Childcare apprentice

QUAGGY DEVELOPMENTS TRUST

LONDON (SE13 7QZ)

Closes on Monday 20 October 2025

Posted on 12 August 2025

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Summary

We have an exciting opportunity to start a career in Childcare with the chance to gain a level 2 childcare qualification. Quaggy Development Trust are looking for someone who has a passion to deliver a high-quality care and learning opportunities to young children as well as having a keen interest in early year’s development.

Wage

£11,778 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Early years practitioner (level 2)
Hours
Shift work of either 7.50-4.20, 8.30-5.00, 9.00-5.30, 9.30-6.00. The shift is likely to be the same for the week on a rota.

30 hours a week

Start date

Sunday 26 October 2025

Duration

1 year 3 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

  • To work with children aged between 3 months and 4 years under the general direction of the Deputy Early Years Lead. 
  • To assist the Nursery Practitioners in the EYFS (Early years foundation stage) planning to ensure variety and diversity to maintain the children’s interests and to ensure development of the children. 
  • To assist in providing high quality childcare and education for all children. 
  • To assist in providing a safe environment by being aware at all times of the dangers and appropriate preventative measures, always set a good example. 
  • To contribute to and implement all the nurseries policies and procedures. 
  • Assist in the supervision of mealtimes, always ensuring a high standard of cleanliness. 
  • Whilst working towards your qualification ensure all targets are met as set by your assessor/learning provider. 
  • Undertake any other duties which may be regarded as within the nature of the nursery environment. 
  • To always maintain confidentiality. 

Where you'll work

QUAGGY CHILDRENS CENTRE
ORCHARD HILL
LEWISHAM
LONDON
SE13 7QZ

Training

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

Training provider

LONDON SOUTH EAST COLLEGES

Training course

Early years practitioner (level 2)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Support babies and young children through a range of transitions and significant events. e.g moving onto school, moving house or the birth of a sibling.
  • Recognise when a child is in danger, at risk of serious harm or abuse and explain the procedures to be followed to protect them. Types of abuse including: domestic, neglect , physical, emotional, and sexual abuse.
  • Identify risks and hazards in the provision and during off site visits relating to both children and staff and visitors and follow reporting procedures.
  • Use prevention and control of infection techniques for hand washing and food preparation and hygiene, deal with spillages safely, safe disposal of waste, using correct personal protective equipment.
  • Use equipment, furniture and materials safely and securely, following the manufacturers’ instructions and provision’s requirements.
  • Encourage children to be aware of personal safety and the safety of others and develop personal hygiene practices (including oral hygiene).
  • Promote health and wellbeing in the provision by encouraging babies and young children to consume healthy, balanced and nutritious meals, snacks and drinks appropriate for their age and be physically active through planned and spontaneous activity throughout the day, both indoors and outdoors.
  • Carry out respectful care routines appropriate to the development, stage, dignity and needs of the child, including eating (feeding and weaning or complementary feeding), nappy changing procedures, potty or toilet training, care of skin, teeth and hair and rest and sleep provision.
  • Communicate with all children, including those for whom English is an additional language and those with additional needs, in ways that will be understood. This includes verbal and non-verbal communication.
  • Extend children’s development and learning through verbal and non-verbal communication.
  • Encourage babies and young children to use a range of communication methods.
  • Use a range of appropriate communication methods to share information with children, parents or carers and other professionals.
  • Work with colleagues to identify and plan educational programmes to support children’s holistic development through a range of play, creativity, social development and learning.
  • Implement and review activities to support children’s play, creativity, social development and learning and clear up after activities.
  • Observe children, assess, plan and record the outcomes, share results accurately and confidentially in line with expected statutory and the provision’s requirements.
  • Use learning activities to support early language development.
  • Support children’s early interest and development in mark making, writing, reading and being read to.
  • Support children’s interest and development in mathematical learning including numbers, number patterns, counting, sorting and matching.
  • Support the graduated approach for the assessment, planning, implementation and reviewing of each baby’s and young child's individual plan for their care and participation.
  • Work in ways that value and respect the developmental needs and stages of babies and children.
  • Use feedback and mentoring or supervision to identify and support areas for development, goals and career opportunities.
  • Work co-operatively with colleagues, other professionals and agencies to meet the needs of babies and young children and enable them to progress.
  • Work alongside parents or carers and recognise their role in the baby or child’s health, well-being, learning and development.
  • Encourage parents or carers to take an active role in the baby's or child’s care, play, learning and development.
  • Demonstrate how to share information with parents or carers about the importance of healthy, balanced and nutritious diets for their child, looking after teeth and being physically active.
  • Support babies and young children through a range of transitions and significant events. e.g moving onto school, moving house or the birth of a sibling.
  • Recognise when a child is in danger, at risk of serious harm or abuse and explain the procedures to be followed to protect them. Types of abuse including: domestic, neglect , physical, emotional, and sexual abuse.
  • Identify risks and hazards in the provision and during off site visits relating to both children and staff and visitors and follow reporting procedures.
  • Use prevention and control of infection techniques for hand washing and food preparation and hygiene, deal with spillages safely, safe disposal of waste, using correct personal protective equipment.
  • Use equipment, furniture and materials safely and securely, following the manufacturers’ instructions and provision’s requirements.
  • Encourage children to be aware of personal safety and the safety of others and develop personal hygiene practices (including oral hygiene).
  • Promote health and wellbeing in the provision by encouraging babies and young children to consume healthy, balanced and nutritious meals, snacks and drinks appropriate for their age and be physically active through planned and spontaneous activity throughout the day, both indoors and outdoors.
  • Carry out respectful care routines appropriate to the development, stage, dignity and needs of the child, including eating (feeding and weaning or complementary feeding), nappy changing procedures, potty or toilet training, care of skin, teeth and hair and rest and sleep provision.
  • Communicate with all children, including those for whom English is an additional language and those with additional needs, in ways that will be understood. This includes verbal and non-verbal communication.
  • Extend children’s development and learning through verbal and non-verbal communication.
  • Encourage babies and young children to use a range of communication methods.
  • Use a range of appropriate communication methods to share information with children, parents or carers and other professionals.
  • Work with colleagues to identify and plan educational programmes to support children’s holistic development through a range of play, creativity, social development and learning.
  • Implement and review activities to support children’s play, creativity, social development and learning and clear up after activities.
  • Observe children, assess, plan and record the outcomes, share results accurately and confidentially in line with expected statutory and the provision’s requirements.
  • Use learning activities to support early language development.
  • Support children’s early interest and development in mark making, writing, reading and being read to.
  • Support children’s interest and development in mathematical learning including numbers, number patterns, counting, sorting and matching.
  • Support the graduated approach for the assessment, planning, implementation and reviewing of each baby’s and young child's individual plan for their care and participation.
  • Work in ways that value and respect the developmental needs and stages of babies and children.
  • Use feedback and mentoring or supervision to identify and support areas for development, goals and career opportunities.
  • Work co-operatively with colleagues, other professionals and agencies to meet the needs of babies and young children and enable them to progress.
  • Work alongside parents or carers and recognise their role in the baby or child’s health, well-being, learning and development.
  • Encourage parents or carers to take an active role in the baby's or child’s care, play, learning and development.
  • Demonstrate how to share information with parents or carers about the importance of healthy, balanced and nutritious diets for their child, looking after teeth and being physically active.

Training schedule

College release and on the job training at either Quaggy Nursery or Margaret Bondfield Nursery 

Training Provider: BROMLEY COLLEGE OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION. 
 
On programme Training: 

  • Level 2 Early Years Practitioner Apprenticeship Standard
  • Level 2 Early Years Practitioner Qualification 
  • Level 2 Functional Skills in English and maths 
  • Institute of Apprenticeship Certificate

End point assessment:  

  • Professional discussion underpinned by portfolio 
  • Knowledge Test 

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths & English (grade Grades 4-9 (A*- C))

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Team working
  • Physical fitness

Other requirements

One successful candidate will be working at the Margaret Bondfield Nursery. 77 Raglan Road Plumstead SE18 7LB

About this employer

Quaggy Nursery offers 46 places to children aged 3 months to 4 years old, open Monday to Friday, 8am-6pm, 5 days a week, 48.4 weeks of the year. Our aim is to support children’s well-being and learning throughout their formative years, and we do this in variety of ways. Quaggy is a registered charity who strive to ‘improve the lives of local children and families’

https://quaggydevelopmenttrust.org/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

In addition to your childcare training, you will also have 5 training days per year to enhance your own professional development as well as 1st Aid, Safeguarding, Food Hygiene and Health & Safety training.

After this apprenticeship

Encouraged to complete level 3 and remain in employment. 

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LONDON SOUTH EAST COLLEGES

Evelyn Nartey

evelyn.nartey@lsec.ac.uk

02039544152

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000336820.

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Closes on Monday 20 October 2025

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