 August 2025

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