Apprentice Early Years Practitioner

TRACEY PULLEN

67 Reserviour Road (DE14 2BP)

Closes in 14 days (Monday 1 September 2025)

Posted on 18 August 2025

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Summary

A rare opportunity has become available to join a small family-run/orientated niche nursery. Working in a small team of 5, we provide care for children from the ages of 12months to age 5 with a small school wrap-around provision. We are seeking a person who has a desire to provide the utmost care and professionalism for our children.

Wage

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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20 paid holidays plus bank holidays. Pension scheme available.

Training course
Early years practitioner (level 2)
Hours
Working 5 days per week in total (Mon – Friday) Hours range from 7.30am to 6pm to cover the opening.

40 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 31 March 2026

Duration

1 year 1 month

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

  • Our setting is quite unique and is set in the grounds of the owner’s home. The nursery building is completely self-contained, which means that we operate independently but within the grounds of domestic premises.

    We pride ourselves on running a family orientated business with strong principles to provide high quality care to our children. We fully embrace and adhere to all EYFS standards and regulations.
    We have a proven track record of employing Apprentices and developing their skills and retaining those team members who show a passion and commitment for our setting. The candidate must be able to travel to Shobnall, an area of Burton on Trent.

    We are an incredibly well-utilised nursery setting and we rely on our team members to be committed to their role. We pride ourselves on providing an engaging, happy, healthy and energetic environment both for team members and children and we wish for our new Team Member to embrace those principles.

    We have built a strong reputation in the childcare sector in Burton on Trent and Shobnall area and we wish to further improve and build on that.

    Duties to include:

    To provide a safe, caring, stimulating educational environment, both indoors and outdoors, at all times.
  • To deliver an appropriate play-based Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum that enables children to make individual progress.
  • To help ensure the setting always meets Ofsted requirements.
  • To undertake additional tasks such as cleaning duties of the rooms within the setting.
  • To assist with mealtimes and the principles of helping children establish a healthy diet.
  • To understand and work with the setting’s policies and procedures, including how to deal with child protection issues appropriately and how to respond to incidents, accidents, complaints and emergencies.
  • To plan activities which ensure each child is working towards the early learning outcomes.
  • To be a key person.
  • To ensure records are properly maintained, e.g. daily observations, accident and incident recordings, risk assessments and nappy changing/sleep routine records.
  • To work alongside other team members to learn from and strengthen knowledge to be able to include such learning as part of the apprenticeship programme.
  • To work in partnership with senior team members to update and review the self-evaluation and improvement plan.
  • To assist in any other tasks that are required in the setting to ensure the well-being of all is highly maintained.

Where you'll work

67 Reserviour Road
DE14 2BP

Training

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

Training provider

BURTON AND SOUTH DERBYSHIRE COLLEGE

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

Level 2 Early Years Practitioner apprenticeship standard
Level 1 Functional Skills in maths and English (if required)

This apprenticeship is delivered through a combination of Work Based Assessment and day/block release.  The programme will culminate in an End Point Assessment, where all the skills and knowledge gained on the apprenticeship will be formally tested.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

Maths and English (grade 4/C or above)

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

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Creative
  • Customer care skills
  • Non judgemental
  • Organisation skills
  • Patience
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working
  • Time-Management

Other requirements

Must be able to travel to Shobnall area of Burton on Trent (applicants need to consider possible bus routes and the possible times of start and finish of shifts 7.30am – 6pm and how this would practically work in relation to your home).

About this employer

A rare opportunity has become available to join a small family run/orientated niche nursery (Childcare on Domestic Premises). Working in a small team of 5, we provide care for children from the ages of 12months to age 5 with a small school wrap around provision. Our setting is quite unique and is set in the grounds of the owner’s home. The Nursery building is completely self-contained which means that we operate independently but within the grounds of a domestic premises. We pride ourselves on running a family orientated business with strong principles to provide high quality care to our children. We fully embrace and adhere to all EYFS standards and regulations. We have a proven track record of employing Apprentices and developing their skills and retaining those team members who show a passion and commitment for our setting. The person we seek must be flexible to work Monday to Friday (see the hours below), and must be able to travel to Shobnall, Burton on Trent. We are an incredibly well utilised nursery setting and we rely on our team members to be committed to their role. We pride ourselves on providing an engaging, happy, healthy and energic environment both for Team Members and children and we wish for our new Team Member to embrace those principles. We have built a strong reputation in the childcare sector in Burton on Trent and Shobnall area and we wish to forever improve and build on that. Therefore, we are seeking a person who has a desire to provide the upmost care and professionalism to our children and parents.

After this apprenticeship

Upon completion of an apprenticeship at level 2, there will be the opportunity to progress to Level 3.
On completion of a level 3 apprenticeship (or level 3 standalone studies), there is a further opportunity to progress to Degree Level.
Our establishment has a strong record for the ongoing
development of its team members, which include:
1) Supporting studies to achieve higher levels of
qualifications.
2) First Aid Training
3) Food Hygiene Training
4) Ongoing online learning via various sources
5) A strong in-house learning programme/on-the-job training.
6) Supporting future aspirations, such as supporting and
facilitating the degree in education.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BURTON AND SOUTH DERBYSHIRE COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000337778.

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