Nursery Apprenticeship

KIDDICARE NURSERY LTD

London (HA5 3EX)

Closes in 10 days (Monday 28 April 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 7 April 2025

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Summary

Local Pinner/Harrow nursery seeks a Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprentice to join our team. Studying for a recognised qualification while working directly with children, leading daily practices, and tailoring activities to child development stages, amongst other responsibilities.

Wage

£14,560 a year

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Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
5 days a week; Monday to Friday (shifts TBC).

30 hours a week

Start date

Friday 9 May 2025

Duration

1 year 3 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

  • Collaborate within a team to plan and execute activities aligned with the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework
  • Support fellow staff members and foster a positive team dynamic
  • Attend extracurricular events such as training, staff meetings, outings, and festive gatherings
  • Adhere to agreed-upon work hours and remain flexible within nursery practices
  • Assist with various tasks including domestic chores and snack preparation
  • Maintain a holistic view of the nursery and prioritise children's needs
  • Uphold confidentiality and refrain from discussing children with parents/carers
  • Perform specific duties like activity planning, cleaning, and helping children with attire
  • Uphold the nursery's standards and reputation at all times

Where you’ll work

28 Love Lane Pinner
London
HA5 3EX

Training

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

College or training organisation

CROYDON SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTANCY AND MANAGEMENT LIMITED

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

  • Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship Standard
  • Paediatric First Aid
  • Functional Skills maths and English (if required)

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

  • English (grade C or 4+)
  • Maths (grade C or 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

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

About this company

Kiddicare nursery is a private day nursery setting that welcomes children from age 3 months to 5 years old. We are a multicultural nursery setting located in High street Pinner. We provide a secure environment in which each child can grow to their full potential. Personalised care and learning ensures that the diverse needs of individual children are met. We have 24-hour CCTV in operation in all our classrooms, playground and outside the nursery. Our nursery staffs are highly qualified nursery practitioners with relevant childcare qualifications up to degree and DBS checked

After this apprenticeship

  • On successful completion of the apprenticeship and with mutual agreement between the apprentice and nursery, we endeavour to offer a full contract of employment

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CROYDON SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTANCY AND MANAGEMENT LIMITED

Eddie Ogunbor

eogunbor@croydonsam.co.uk

02086844241

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000314123.

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Closes in 10 days (Monday 28 April 2025 at 11:59pm)

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