Nursery Educator Apprentice South Kensington
KMK KINDERZIMMER 4 SOUTH KENSINGTON LIMITED
114 Gloucester Rd, South Kensington, (SW7 4SE)
Closes on Friday 27 February 2026
Posted on 9 January 2026
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Summary
Kinderzimmer Nursery Playground could be the perfect place for you! Theyre offering an exciting opportunity to complete a Level 3 Educator Apprenticeship at our South Kensington. Join us in delivering outstanding childcare and early education, and make a real difference in the lives of young children.Start your journey with Kinderzimmerapply today!
- Wage
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£25,397 a year
- Training course
- Early years educator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday- Shifts to be agreed at offer stage
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 2 March 2026
- Duration
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1 year 2 months
- 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
At Kinderzimmer, we are committed to creating high-quality learning environments that place the child and their developmental needs at the centre of everything we do.
We are currently seeking a Nursery Apprentice to join our team on a 40-hour-per-week contract, working on a rota between 7:30am and 6:30pm.
In this role, you will play a key part in delivering exceptional education and childcare by planning and delivering age-appropriate activities, maintaining achievement records, and supporting the integration of children with special needs.
You will work collaboratively with colleagues and families, uphold nursery policies, and ensure a safe, inclusive, and nurturing environment.
Responsibilities also include attending training and meetings, supporting inspections, safeguarding children, and assisting with daily routines such as meal preparation, toileting, and cleaning.
We offer a generous benefits package including 23 days of holiday plus 8 bank holidays, nursery closure during Christmas week, a dedicated Wellness Day, an annual subscription to Fiit for home workouts, a discount membership card with a free tastecard, and access to Flick, a leading training platform offering CPD-accredited courses to support your ongoing professional development.
Where you'll work
114 Gloucester Rd, South Kensington,
SW7 4SE
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
REALISE LEARNING AND EMPLOYMENT LIMITED
Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
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What you'll learn
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.
Training schedule
Your full role and responsibilities will be set out by your employer. They will provide you with all of the on-the-job training you need to up-skill in your role, and your 20% off-the-job learning will be incorporated as part of your working day.
You will be working towards the Level 3 Early Years Educator apprenticeship standard, which includes:
- Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours
- Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid or Level 3 Award in Emergency Paediatric First Aid
- Level 2 Functional Skills in maths and English (if required)
This will be delivered by your dedicated training provider, Realise.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- caring
- Communication Skills
- Creative
- Initiative
- Patience
Other requirements
This post requires an enhanced DBS check as there may be periods of unsupervised access to children. An Enhanced DBS and satisfactory references would be obtained prior to commencement of employment.
About this employer
Independence. Exploration. Wonder
We’re on a mission to provide high-quality early years education and comprehensive childcare to as many children as possible.
By combining our trusted heritage with local expertise, we offer exceptional early education in nurturing, inspiring day nursery environments that prioritise your child’s development, well-being, and individual needs. Our approach focuses on fostering early learning, social skills, and a love of exploration in a safe and stimulating setting designed to help your child thrive.
After this apprenticeship
- Opportunities to progress within the group
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
REALISE LEARNING AND EMPLOYMENT LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000007776.
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Closes on Friday 27 February 2026
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