Apprentice Early Years Practitioner
Little stars nursery N16 limited
London (N16 8RZ)
Closes in 9 days (Monday 7 September 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 28 August 2026
Contents
Summary
The successful candidate will complete the Early Years Practitioner Level 2 qualification with Eden Training Solutions LTD.
Please apply if you are interested in an Early Years career.
- Wage
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£8,320 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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Salary: £12.71 per hour, Hours: Minimum 20 hours per week, including paid learning/study time.
Little Stars Nursery is looking for a friendly, caring and enthusiastic Early Years Apprentice to join our long-standing team.
Exact working days and hours TBC.
20 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 21 September 2026
- Duration
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1 year
- Positions available
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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
- £12.71 per hour
- Minimum 20 hours per week
- Paid learning/study time as part of your apprenticeship
- A friendly, supportive and long-standing team
- A small setting with a maximum of 11 babies and toddlers per day
- A calm, homely environment where children are known and cared for as individuals
- Professional support and guidance throughout your apprenticeship
- Opportunities to develop your Early Years knowledge and practical skills
- A workplace where teamwork, kindness and quality childcare are highly valued
If you would like to start your career in Early Years in a small, welcoming nursery where you can build strong relationships with children and the team, we would love to hear from you.
Where you'll work
58 Allen Road
London
N16 8RZ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
EDEN TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
Training course
Early years practitioner (level 2)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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
Early Years Practitioner Level 2.
The apprenticeship will be a hybrid role with face-to-face visits and skills coach meetings every month.
Eden will support the learner with a fully planned qualification.
More training information
Eden Training Solutions LTD will offer the successful candidate a detailed and scheduled course with lots of benefits to the successful candidate.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
Level 2 Childcare in:
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
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this employer
Little Stars Nursery is looking for a friendly, caring and enthusiastic Early Years Apprentice to join our long-standing team.
We are a small, homely nursery caring for a maximum of 11 babies and toddlers per day. We pride ourselves on creating a warm, nurturing environment while maintaining high professional standards and providing children with the best possible start in life.
What we are looking for
We are looking for someone who:
- Is passionate about working with babies and young children
- Is caring, patient and nurturing
- Is reliable, responsible and enthusiastic
- Enjoys working as part of a small, supportive team
- Is keen to learn and develop their knowledge of Early Years practice
- Has a positive attitude and a genuine interest in children's development
- Is willing to complete their Early Years apprenticeship alongside working at the nursery
Previous childcare experience is welcome but not essential — the most important thing is that you are committed to learning and have a genuine passion for working with young children.
What we offer
- £12.71 per hour
- Minimum 20 hours per week
- Paid learning/study time as part of your apprenticeship
- A friendly, supportive and long-standing team
- A small setting with a maximum of 11 babies and toddlers per day
- A calm, homely environment where children are known and cared for as individuals
- Professional support and guidance throughout your apprenticeship
- Opportunities to develop your Early Years knowledge and practical skills
- A workplace where teamwork, kindness and quality childcare are highly valued
If you would like to start your career in Early Years in a small, welcoming nursery where you can build strong relationships with children and the team, we would love to hear from you.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Progression to higher-level Early Years courses will be available.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
EDEN TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
Mr MATTHEW TRAVIS
matthew.travis@eden-ts.com
01924 982876
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000050321.
Apply now
Closes in 9 days (Monday 7 September 2026 at 11:59pm)