Nursery Assistant Apprentice
ALPHA DAY NURSERY (UK) LTD
LONDON (SE25 5EW)
Closes in 13 days (Wednesday 5 November 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 22 October 2025
Contents
Summary
Join our friendly nursery as an apprentice, supporting staff in delivering quality care and education. You'll help monitor and develop children's progress in line with the EYFS framework. This is a great chance to gain hands-on experience and start a rewarding career in childcare while learning from an experienced and passionate team.
- Wage
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£11,778 to £19,047.60, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Early years educator (level 3)
- Hours
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Minimum of 30 hours a week . Flexible days based on Rota system.
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 25 November 2025
- 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
· To be involved in team planning of appropriate activities suitable to the age of children ensuring that the children’s developmental needs are met.
· To contribute to the creation of an environment which provides for the wellbeing of all the children attending the nursery.
· To contribute to the observation and assessment of the children’s developmental stages, recording this accordingly in line with EYFS framework/key person duty.
· To work in partnership with the parents/carers to encourage open communication and involvement within the nursery setting.
· To be aware of, and take responsibility for, all aspects of health, safety and security in relation to the children attending the nursery.
· To be a good role model to children.
· To work flexibly as part of the larger nursery team, assisting and supporting colleagues wherever required in order to ensure the smooth running of the nursery.
· To be aware of the high profile of the company and to uphold its standards at all times.
· To attend out of hours activities, to include training, staff meetings, parents evening and special events/team building exercise.
· To abide by nursery’s confidentiality, equal opportunities/anti bias policies at all times.
· To respect and value all colleagues, children and parents, encouraging a positive and diverse working environment.
· To assist in the development and support of other members of staff to the benefit of the nursery as a whole.
· To undertake any aspects of nursery work as the need arises.
· Recording accidents and incidents accordingly, ensuring manager has initiated the record before the parent receives it. Job description is intended to give you an indication of the main duties, but is not meant to be an exhaustive list
Where you'll work
198 WOODSIDE GREEN
LONDON
SE25 5EW
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
CROYDON COLLEGE
Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
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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 delivered online for the Level 3 Early Years Educator apprenticeship standard.
Requirements
Essential 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
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this employer
Alpha Day Nursery was founded on the vision of providing a nurturing, stimulating environment that provides opportunities for children to interact and develop in all areas of learning, giving them the best possible start in life. To help deliver this, we ensure that we follow a robust recruitment process, where we hire the best staff that are committed to the children and families that we serve, allowing the children to reach their full potential.
After this apprenticeship
Potential full time job on offer after apprenticeship
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CROYDON COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000347770.
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Closes in 13 days (Wednesday 5 November 2025 at 11:59pm)
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