Early Years Practitioner Apprentice
Chingford House School
LONDON (E4 9AL)
Closes on Thursday 3 December 2026
Posted on 6 October 2026
Contents
Summary
Love working with children? Start your career as an Early Years Practitioner Apprentice! Gain hands-on experience, earn while you learn and build skills that make a real difference. Help young children learn, grow and have fun while working towards a recognised qualification and a rewarding career.
- Wage
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£14,560 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 Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm.
35 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 14 December 2026
- Duration
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1 year 5 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
To work within our Early Years Team, supporting the planning and implementation of activities with individual or groups of children; promoting effective teaching and learning.
- To be part of our Early Years Team that provides a purposeful, stimulating environment rich in learning opportunities, both indoors and outdoors
- To support the nursery’s commitment on safeguarding children in all aspects of the nursery service
- To promote the inclusion of all children
- To use professional knowledge of the individual and diverse ways that children learn and develop, to meet their differing needs
- To establish positive and sensitive relationships with children. To act as a role model and set achievable expectations
- To be responsible for organizing the environment inside and outside to ensure that resources and equipment are available and appropriate to meet the needs of the individual children in the group. These activities will take into account children’s abilities interests, language and cultural backgrounds
• To meet the physical needs of children, encouraging good standards of personal hygiene, whilst promoting independence
• To provide support for the children’s emotional and social needs by implementing the principles of the nursery Promoting Positive Behaviour Policy and role modelling high standards in all aspects of their role and personal conduct.
• To encourage children to interact and work co-operatively with others.
• To support the nursery’s commitment on safeguarding children in all aspects of the nursery service.
• To be responsible for the planning, development and delivery of the Early Years Foundation Stage in order to meet all learning interests and needs of children, extending them where necessary. To contribute to the review and further development of the Early Years Foundation Stage in the nursery.
• To support monitor and evaluate children's learning through a range of assess-ment and monitoring strategies. To contribute to the setting and review of Learning and Development.
• To provide objective and accurate feedback and reports for parents and other professionals on children’s achievements, progress and related matters.
• To develop positive and sensitive relationships with parents and carers to sup-port their role in children's learning. To provide constructive feedback on children’s progress/achievement, on a day-to-day basis or through parent meetings.
• To be proactive in the continuation of your own learning to improve the out-comes for children and their families.
• To have a clear knowledge of and adhere to all Health and Safety Regulations.
• To comply and assist with all Policies and Procedures.
• To attend meetings as required and participate in training opportunities and performance development.
• To be accountable for the delivery of the above responsibilities and tasks.
• To undertake any duties set to you by the Management Team that will assist in the day to-day running of the nursery.
Where you'll work
22 MARLBOROUGH ROAD
LONDON
E4 9AL
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
FIRST RUNG 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 be one day a week at our Ponders End Centre (EN3).
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Administrative skills
- Creative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
If you do not have the desirable qualifications or work experience, First Rung can assist you with training and work experience opportunities
Please do not contact the employer directly - all enquiries must go through First Rung.
About this employer
We have been teaching and caring for children at Chingford House Nursery for 16 years, responding to each child’s needs and abilities and setting expectations high.
We believe in making our teaching imaginative, personalised and expansive to open up every child’s mind to the exciting world of learning
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
The successful candidate can go onto further training, or into employment.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
FIRST RUNG LIMITED
Sabreena
marketing@firstrung.org.uk
07495464797
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000057295.
Apply now
Closes on Thursday 3 December 2026