Nursery Apprentice
LOTS FOR TOTS CHILDCARE LTD
Hilton (DE65 5FJ)
Closes in 11 days (Monday 14 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 30 June 2025
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Summary
Support the care, learning, and development of children aged 0–5 in a nurturing nursery setting. Apprentices will assist with daily routines, plan engaging activities, and help create a safe, stimulating environment where every child can thrive.
- 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 educator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, mixture of shift patterns between 07:30-18:00.
The contract is 42.5 hours per week including a 30 minute unpaid break each day so will be paid for 40 hours per week.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 18 August 2025
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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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
An apprentice at Lots for Tots will play a key role in supporting children’s learning, development, and well-being in a warm, inclusive, and stimulating nursery environment. They will be mentored by experienced staff and gradually take on more responsibility as they grow in confidence. Tasks may include:
- Assisting with planning and delivering creative, play-based activities tailored to different age groups (babies to preschool).
- Supporting children with personal care routines such as nappy changes, toileting, handwashing, mealtimes, and dressing
- Building positive relationships with children to help develop their communication, confidence, and social skills
- Helping to observe and record children’s progress in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework
- Preparing and maintaining a safe, clean, and engaging learning environment both indoors and outdoors
- Supporting inclusion by working with children of all abilities and backgrounds
- Engaging with parents and carers during drop-off and pick-up times, supporting strong home-nursery links
- Attending team meetings, training sessions, and contributing to the life of the nursery community
Where you'll work
Unit 1 2 and 3 Mandarin Court
Eggington Road
Hilton
DE65 5FJ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
DCG
Your training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade C/4 or above or equivalent)
- Maths (grade C/4 or above or equivalent)
Other in:
Childcare (grade Level 2)Desirable qualifications
Other in:
First Aid (grade Pass)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
- Organisation skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Organised
- Warm and friendly
- Willing to learn
- Understanding
About this company
Lots for Tots Childcare is a vibrant and growing nursery located in Hilton, dedicated to providing exceptional early years care and education for children aged 0 to 5 years. We operate across three nurturing rooms—babies, toddlers, and preschool—offering a safe, stimulating environment where each child’s individual needs are supported. Our team is made up of experienced and passionate professionals committed to fostering learning through play, creativity, and positive relationships with families. With a strong focus on community and inclusion, Lots for Tots is proud to be a trusted childcare provider in the local area.
http://www.lotsfortotschildcare.co.uk (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
Training Green Travel Incentive scheme Employee of the month scheme
After this apprenticeship
- After completing this apprenticeship, apprentices will be qualified Early Years Educators, ready to work independently in nursery settings or other early years environments
- This is just the start of something special – Lots for Tots is a growing childcare provider with big ambitions
- We’re excited to be opening our second nursery in 2026, creating even more opportunities for progression
- Apprentices may go on to become Room Leaders, Deputy Managers, or specialise in areas such as SEND or safeguarding
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
DCG
Ali Harrison
ali.harrison@derby-college.ac.uk
07808205883
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000328817.
Apply now
Closes in 11 days (Monday 14 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
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