Apprentice Early Years Practitioner-Must be Level 2 Qualified

BRIGHT FUTURES CHILDCARE LTD

Bolton (BL3 2PH)

Closes in 29 days (Friday 16 January 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 18 December 2025

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Summary

Exciting position available for a level 2 qualified practitioner to work for a fast paced nursery setting. The successful candidate will work as part of a team supporting the setting on childcare duties.

Wage

£14,526.20 to £23,492.04, depending on your age

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Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
37 hours per week, between Monday and Friday, ranging from 7.00am to 6.00pm. No weekend work.

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 26 January 2026

Duration

1 year 6 months

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

  • Following the nurseries policies and procedures
  • Adhering to safeguarding procedures of the nursery
  • Engaging with the children to support  there all round development
  • Working within a team and supporting the effective running of the nursery
  • Adhering to all health and safety requirements
  • Following the routine of the nursery such as supporting with meal times, sleep times hygiene routines.
  • Team Work
  • Key Children/Planing Activities/Carry out daily Observations

Where you'll work

Bright Futures Nursery
Green Lane
Bolton
BL3 2PH

Training

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

Training provider

EDEN TRAINING SOLUTIONS 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

  • The successful candidate will start a Early Years Educator Level 3 qualification
  • The training will take place on the works premises and is delivered by a Hybrid model with face to face visits, online sessions and monthly meetings

More training information

CPD packages, Senco Level 3, Childs Developing Minds and additonal support from the provider

Requirements

Essential qualifications

Other in:

Childcare Level 2 (grade Childcare Level 2 Qualified)

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English/Maths (grade 4 And 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
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Number skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

About this employer

About Our Nursery Bright Futures Nursery @ the Gateway in Bolton has been established since 2009 and has an excellent reputation within the community. We operate from a large premises in Bolton with 5 spacious fully equipped rooms which cater for the individual needs of your children. We have 3 outdoor play areas, a large natural garden with tyre swings and a mud kitchen, a large soft spongy playground and a smaller soft spongy area for the babies and toddlers. We have always been rated “GOOD” by OFSTED and have always held 5 stars for our food hygiene rating.

Company benefits

Benefits nursery pension scheme noodle now training and flick learning paid DBS and first aid training employee shopping discount benefit scheme Advice and support line for Friends and family through Employer assistant programme

After this apprenticeship

  • The successful candiate will start on a level 3 qualification and have the opportunity to progress onto level 4 and level 5

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

EDEN TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000005781.

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Closes in 29 days (Friday 16 January 2026 at 11:59pm)