Nursery Assistant Apprentice

Summary

Promote child's safeguarding , welfare and safety Contribute a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for all children in the nursery Give support to other team members throughout the nursery Work as part of a team in order to provide an enabling environment in which all individual children can play, learn and develop.

Wage

£25,397 a year

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Training course

Early years educator (level 3)

Hours

Monday to Friday, 8.30am or 9.00am to 5.00pm or 6.00pm 5 days a week including 1 day in College.

40 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 26 August 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

Duties and responsibilities

To follow the nursery safeguarding procedure to ensure all children are kept safe, well and secure
To contribute to a programme of activities that meet the individual needs and interests of children in your area in conjunction with other team members
To keep records of your key children’s development and learning journeys and share these with parents, carers and other key adults in the child’s life
Engage in good team working
Liaise with and support parents and other family members
To attend out of working hours activities, e.g. training, monthly staff meetings, parents evening, fundraising events etc.
To be flexible within working practices of the nursery
Be prepared to help where needed, including to undertake certain domestic jobs within the nursery, e.g. preparation of snacks, meals, cleaning equipment etc
Work alongside the Manager and staff team to ensure that the nursery’s vision is fulfilled
Read, understand and adhere to all policies and procedures relevant to your role as deemed appropriate by the Manager
Record accidents in the accident book
Ensure the Duty Manager has initialled the report before the parent receives it
Look upon the nursery as a "whole" to consider where your skills can be best utilised
Be constantly aware of the individual needs of all children
Ensure someone known and agreed by the nursery and parent collects the child
To respect the confidentiality of all information received

Where you'll work

46 LESLIE GROVE
CROYDON
SURREY
CR0 6TJ

Training

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

College or training organisation

CROYDON COLLEGE

Your 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.

Your training plan

Early Years Educator Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard:

Training at work and 1 day a week at College

Requirements

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
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Patience

About this company

MMI was established to maintain the rich Montessori tradition by promoting the most up-to-date Early Years child care services and comprehensive courses on the Montessori Method of Education.

https://www.modernmontessori-intl.com/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Potential full-time employment after successful competion

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CROYDON COLLEGE

Lashaunda Malcolm

apprenticeships@croydon.ac.uk

020 8686 5700

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000325720.

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Closes on Tuesday 12 August 2025

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