Early Years Apprentice

LITTLE BUNDLES OF JOY LTD

BILSTON (WV14 6AH)

Closes in 12 days (Wednesday 26 November 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 12 November 2025

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Summary

Early Years Practitioner Apprenticeship Standard This role is designed to give apprentices hands-on experience while providing structured training and mentoring, ensuring compliance with safer recruitment and child protection guidelines.

Wage

£0 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Early years practitioner (level 2)
Hours
Monday- Friday Shifts to be confirmed

38 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 December 2025

Duration

1 year

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

  • Ensure the safety and well-being of all children, reporting any concerns to the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) immediately
  • Follow safer recruitment protocols, including adhering to EYFS welfare requirements and Ofsted safeguarding expectations
  • Understand and implement nursery safeguarding policies and procedures, including the recognition and response to signs of abuse, neglect, and radicalisation
  • Maintain accurate and up-to-date confidential safeguarding records when necessary
  • Participate in regular safeguarding training to stay updated with best practices
  • Assist in planning and delivering engaging learning activities aligned with the EYFS framework to promote children’s development
  • Provide a safe, nurturing, and inclusive environment, catering to diverse needs and supporting children with SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities)
  • Support children’s personal, social, and emotional development, ensuring positive relationships and behaviour management techniques are used effectively
  • Encourage children’s independence, communication, and physical development through structured play and daily routines
  • Observe and assess children's progress, contributing to planning discussions and maintaining developmental records
  • Conduct daily risk assessments to maintain a safe environment, addressing any hazards promptly
  • Follow hygiene, infection control, and first aid procedures, including handling bodily fluids where required
  • Ensure all equipment and materials are maintained, reporting any issues to the Nursery Manager
  • Maintain high standards of cleanliness, participating in daily cleaning routines
  • Develop positive relationships with parents/carers, encouraging their involvement in their child’s learning
  • Share observations and progress updates with parents in a professional and supportive manner
  • Work collaboratively with external professionals (e.g., speech therapists, health visitors) to support children’s individual needs
  • Adhere to all nursery policies and procedures, including confidentiality and data protection policies
  • Attend team meetings, training sessions, and performance reviews as required
  • Show commitment to continuous professional development, actively engaging in on-the-job training and coursework
  • Support colleagues by being a reliable and proactive team member
  • Follow instructions from the Room Coordinator, Deputy Manager, or Nursery Manager
  • Assist with meal/snack preparation and feeding, following food hygiene standards
  • Support children in toilet training and personal care routines, maintaining dignity and respect at all times
  • Any other reasonable duties required by management to support the smooth operation of the nursery

Where you'll work

33-35 WELLINGTON ROAD
BILSTON
WV14 6AH

Training

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

Training provider

TRAINING WORKS (NW) LTD

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

  • At Workplace 
  • Every 4 Weeks 

Requirements

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

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Organisation skills
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

Other requirements

• An Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check, in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. • Completion of satisfactory references, including at least one from a previous employer or educational institution. • Verification of qualifications and right to work in the UK.

About this employer

A purpose built nursery in Bilston, West Midlands, offering 32 places. The nursery has been established since 2018 providing passionate and dedicated high quality care and education to our children and families.

https://littlebundlesofjoy.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

  • Progress onto Level 3, Potentially Room Leader 

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

TRAINING WORKS (NW) LTD

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000000237.

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Closes in 12 days (Wednesday 26 November 2025 at 11:59pm)

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