Early Years apprenticeship
THE CITY NURSERY LIMITED
LEICESTER (LE1 1PA)
Closes in 23 days (Wednesday 30 September 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 7 September 2026
Contents
Summary
- Learn, earn and help children thrive
- Gain skills while inspiring young minds
- Develop childcare skills and inspire children
- Learn, grow and make a difference in Early Years
- Gain experience and build your Early Years career
- Develop your skills while helping children thrive
- Wage
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£12,480 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Early years educator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Thursday, 9.00am to 4.30pm, 4 days per week .
Term time only.
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 5 October 2026
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- 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
- Support children with their daily routines, care and wellbeing
- Plan and take part in fun, age-appropriate activities
- Support children’s learning, development and independence
- Help create a safe, welcoming and stimulating environment
- Observe children and contribute to recording their progress
- Support children during meals, snack times and personal care
- Work as part of the nursery team and communicate with colleagues
- Follow EYFS, safeguarding, health and safety and nursery policies
- Build positive relationships with children, parents and colleagues
- Take part in training, complete apprenticeship work and develop professional skills
Where you'll work
18 NORTHAMPTON STREET
LEICESTER
LE1 1PA
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
JUNIPER TRAINING LIMITED
Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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
Training will take place mainly in the workplace, allowing you to develop your skills through practical, on-the-job experience.
You will attend one online group Masterclass each month, where you will work through key areas of your apprenticeship and develop your knowledge and understanding.
You will also have regular one-to-one meetings with your dedicated Tutor/Skills Coach, normally once a month. These meetings will give you the opportunity to review your progress, discuss your learning, receive feedback and get support with your apprenticeship work.
Your Tutor/Skills Coach will be available throughout your apprenticeship to provide additional guidance and support whenever you need it.
All training and learning will contribute towards your off-the-job training requirement, helping you develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours needed to successfully complete your apprenticeship.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or Functional Skills equivalent 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
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
- Proactive
Other requirements
Passionate about working in Childcare.
About this employer
Our day nursery in Leicester City Centre is a respected and trusted day nursery, which has been supporting families for 40 years. The City Nursery provides consistency and a genuine desire to offer premium learning opportunities to young children, as they take their first steps towards education. We care for children from 2 years to school age with our dedicated and qualified staff in a nurturing and stimulating environment. Our nursery provides all children with carefully considered learning zones, innovative facilities and a spacious roof top garden to explore. We are wholly committed to the EYFS curriculum which is evident in all we do, teamed with a firm belief that each child is unique and can lead their own learning journey.
Learning is playful, fun, explorative and varied at The City Nursery an we offer a rich program of education and activity all day long from 8:00 - 16:45. We provide multiple opportunities each day for children to express their ideas, make links and ask questions as this self-led approach results in children being independent thinkers and problem solvers as they grow up.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
- Room Leader
- Senior Early Years Educator
- Early Years Practitioner
- Deputy Manager
- Nursery Manager
- Early Years Teacher with further study and the appropriate qualifications
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
JUNIPER TRAINING LIMITED
Sharon Taylor
sharon.taylor@junipertraining.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000051459.
Apply now
Closes in 23 days (Wednesday 30 September 2026 at 11:59pm)