Nursery Practitioner Apprenticeship

Goslings Nursery

LONDON (SE15 3HL)

Closes in 26 days (Tuesday 22 July 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 25 June 2025

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Summary

Join Goslings Nursery, an Ofsted Outstanding setting offering hands-on experience, mentoring, and loan laptops to support your development in early years education. You'll be part of a passionate, supportive team dedicated to helping every child thrive, while gaining real-world skills and recognised qualifications in a nurturing environment.

Wage

£12,563.20 to £20,317.44, depending on your age

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• Nationally recognised qualification • Competitive Salary • Gain a strong understanding of the childcare sector • Build your experience, knowledge and skills • Paid Exam Days **T&Cs apply • NUS, Oyster & Council Tax Discounts **T&Cs apply

Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday. 8-hour shifts between 7.30am and 6.00pm, with a 1-hour break.

32 hours a week

Start date

Monday 28 July 2025

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

2

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

As a nursery apprentice you will be expected to:

  • Build good relationships with children, parents, and your colleagues
  • Safeguard all children in our care
  • Ensure that children are in a safe environment and that their needs are met
  • Observe, monitor, and engage children in activities that will support their development in all the 7 areas of learning

Where you'll work

106 EVELINA ROAD
LONDON
SE15 3HL

Training

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

College or training organisation

PARENTA TRAINING LIMITED

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

  • The qualification you'll receive at the end of your training will be an NVQ Level 3 Early Years Educator
  • Functional skills if required
  • Paediatric first aid qualification
  • The apprentice will do their training at the nursery premises and online
  • The training will be one day a week

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • ICT (grade 4)
  • 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

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Team working

About this company

Goslings Nursery is an Ofsted Outstanding, family-run setting known for its attentive, caring team and commitment to high-quality early years education. Our staff are passionate professionals with diverse talents, all dedicated to providing exceptional care and learning experiences for the children we support. We are a forward-thinking, fast-paced nursery that embraces a modern, environmentally conscious approach—operating digitally and cloud-based to reduce reliance on traditional paper systems.

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After this apprenticeship

Upon successfully completing your apprenticeship you may be offered a permanent position at one of our nursery sites as a Level 3 Nursery Practitioner. We also provide ongoing training which could provide opportunities to progress towards room leader, deputy manager and manager positions.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

Goslings Nursery

Amber Buckfield

admin@crystalnurseries.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000327968.

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Closes in 26 days (Tuesday 22 July 2025 at 11:59pm)

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