Nursery Practitioner Apprentice

ST VINCENTS NURSERY LTD

Wiltshire Lane (HA5 2LX)

Closes in 21 days (Friday 24 April 2026)

Posted on 1 April 2026

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Summary

Do you want to join a fun and supportive team? St Vincent's Nursery are looking for a dedicated early years apprentice to provide high-quality care for children in a safe and stimulating environment. You will work full time in the nursery supporting the children's learning through play and activities.

Wage

£25,740 a year

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Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, working hours TBC

45 hours a week

Start date

Monday 27 April 2026

Duration

1 year 2 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

St. Vincent’s Nursery is an independent day nursery in Northwood near Pinner in Middlesex. We are situated within the grounds of Haydon School and we care for children aged 3 months to 5 years.

As their Early years Apprentice responsibilities include:

  • Planning educational activities
  • Monitoring development
  • Ensuring safeguarding, and building relationships with parents
  • Maintain cleanliness
  • Adhere to EYFS standards
  • Support children's emotional and physical development

For the successful candidate we can offer:

  • Sick pay after 1 year service - up to 5 days (discretionary) in a 12-onth period
  • Paid staff meetings
  • Paid Staff training
  • Increased annual holiday after 2yrs service
  • Staff lunches served daily
  • Fresh fruit served daily for staff in the staff room
  • 15-minutes of 1 hour lunchbreak paid
  • Company will contribute to Staff social events that are held in the Summer and at Christmas for the whole team

Where you'll work

Wiltshire Lane
HA5 2LX

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 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

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 3 Early Years Educator apprenticeship standard, which includes:

  • Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours
  • Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid or Level 3 Award in Emergency Paediatric First Aid
  • Level 2 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:

  • Mathematics (grade 4)
  • English Language (grade 4)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication Skills
  • Creative
  • Friendly
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Organisation skills
  • Patience
  • Team working

Other requirements

We have a large car park providing safe, off street parking.

About this employer

St.Vincent’s Nursery was opened in the early nineties and was originally located in a disused ward of the historic St.Vincent’s Orthopaedic Hospital in Eastcote. At the beginning of 2006, St.Vincent’s Nursery relocated into the nearby Haydon School. It is freshly equipped throughout and our excellent reputation continues. The nursery was last inspected by OFSTED in November 2022 and we received a ‘GOOD’ rating across all areas.

After this apprenticeship

Opportunities to become a Qualified Practitioner.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

REALISE LEARNING AND EMPLOYMENT LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000024765.

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Closes in 21 days (Friday 24 April 2026)

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