Apprentice Nursery Assistant

STEPPING STONES MONTESSORI NURSERY LTD

LONDON (SE14 5TW)

Closes in 27 days (Monday 15 September 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 18 August 2025

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Summary

The successful applicant will be able to engage with children aged 6 months to 5 years old, to promote their wellbeing, to understand the significance of safeguarding and child protection, to promote diversity and inclusion and understand the effect of racism on children and adults, and to undertake various administrative duties.

Wage

£16,000 a year

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Salary will increase annually subject to performance and progress

Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday, flexible hours between 08:00 and 18:00

35 hours a week

Start date

Wednesday 15 October 2025

Duration

2 years

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

  • To be responsible for the safety and welfare of the children
  • To promote the physical, intellectual, emotional, educational and social development of the children
  • To ensure that there is a stimulating and varied programme of activities available to the children at all times
  • To ensure that the children are offered a nutritious and varied diet, appropriate to their age and development
  • To encourage, through example, alternatives to sexual stereotyping imposed by society
  • To ensure that the children are kept clean, and encouraged to wash their hands, wipe their noses etc. The children must always be escorted to the toilet
  • To be aware of the effect that racism in society and in us has on children; to give every child in the nursery a positive image of its own particular ethnic background, through the attitude of staff and by the use of play and display materials
  • To notify the officer-in-charge or his/her deputy when each child is collected by their parent/carer
  • To keep progress records and reports the children
  • To develop and maintain a warm and supportive relationship with the parents, children and staff
  • To participate in planning activities
  • To ensure that all toys, equipment and materials are safe for the use of pre-school children, and in a good state of repair. Toys must be washed once a week
  • To perform any other duties required at the discretion of the officer-in-charge or management

Where you'll work

GOD OF PROPHECY CHURCH HALL
KITTO ROAD
LONDON
SE14 5TW

Training

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

Training provider

THE CHILD CARE COMPANY (OLD WINDSOR) 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

  • Early Years Educator Level 3
  • Training will include paediatric first aid qualification

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade C)
  • Maths (grade 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
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness
  • Emotional intelligence

Other requirements

Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check Allowed to work in the UK Punctuality

About this employer

Stepping Stones was established in 1996 and caters for up to 29 children aged from 6 months to 5 years old, and employs seven members of staff including a cook.

http://www.steppingstones.me.uk (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Free meals

After this apprenticeship

Full-time permanent employment.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

STEPPING STONES MONTESSORI NURSERY LTD

Penelope White

info@steppingstones.me.uk

02072776288

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000337576.

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Closes in 27 days (Monday 15 September 2025 at 11:59pm)

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