Early Years Nursery Apprentice
THE LITTLE TUGBOAT DAY NURSERY LTD
London (N10 3NG)
Closes in 6 days (Friday 13 March 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 25 February 2026
Contents
Summary
We are seeking a passionate Early Years Nursery Apprentice to join our team at Greygates Nursery and complete their apprenticeship whilst working full-time. We are a small family-owned nursery with up 50 children daily, committed to providing a loving and nurturing home-from-home experience for all of our children.
- Wage
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£17,667 a year
- Training course
- Early years educator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday
8am to 6pm
45 hours a week
- Start date
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Friday 20 March 2026
- Duration
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1 year 6 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 provide high-quality care and learning opportunities for children aged 0-5, ensuring a safe, stimulating and nurturing environment that supports the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). The apprentice will work as part of a team to promote each child’s development, wellbeing and individual learning journey
Childcare & Education
- Deliver engaging, age-appropriate learning experiences in line with the EYFS
- Support children’s physical, emotional, social, and cognitive development
- Promote inclusive practice and adapt learning experiences to meet individual needs
Safeguarding & Welfare
- Follow safeguarding procedures and report concerns promptly
- Maintain a safe environment through risk assessments, supervision and adherence to policies
- Support children with personal care needs in a respectful and dignified manner
Partnership with Families
- Build positive, professional relationships with parents/carers.
- Share information about children’s progress, wellbeing and daily experiences
- Support the settling-in process, offering reassurance and continuity of care
Teamwork & Professionalism
- Work collaboratively with colleagues to create a supportive team environment
- Contribute to the planning and evaluation of learning activities
- Maintain professional conduct, confidentiality and reflective practice
- Attend staff meetings, training sessions and CPD opportunities
General Duties
- Follow all policies and procedures of the setting
- Contribute to maintaining cleanliness and organisation within classrooms and shared spaces
- Assist with mealtimes, sleep routines and transitions throughout the day
- Perform any additional duties as required by the Room Leader or Manager
Where you'll work
182 Muswell Hill Rd
Muswell Hill
London
N10 3NG
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
EALING, HAMMERSMITH & WEST LONDON COLLEGE
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 Apprenticeship Standard
- Functional Skills in maths and English (if required)
- Undertaking Paediatric First Aid training as required
- Your training will be 1 day a week at Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English Language (grade Grade 4 and above)
- Maths (grade 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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
Other requirements
Any successful candidates will need to undertake an enhanced DBS with Barred Children’s List check and have references taken. We are committed to upholding the safeguarding and wellbeing of all children.
About this employer
Greygates Nursery is a small, independent family nursery in Muswell Hill, London. Our beautiful Victorian house is home to up to 50 children each day, aged from 3 months to 5 years.
We are committed to providing a loving and nurturing home-from-home experience for all of our children at our nursery in Muswell Hill. Most importantly, we celebrate every child’s individuality to build confidence, creativity and independence through their early years.
We help every child LEARN WELL – our highly experienced Team ensure a diverse and varied curriculum, filled with many wonderful activities to support the development of every child, our Greygates chef cooks all of our delicious meals using high quality sourced ingredients and we strive for a non-toxic nursery environment for the health and well-being of all of our children, families and ourselves.
After this apprenticeship
- Upon successful completion of your apprenticeship, there might be an opportunity to be offered a full-time position as a Nursery Practitioner
- This will be reviewed by you and your employer at the end of your apprenticeship
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
EALING, HAMMERSMITH & WEST LONDON COLLEGE
employer@wlc.ac.uk
02075651388
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000016277.
Apply now
Closes in 6 days (Friday 13 March 2026 at 11:59pm)