Early years practitioner apprenticeship

BLUE PEAR DAY NURSERY LIMITED

LONDON (SE20 8LP)

Closes in 8 days (Monday 18 May 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 8 May 2026

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Summary

Apprentices follow safeguarding and EYFS policies, support children’s care and learning, maintain safe environments, assist with planning, complete observations and records, uphold confidentiality, promote equality, and help ensure the nursery runs safely, smoothly, and in line with all procedures.

Wage

£14,976 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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£8ph

Training course
Early years practitioner (level 2)
Hours
Contracted Hours 36. Working Hours 36. Working Days 4.

36 hours a week

Start date

Sunday 31 May 2026

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

• Understand and adhere to the settings' safeguarding policies and procedures to keep children safe and secure at all times, and ensure others at the setting are adhering to the policy.
• Deal with child protection issues, reporting any concerns to the Designated Safeguarding Lead/Deputy for the setting and record factual information accurately.
• Report any safeguarding concerns about any adult working in the setting to the manager following the setting's policy and procedures regarding whistleblowing.
• Adhere to the requirements of the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage and Ofsted.
• Adhere to the settings code of conduct.
• Prepare and fully set out a stimulating and attractive child care environment for the children according to the weekly planning, ensure health and safety is maintained, and complete the daily indoor and outdoor risk assessment if requested. Ensure rooms are left clean and tidy at the end of each day
• Contribute to the weekly planning for children if requested by the room leader
• Have day-to-day responsibility for health and safety and the care of the children in your designated room within the setting
• Ensure confidentiality with regard to the staff, parents and children is adhered to at all times
• Work with the staff within your designated room, in such a way as to offer the children high-quality care, education, attention, stimulation and support as outlined in the EYFS framework
• Work in conjunction with the Management and Early Years Team to plan a high-quality curriculum that meets relevant legislation and the children’s individual needs. Providing an environment that is warm, secure and welcoming, ensuring that the children and families using the setting receive the highest standards of learning care and development in early years provision
• Act as a key worker/person to a group of children in your room if requested. Completing weekly observations on your key children using the Tapestry system, in accordance with their next steps. Create challenging and relevant next steps for your key children each term. Complete termly assessments for your key children using the Development Matters 2021 Guidance if requested
• Have a high awareness of the setting’s policies and procedures and ensure these are carried through by you during everyday tasks
• Ensure the needs of Special Educational Needs (SEN) children are met in conjunction with the settings SENCO. Referring specifically to our SEN Policy and adhering to the requirements of this
• Ensure non-discriminatory behaviour and equality is maintained within the day care environment and promotes diversity, and that the setting's equal opportunity policy is adhered to at all times.
• The following records need to be maintained: - Child Attendance Registers and staff signing in sheets - Daily risk assessment safety checks. Day Dairies for babies, - Accident/incident forms. - Medicine consent forms. - Learning Journeys are to be completed accurately by all staff. - Observations are regularly undertaken, assessed and future next steps set to inform planning. You must ensure that all these records are accurately completed by you and are subject to spot checks by the management team

Where you'll work

121 MAPLE ROAD
LONDON
SE20 8LP

Training

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

Training provider

LONDON SOUTH EAST COLLEGES

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

Nursery site.

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
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

About this employer

Blue Pear Day Nursery is a highly regarded early years childcare provider with two settings located in Penge and Anerley, offering care and education for children aged 3 months to 5 years. The nurseries operate Monday to Friday, 8am–6pm, for 51 weeks a year, providing flexible, high‑quality childcare.

After this apprenticeship

To become a full-time member of staff.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LONDON SOUTH EAST COLLEGES

Seray

seray.caglar@lsec.ac.uk

+44 20 3954 4790

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000021742.

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Closes in 8 days (Monday 18 May 2026 at 11:59pm)