Early Years Apprenticeship
Sleaford Day Nursery
Grimsthorpe (PE10 0LY)
Closes in 19 days (Friday 20 February 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 26 January 2026
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Summary
Looking for an Early Years Apprentice at our Grimsthorpe nursery.
We are looking for someone who is passionate about giving children the best start in life. We have an opening for an Early Years Apprentice in our Grimsthorpe nursery, working with children aged 6 months to 5 years old.
- Wage
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£11,778 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Early years educator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, flexible working hours between 08:00 - 18:00.
Total hours per week: 30.
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 23 February 2026
- Duration
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1 year 3 months
- Positions available
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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 assist to provide high quality care and education for all children who attend
- To assist the supervision of children on a day-to-day basis
- To assist in planning and preparation for activities throughout the setting and the ongoing assessment of children’s progress
- To keep all records that fulfil requirements as laid out in the Early Years Foundation Stage
- To work with parents, colleagues and outside agencies to provide a safe caring and stimulating learning environment for all children under supervision
Where you'll work
Grimsthorpe Day Nursery
Grimsthorpe Castle Estate
Grimsthorpe
PE10 0LY
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
RIVERSIDE TRAINING (SPALDING) LTD
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
- Training will be provided by Riverside Training (Spalding) Ltd
- Training is work-based meaning you spend the majority of time within the workplace but will be released into the centre periodically if needed
- Functional Skills in English and maths if required
- During this apprenticeship, you will work towards learning the Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours of the Early Years Educator Standard level 3
- Apprentices will successfully complete a paediatric first aid qualification in line with the requirements of the EYFS Framework
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
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Patience
About this employer
Our Approach Grimsthorpe Day Nursery provides an excellent foundation on which every child can build their future education within a caring, secure and stimulating environment where they feel valued and happy.
After this apprenticeship
- To gain your qualification as a qualified early years educator with the possibility to a full time position subject to interview
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
RIVERSIDE TRAINING (SPALDING) LTD
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000010542.
Apply now
Closes in 19 days (Friday 20 February 2026 at 11:59pm)