Childminder Assistant Apprentice

Kirsty Milnes Childcare Services

KING'S LYNN (PE30 3QS)

Closes in 22 days (Friday 5 June 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 14 May 2026

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Summary

Busy local childminder seeks caring assistant. No formal qualifications required, childcare experience desirable. Must be reliable & trustworthy. Hours negotiable; pay varies by age & experience. Enhanced DBS & 2 references required.Daily tasks: Play activities, support learning, personal care, outings, admin.

Wage

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

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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Training course
Early years practitioner (level 2)
Hours
Negotiable but at least 4 days a week between 8am and 5pm but the hours will vary to tie up with practitioner child ratios. At least 36 hours per week Monday through to Friday.

36 hours a week

Start date

Monday 7 September 2026

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

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

The apprentice will support the registered childminder with the day‑to‑day running of a busy childcare setting. An average day or week will include:

  • Planning and taking part in play‑based activities to support children’s learning and development
  • Supporting children with personal care, including toileting, dressing, and mealtimes
  • Encouraging and supervising children during indoor and outdoor play
  • Accompanying children on outings such as playgroups and local trips
  • Helping to maintain a safe, clean, and welcoming environment
  • Assisting with basic administration and record‑keeping tasks
  • Building positive relationships with children and families
  • Training will be work‑based, with support from an apprenticeship tutor

The apprentice will learn safeguarding, child development, health and safety, and childcare best practice as part of the apprenticeship.

Where you'll work

11 FORD AVENUE
NORTH WOOTTON
KING'S LYNN
PE30 3QS

Training

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

Training provider

THE COLLEGE OF WEST ANGLIA

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

The apprentice will complete the Early Years Practitioner Level 2 Apprenticeship. This can be negotiable based on current qualifications.

During the apprenticeship, the apprentice will work towards achieving the Level 2 Early Years Practitioner Apprenticeship Standard, a nationally recognised qualification that develops the skills, knowledge and behaviours needed to work in an early years setting in line with the EYFS framework.

Where and when the training will take place:

This is a work‑based apprenticeship, with the majority of training taking place within the nursery/setting. The apprentice will be supported by a dedicated apprenticeship tutor who will carry out regular workplace visits to deliver training, observations, and progress reviews.

College attendance is not required unless the apprentice needs to achieve Functional Skills in English and/or maths, in which case attendance may be required as agreed with the training provider.

The apprentice will complete a minimum of 20% off‑the‑job training during paid working hours, which is integrated into normal working patterns and may include coaching, guided learning, assessments, and reflective activities.

Training pattern:

Training is delivered through a blended, work‑based model, rather than block release. There is no fixed college day; off‑the‑job training is equivalent to one day per week, but this is typically planned flexibly within the workplace.

At the end of the apprenticeship, the apprentice will complete an End Point Assessment (EPA) to demonstrate full competence and achieve the apprenticeship qualification.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English & maths (grade 9-2/A*-E)

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

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Enjoy working with children
  • Caring & patient nature
  • Willing to learn & develop
  • Reliable & punctual
  • Positive attitude to work
  • Able to work in a team
  • Calm & professional manner

Other requirements

Experience of working with early years desirable but not mandatory.

Any early years qualifications desirable but not necessary.

The working environment is the childminder’s home, and as such, they need to be mindful that they will be entering someone's home on a daily basis, so the environment is not wholly a workplace, but a family home.

The candidate will need to be okay with cats and dogs, as there are two that live in the house, and they are an integral part of the setting.

Salary being dependent on qualifications, age, and experience.

About this employer

Childminder

After this apprenticeship

  • Ideally the candidate would reach at least a Level 3 qualification and stay at the setting

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

THE COLLEGE OF WEST ANGLIA

Kirsty Milnes

Kirstymilnes1981@outlook.com

07879675357

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000030055.

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Closes in 22 days (Friday 5 June 2026 at 11:59pm)