Early Years Apprenticeship - Woodley Gardens Day Nursery
CHILTERN TRAINING LTD
Berkshire (RG5 3AE)
Closes in 25 days (Thursday 15 May 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 4 March 2025
Contents
Summary
Join Woodley Gardens Day Nursery as a full-time Early Years Apprentice, working with children under five. Earn the Apprenticeship minimum wage while gaining hands-on experience in a supportive environment. You'll also attend bi-weekly classes at Chiltern Training in Reading.
- Wage
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£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Early years practitioner (level 2)
- Hours
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Shifts may vary but you will be working 40 hours per week.
Shifts to be confirmed.
Monday- Friday.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 20 May 2025
- Duration
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1 year
- Positions available
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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
-Morning Setup: Prepare the classroom or play area by arranging furniture, setting up learning materials, and ensuring the environment is clean and safe.
-Welcoming Children: Greet children and their parents as they arrive, helping them transition into the nursery environment.
-Supervision and Safety: Monitor children's activities to ensure their safety and encourage positive interactions among peers.
-Assist with Activities: Support lead staff in planning and conducting educational activities, such as arts and crafts, storytelling, and games.
-Meal and Snack Times: Help with serving meals and snacks, ensuring children eat healthily and follow proper meal routines.
-Hygiene Practices: Supervise children during washing hands and bathroom breaks, promoting hygiene practices.
-Educational Support: Assist in implementing learning activities tailored to the developmental needs of the children (cognitive, physical, social, emotional).
-Observation and Documentation: Observe children's behaviors and progress, documenting milestones and any concerns for discussion with supervisors.
-Engage in Play: Actively participate in playtime, encouraging social skills and creativity while supporting children’s individual interests.
-Clean-up Duties: Help maintain a tidy, organized space by participating in clean-up after activities and ensuring equipment is stored properly.
-Communication with Staff: Attend staff meetings and training sessions, sharing observations and learning from experienced staff.
Parent Interaction: Occasionally communicate with parents about their child’s day, reinforcing positive experiences.
-Personal Development: Engage in continuous learning through training opportunities, workshops, and feedback from supervisors.
These activities can vary depending on the specific nursery and the age group of children being cared for.
Where you’ll work
71 Reading Rd
Woodley
Reading
Berkshire
RG5 3AE
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
CHILTERN TRAINING LIMITED
Your training course
Early years practitioner (level 2)
Equal to GCSE
Course contents
- Support babies and young children through a range of transitions.e.g moving onto school, moving house or the birth of a sibling
- Recognise when a child is in danger, at risk of serious harm or abuse and explain the procedures to be followed to protect them. Types of abuse including: domestic, neglect , physical, emotional, and sexual abuse.
- Identify risks and hazards in the work setting and during off site visits.relating to both children and staff
- Demonstrate skills and understanding for the prevention and control of infection, including hand washing, food preparation and hygiene, dealing with spillages safely, safe disposal of waste, using correct personal protective equipment.
- Use equipment, furniture and materials safely, following the manufacturers’ instructions and setting’s requirements.
- Encourage children to be aware of personal safety and the safety of others and develop personal hygiene practices (including oral hygiene).
- Promote health and wellbeing in settings by encouraging babies and young children to consume healthy and balanced meals, snacks and drinks appropriate for their age and be physically active through planned and spontaneous activity throughout the day, both indoors and outdoors.
- Carry out respectful care routines appropriate to the development, stage, dignity and needs of the child, including eating (feeding and weaning/complimentary feeding), nappy changing procedures, potty/toilet training, care of skin, teeth and hair and rest and sleep provision.
- Communicate with all children in ways that will be understood, including verbal and non-verbal communication.
- Extend children’s development and learning through verbal and non-verbal communication.
- Encourage babies and young children to use a range of communication methods.
- Use a range of communication methods to exchange information with children and adults.
- Work with colleagues to identify and plan enabling environments, activities (both indoors and outdoors), play opportunities and educational programmes (both adult led and child initiated) to support children’s holistic development through a range of play, creativity, social development and learning.
- Implement and review activities to support children’s play, creativity, social development and learning and clear up after activities.
- Observe children, assess, plan and record the outcomes, sharing results accurately and confidentially in line with expected statutory framework and setting’s requirements.
- Use learning activities to support early language development.
- Support children’s early interest and development in mark making, writing, reading and being read to.
- Support children’s interest and development in mathematical learning including numbers, number patterns, counting, sorting and matching.
- Support the assessment, planning, implementation and reviewing (the graduated approach) of each baby’s and young child's individual plan for their care and participation.
- Work in ways that value and respect the developmental needs and stages of babies and children.
- Use feedback, mentoring and/or supervision to identify and support areas for development, goals and career opportunities.
- Work co-operatively with colleagues, other professionals and agencies to meet the needs of babies and young children and enable them to progress.
- Work alongside parents and/or carers and recognise their role in the baby’s/child’s health, well-being, learning and development.
- Encourage parents and/or carers to take an active role in the baby’s/child’s care, play, learning and development.
- Demonstrate how to share information with parents/carers about the importance of healthy balanced diets, looking after teeth and being physically active.
- Support babies and young children through a range of transitions.e.g moving onto school, moving house or the birth of a sibling
- Recognise when a child is in danger, at risk of serious harm or abuse and explain the procedures to be followed to protect them. Types of abuse including: domestic, neglect , physical, emotional, and sexual abuse.
- Identify risks and hazards in the work setting and during off site visits.relating to both children and staff
- Demonstrate skills and understanding for the prevention and control of infection, including hand washing, food preparation and hygiene, dealing with spillages safely, safe disposal of waste, using correct personal protective equipment.
- Use equipment, furniture and materials safely, following the manufacturers’ instructions and setting’s requirements.
- Encourage children to be aware of personal safety and the safety of others and develop personal hygiene practices (including oral hygiene).
- Promote health and wellbeing in settings by encouraging babies and young children to consume healthy and balanced meals, snacks and drinks appropriate for their age and be physically active through planned and spontaneous activity throughout the day, both indoors and outdoors.
- Carry out respectful care routines appropriate to the development, stage, dignity and needs of the child, including eating (feeding and weaning/complimentary feeding), nappy changing procedures, potty/toilet training, care of skin, teeth and hair and rest and sleep provision.
- Communicate with all children in ways that will be understood, including verbal and non-verbal communication.
- Extend children’s development and learning through verbal and non-verbal communication.
- Encourage babies and young children to use a range of communication methods.
- Use a range of communication methods to exchange information with children and adults.
- Work with colleagues to identify and plan enabling environments, activities (both indoors and outdoors), play opportunities and educational programmes (both adult led and child initiated) to support children’s holistic development through a range of play, creativity, social development and learning.
- Implement and review activities to support children’s play, creativity, social development and learning and clear up after activities.
- Observe children, assess, plan and record the outcomes, sharing results accurately and confidentially in line with expected statutory framework and setting’s requirements.
- Use learning activities to support early language development.
- Support children’s early interest and development in mark making, writing, reading and being read to.
- Support children’s interest and development in mathematical learning including numbers, number patterns, counting, sorting and matching.
- Support the assessment, planning, implementation and reviewing (the graduated approach) of each baby’s and young child's individual plan for their care and participation.
- Work in ways that value and respect the developmental needs and stages of babies and children.
- Use feedback, mentoring and/or supervision to identify and support areas for development, goals and career opportunities.
- Work co-operatively with colleagues, other professionals and agencies to meet the needs of babies and young children and enable them to progress.
- Work alongside parents and/or carers and recognise their role in the baby’s/child’s health, well-being, learning and development.
- Encourage parents and/or carers to take an active role in the baby’s/child’s care, play, learning and development.
- Demonstrate how to share information with parents/carers about the importance of healthy balanced diets, looking after teeth and being physically active.
Your training plan
You will attend classes at Chiltern Training Ltd, One Valpy, 20 Valpy Street, Reading RG1 1AR.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- Maths (grade 4)
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
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
- Kindness
- Caring
About this company
The Nursery is situated in a quiet residential area of Woodley. We occupy a two story Tudor building with a large secure outside space to the rear. The children can ride bikes, play in the sand pit and enjoy a range of different activities on the private and spacious artificial grassed lawn. The children also receive weekly sports coaching and a music and movement session. Our Nursery has a defibrillator in place. We believe this is such an important piece of kit to have to hand in the case of a medical emergency, all staff have received training in how to use a defibrillator.
After this apprenticeship
Once you are qualified you can move onto complete your level 3 Ealry Years. Once you've achieved your Level 3 qualification in Early Years in the UK, there are several job opportunities available to you in the early childhood education sector. Here are some roles you might consider:
Early Years Educator: Working directly with children aged 0-5 in settings like nurseries, preschools, or reception classes.
Teaching Assistant: Supporting teachers in early years settings, helping with lesson planning and classroom management.
Nursery Manager: Overseeing the operations of a nursery, managing staff, budgets, and ensuring that the educational standards are met.
Playworker: Facilitating play activities in various settings, including schools, community centers, and playgroups.
Childminder: Running your own childminding service, caring for children in your home.
Learning Support Assistant: Supporting children with additional needs or disabilities, helping them integrate into early years settings.
Early Years Consultant: Advising early years settings on best practices, regulations, and developmental programs (often requires additional experience or qualifications).
Family Support Worker: Working with families to provide guidance and support around child development and welfare.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CHILTERN TRAINING LIMITED
Admissions team
enquiries@chilterntraining.org
0118 95 66 995
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000307281.
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Closes in 25 days (Thursday 15 May 2025 at 11:59pm)
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