Childcare Apprenticeship - Leicester
LEICESTER ISLAMIC ACADEMY
Leicester (LE2 2PJ)
Closes on Thursday 4 December 2025
Posted on 30 October 2025
Contents
Summary
Leicester Islamic Academy are looking for a Nursery Assistant Apprentice. You will be studying towards your Early Years Educator L3 Apprenticeship Certificate.
- Wage
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£11,778 a year
- Training course
- Early years educator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday-Friday (shifts between 08:00-17:00).
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Thursday 11 December 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
We are looking for an enthusiastic and caring Early Years Apprentice to join our friendly team in our Pre-school and Toddler Room. This is an exciting opportunity to begin your career in early years' education while gaining hands-on experience and working towards a recognised qualification.
You will learn about child development, how children learn through play, and the importance of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) in supporting children’s growth and learning.
Main Responsibilities:
- Learn and support staff in providing high-quality care and education for children.
- Develop an understanding of child development and how to promote learning through play.
- Learn how to plan and observe activities in line with the EYFS Framework.
- Support the team with setting up and tidying away activities and resources.
- Engage positively with children, promoting their curiosity, independence, and wellbeing.
- Build good relationships with colleagues, children, and families.
- Learn about safeguarding, health and safety, and confidentiality in a childcare setting.
- Observe children’s play and learning, to help staff plan for their next steps.
- Maintain punctuality and consistent attendance.
- Participate in training sessions and be eager to ask questions and learn.
Essential Qualities:
- Friendly, approachable, and enjoys working with young children.
- Enthusiastic and keen to learn new skills.
- Good communication skills and ability to work as part of a team.
- Reliable, punctual, and committed to completing apprenticeship training.
- Willingness to follow guidance and take initiative when appropriate.
Benefits:
- Transport: Street parking available. Frequent public transport links nearby.
- Lunch: Breaks provided according to shift length. You may bring your own lunch, or there are shops nearby.
- Term Time Only: The nursery is open during term time only.
Where you'll work
Leicester Islamic Academy, 320 London Road
Leicester
LE2 2PJ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
PARAGON EDUCATION & SKILLS LIMITED
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
It has an Ofsted Grade 2 Good rating and an overall achievement rate of 71.4%, exceeding the national average of 65.6%. Using a blended approach, learners are always at the forefront of our priorities. All learners are assigned a Personal Tutor who will be their main point of contact.
This involves regular catch-ups, check-in emails and calls. Your employer will agree to give you 20% of your working hours solely towards your studies.
This will give you every chance to achieve the highest grade possible! On completion of this 18-month apprenticeship, you will have gained Early Years Educator Level 3.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
Other 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
Other requirements
The closing date is guidance. If a successful candidate is found before the advertised dates, the advert will close early.
About this employer
The Leicester Islamic Academy (LIA) is one of the oldest independent Muslim schools in Britain. It was established in 1981 as an independent Muslim school and started with just seven girls of secondary age.
After this apprenticeship
Possibility of a full-time role after the completion of the apprenticeship
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
PARAGON EDUCATION & SKILLS LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000349004.
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Closes on Thursday 4 December 2025
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