Early Years apprentice practitioner

BRAMBLES OUTDOOR NURSERY GROUP LTD

Warminster (BA12 0FG)

Closes in 31 days (Friday 20 November 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 20 October 2026

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Summary

An Early Years Apprenticeship combines practical experience with training to learn how to care for and support children’s learning and development. Apprentices work in settings such as nurseries, helping plan activities, keep children safe and support their individual needs while working towards a recognised qualification.

Wage

£10,400 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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to be discussed at interview stage

Training course
Early years practitioner (level 2)
Hours
8am-5pm 4 or 5 days per week Patterns to be discussed

25 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 1 December 2026

Duration

1 year

Positions available

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

Main Duties • To learn how to plan, prepare and participate in a range of activities that promote each child’s physical, intellectual, and emotional needs, and encourage linguistic and social interaction between the children and adults. • To learn how to be responsible for a group of children, by observing, monitoring, and accurately recording each child’s development in line with the curriculum planning of ‘The Early Years Foundation Stage’. • To attend parent evenings / open days as required, and learn to communicate with parents, carers about the day-to-day needs of the children by fostering parental involvement and encouraging positive parenting skills. • To learn how to use the Famly App as a tool to record children’s daily activities and progress and to use this to update parents/carers. • To learn how to promote the philosophy of ‘learning through play’. • To learn how to help children acquire self-help skills, including dressing, feeding, toilet training, and an awareness of personal hygiene.

 

To ensure that all children are treated as unique individuals with respect and full consideration. • To attend staff and team meetings as appropriate. • To learn about ensuring the environment meets safety and hygiene requirements. • To learn about the Children Act 1989 and other statutory requirements. • To learn how to maintain records and documentation that comply with statutory requirements. • To learn how to respond to Child Protection Policy and Confidentiality. • To undertake the apprenticeship training including NVQ in Childcare, Certificate in Childcare and Key Skills in Communication and Application of Number. • To actively participate in monthly staff meetings. • To attend training courses as required and to take responsibility for personal development. • To maintain an excellent working relationship with all colleagues. • To have a commitment to equal opportunities for all.

 

Commitment to Safeguarding and Child Protection We take the safeguarding and welfare of all children at our Nursery extremely seriously. Therefore, at all times our Practitioners will: • Safeguard the children’s wellbeing and maintain the public’s trust in the Nursery. • Provide a safe environment. • Identify children who may be in need of extra help or who are suffering or are likely to suffer significant harm. • Promptly raise any concerns to the Nursery’s Designated Safeguarding Lead and work with other services as needed. • Attend the relevant safeguarding training and relevant training as required.

Where you'll work

Battlesbury Road
Warminster
BA12 0FG

Training

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

Training provider

SHOOTS TRAINING LIMITED

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

training will take place within the setting

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • english (grade C/4 or above)
  • Maths (grade C/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
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

Other requirements

pass an enhanced DBS

About this employer

For children aged 9 months - 5 years

 

Brambles Warminster is nestled on the edge of Salisbury Plain by the market town of Warminster.

 

This beautiful setting is surrounded by a small woods and open fields. Our Bramblers are split into four Family groups spread across 3 beautiful gardens surrounded by nature where we can hear the birds sing, and each has their own age-appropriate facilities, including special cosy spaces including yurts and barns which are warmed by log burning fires.

 

Here at Warminster, we have an exceptional team of staff who hold some of the highest qualifications in our field and they are dedicated to helping your child thrive in the great outdoors.

 

http://bramblesoutdoorgroup.co.uk (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

  • Paid DBS
  • discounted childcare
  • annual pay review
  • extra holiday
  • team social events

After this apprenticeship

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

to progress to the level 3 and into a leadership position

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SHOOTS TRAINING LIMITED

Emma Ramirez

emma.ramirez@shootstraining.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000060016.

Apply now

Closes in 31 days (Friday 20 November 2026 at 11:59pm)