Early Years Apprenticeship
Creative Explorers Day Nursery
London (3 available locations)
Closes in 12 days (Thursday 4 December 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 21 November 2025
Contents
Summary
To work as a member of the nursery team supporting the physical, emotional, social, and intellectual development of all the children. This involves ensuring that all children attending the setting receive high-quality care, are always kept safe and receive rich and stimulating play opportunities.
- Wage
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£18,720 a year
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It can be increased in the second year.
- Training course
- Early years educator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, shifts, may work evenings and weekends.
36 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 22 December 2025
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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5
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
Childcare and Education:
- Provide high standards of quality within the nursery, including the environment, resources and experiences offered to children
- Contribute to a planned programme of activities suitable for the age range of the children in conjunction with other staff
- Keep a record of children's achievements through assessments and special books
- Work in partnership with peers and team leaders to deliver the EYFS curriculum
- Demonstrate good practice with regard to special needs and inclusion
- Ensure that children are kept safe, and when necessary, follow safeguarding procedures
- Ensure that the nutritional needs of the children are met in compliance with the Food Safety Regulations
- Work and develop relationships with area SENCOs, EYFS advisors, health professionals, schools, local Children Centres and other agencies that may visit the setting
- Comply with the statutory framework for the EYFS and the relevant legislation, including the Children Act 1989 and 2004
- Learn about current developments in childcare and education policy and practice
- Ensure that the setting's policies and procedures are observed at all times
- Assist with writing observations
- Attend any required sessions/ training for the apprenticeship
Operational:
- Ensure the day-to-day routine of the room is implemented
- Work with the manager and inspectors during inspections by regulatory bodies and assist in the implementation of any recommendations.
Health and Safety:
- Undertake shared responsibility for health, safety, and cleanliness throughout the nursery
- Always ensure the general cleanliness of the children
- Adhere to all health and safety policies and procedures
- Be fully aware of all emergency and security procedures, e.g., fire precautions, security, dropping off and collection of children
- Operate the highest standard of hygiene and cleanliness in the bedding and nappy changing area and food surface areas
- Assist with the care, maintenance and security of all equipment and toys within the nursery
Personal:
- Attend staff meetings and training sessions as required
- Be responsible for participating in self-development activities, including appraisals, supervisions, etc
Staff:
- Work as a team with other staff members
- Seek advice and support from senior members of staff when required
Communication:
- Develop and promote parental partnership and involvement
- Input data on our app Famly as and when required
General:
- Undertake any other duties as reasonably requested by line management
- Adhere to all nursery policies and procedures
Where you'll work
You can select which locations you want to apply for in your application on Find an apprenticeship.
This apprenticeship is available in these locations:
- 18 Gisburn Road, London, N8 7BS
- Unit 1, Granita Court, 9 Cross Lane, London, N8 7GD
- 101 Tottenham Lane, London, N8 9BG
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
WALTHAM FOREST 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
- Waltham Forest College - 707 Forest Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 4JB
- On-site training in college
- 1 day a week
More training information
Waltham Forest College is an aspirational place to learn with highly skilled, supportive staff, industry standard specialist facilities and works in partnership with employers. We are proud to be an inclusive college, supporting and encouraging our students to ‘Think BIG’ in achieving their career goals. You will be joining one of the top-performing further education colleges in the country (top 5%). Rated as Outstanding by Ofsted, Waltham Forest College also has specialist Mayor of London’s Quality Academy status for HealthCare, Construction, Green Technologies and Hospitality, Creative and Digital and is a WorldSkills UK’s Training Centre of Excellence. This provides an exciting opportunity for our students to further develop world-class skills, embedding excellence and developing the higher-level technical skills that employers need.
Our extensive enrichment programme provides an opportunity for you to make new friends, try new skills and activities and volunteer and have fun, all in a safe and supportive environment. Whether you are looking to develop new skills and confidence, progress to university, retrain or study to progress to highly skilled, higher paid employment, we can help springboard your career.
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
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
About this employer
At our day nurseries and preschool, we prioritise creating a positive and nurturing learning environment that fosters children’s interests and fascinations. We are committed to ensuring that children are provided with rich and varied opportunities that support their learning and development. Our pedagogical approach is influenced by various theories and practices. We work using a combination of methods, which include practitioner-initiated group work, free choice play, sustained shared thinking, and creative exploration. We aim to inspire children’s curiosity, by introducing new concepts and igniting their interest in the world around them. We strongly value diversity and strive to create excellent opportunities for children to learn about and appreciate different cultures and backgrounds. Our aim is to instil strong core values that our children can use throughout their lives in the communities they live. Our highly trained and supportive staff serve as excellent role models, who exhibit and influence positive behaviour. Our practitioners have a wealth of personal experiences that have been influenced over the years by their own culture, belief, and traditions, which we value. It is these positive life experiences that we aim to collectively bring to our setting, for all to explore and learn.
After this apprenticeship
Nursery Assistant & Nursery Practitioner.
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
WALTHAM FOREST COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000001834.
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Closes in 12 days (Thursday 4 December 2025 at 11:59pm)
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