Early Years Apprentice level 2
MRS ZAHIDA KHAN
Norbiton avenue (KT1 3QT)
Closes on Thursday 30 April 2026
Posted on 17 March 2026
Contents
Summary
Are you passionate about giving children the best possible start in life? Coombe Day Nursery is looking for a motivated and caring Apprentice Nursery Practitioner to join their warm, enthusiastic and professional team. This is an exciting opportunity to learn, train and develop within an exceptional early years setting.
- Wage
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£14,133.60 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Early years practitioner (level 2)
- Hours
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4 days per week. Shifts to be confirmed.
36 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 4 May 2026
- Duration
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1 year
- Positions available
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2
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
Coombe Day Nursery is a well‑established, privately owned setting offering high‑quality early years education and care.
As an Apprentice Nursery Practitioner, you'll support the qualified practitioners in providing a stimulating, safe and caring environment, following the EYFS and promoting equality and inclusion at all times.
Main Responsibilities
Supporting Children & Learning
- Contribute to creating a safe, nurturing and inspiring environment aligned with the EYFS seven areas of learning.
- Support daily activities, observations and planning—helping maintain learning journeys linked to the EYFS.
- Prioritise safeguarding, knowing how to recognise and report concerns appropriately.
Working with Parents & Staff
- Build strong, positive relationships with parents/carers—providing warm welcomes, quality handovers and maintaining confidentiality.
- Ensure the parent board is up-to-date, engaging and informative.
- Communicate effectively with colleagues during shift changes and throughout the day.
Professional Standards & Presentation
- Maintain a high standard of practice and room presentation—clean, organised and inviting.
- Wear correct uniform and present yourself professionally as a role model to young children.
- Complete all required paperwork accurately and on time.
Nursery Operations
- Be flexible across rooms as needed to support smooth nursery operations.
- Arrive on time (five minutes prior to shift start) and attend staff meetings, training sessions, nursery events and parents’ evenings.
- Assist with domestic tasks (cleaning, preparing snacks, tidying equipment, waste disposal).
If you would love to be part of a nurturing, dedicated and joyful childcare team, we would love to hear from you!
Where you'll work
Coombe day nursery
Station approach
Norbiton avenue
KT1 3QT
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
REALISE LEARNING AND EMPLOYMENT LIMITED
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
Your full role and responsibilities will be set out by your employer. They will provide you with all of the on-the-job training you need to up-skill in your role, and your 20% off-the-job learning will be incorporated as part of your working day.
You will be working towards the Level 2 Early Years Practitioner apprenticeship standard, which includes:
- Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours
- Functional skills in Maths and English if required
This will be delivered by your dedicated training provider, Realise.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- English Language (grade 3)
- Mathematics (grade 3)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- caring
- Communication Skills
- Creative
- Friendly
- Non judgemental
- Organisation skills
- Patience
- Patient
- Team working
- time keeping
- understanding
Other requirements
An Enhanced DBS check (or willingness to obtain one).
About this employer
Our aim is not only to provide a happy and stimulating environment for your child, but to also make parents lives as easy as possible. Therefore, we provide an all-inclusive service for your child along with a range of activities available and additional included classes such as Music, Sports and Yoga.
We are conveniently located adjacent to Norbiton train station (direct trains to London) and open Monday to Friday, 8am-6.30pm, with additional options of 7:45am start times, open 51 weeks a year. We have a very proactive team that have a great love for children and their education with a exploration approach to learning, child led and adult led.
After this apprenticeship
Upon successful completion of the Level 2 Early Years Practitioner apprenticeship, there will be opportunities to progress into a permanent Level 2 Early Years Practitioner role, subject to performance and vacancies.
We are committed to supporting staff development and offer clear progression pathways, including opportunities to take on additional responsibilities, develop leadership skills, and progress into senior or room leader roles over time. Ongoing training and professional development will be encouraged to support long-term career growth within the setting.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
REALISE LEARNING AND EMPLOYMENT LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000021719.
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Closes on Thursday 30 April 2026
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