Early Years Nursery Assistant Level 3 Apprentice

LITTLE PEOPLE NURSERIES LTD

9 Willow Vale, Shepherds Bush, London, Hampton,, London, LONDON

Closes in 28 days (Tuesday 19 May 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 21 April 2026

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Summary

Are you passionate about working with children and starting a career in childcare? Join as a Nursery Practitioner Apprentice. Work with children aged 6 months–5 years, gaining hands-on experience, a recognised qualification, and key skills in a nurturing environment. Locations: Fulham, Willow Vale, Hampton, Fulham Palace.

Wage

£16,640 a year

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Pay can be offered at £18,000 if you have more experience

Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Working hours: 40 hours per week Monday to Friday: 9:00am – 6:00pm.

40 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 26 May 2026

Duration

1 year 4 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

• Supporting the day-to-day care of children aged 6 months to 5 years
• Assisting with activities that promote learning and development
• Meeting the physical and emotional needs of children
• Creating a safe, fun, and engaging environment
• Building positive relationships with children, parents, and colleagues
• Supporting the team with daily nursery routines

Where you'll work

You can select which locations you want to apply for in your application on Find an apprenticeship.

This apprenticeship is available in these locations:

  • 9 Willow Vale, Shepherds Bush, London, W12 0PA
  • 10 Tangley Park Rd,, Hampton,, TW12 3YH
  • 726 728, Fulham Road, London, SW6 5SF
  • 250A LILLIE ROAD, LONDON, SW6 7PX

Training

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

Training provider

THE RECALVI ENTERPRISE 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

Your lessons will all be online through Teams, they will be taught by your tutor from Apprenticeship Connect.

You will have lessons every other week for the first 8 weeks of your course, and then your lessons will go to once a month.

These lessons will all be 2-3 hours long.

You will have 7 hours paid per week to complete these assignments. 

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
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience
  • Empathetic

Other requirements

• A genuine passion for working with children
• Kind, patient, and caring nature
• Good communication skills
• Willingness to learn and develop new skills
• Positive attitude and sense of fun

About this employer

Our client is a welcoming and supportive nursery based in London, dedicated to providing a safe, caring, and stimulating environment for young children. They pride themselves on nurturing each child’s development and creating a positive space for both children and staff to thrive.

After this apprenticeship

We are really looking for people who want to progress in Early Years, so we are looking for someone who wants to progress into a room leader and then into deputy manager, potentially after that.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

THE RECALVI ENTERPRISE LTD

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000027556.

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Closes in 28 days (Tuesday 19 May 2026 at 11:59pm)