Nursery Apprentice

LITTLE CHEEKY MONKEYS LTD

BLACKBURN (BB1 2FB)

Closes in 4 days (Friday 2 October 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 24 September 2026

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Summary

Be welcomed into a fun and dynamic team and supported by your own individual mentor & management team.

Learn on the job skills, educating our little monkeys, equipping you to become a qualified nursery practitioner. 

Wage

£16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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Additional Bonus incentive each month

 

Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday between the hours of 7.30am- 5.45pm* *additional training evenings

40 hours a week

Start date

Saturday 10 October 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

  • Learn how childrens play can support further development & education
  • Make relationships with staff, parents & children
  • Met childrens individual care needs
  • Research & apply early years theories to support childrens learning

Where you'll work

STERLING HOUSE
ST. IVES WORKS
ACCRINGTON ROAD
BLACKBURN
BB1 2FB

Training

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

Training provider

PARENTA 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

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4 or above)
  • Math (grade 4 or above)

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
  • Customer care skills
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Caring & nurturing nature

Other requirements

  • Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
  • Two suitability references

About this employer

Little Cheeky Monkeys are a small company running across to locations. Our first nursery opened in 2006, in the strive to provide childcare and education of a difference. Since opening the nursery has be awarded OUTSTANDING from OFSTED three times. In January 2019, the company opened their second nursery in Intack, Blackburn. Working within the Blackburn with Darwen area, the nursery has an exceptional reputation and too an incredible nursery learning environment which encourages children to be curious, active and become school ready, whilst also continuing to become nurtured & well cared for.

Company benefits

  • Monthly attendance bonus
  • Staff wellbeing program
  • Staff training
  • Staff meals
  • Staff celebration days eg Christmas & Summer get togethers
  • Additional day off for your birthday

After this apprenticeship

Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).

Become a Level three Qualified Nursery Practitioner, with opportunities to succeed within our nursery & progress within your role. 

Future opportunities could lead to the teaching profession, social work, early help assistants and much more.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LITTLE CHEEKY MONKEYS LTD

Elsa Holroyd

elsa@littlecheekymonkeys.co.uk

01254 677322

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000052689.

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Closes in 4 days (Friday 2 October 2026 at 11:59pm)