Childcare Apprenticeship - Salisbury
FINKLEY DOWN FARM NURSERY AND PRESCHOOL LIMITED
Salisbury (SP1 3SA)
Closes on Monday 5 January 2026
Posted on 25 November 2025
Contents
Summary
Finkley Hudsons Field Nursery - Salisbury are looking for a Nursery Assistant Apprentice, you will be studying toward your Early Years Educator Level 3.
- Wage
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£14,919 a year
- Training course
- Early years educator (level 3)
- Hours
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38 Hours Per Week (8-6PM - 4 Days Per Week between Monday-Friday)
38 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 12 January 2026
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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2
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
You’ll work closely with experienced early years professionals at our Finkley Hudsons Field Nursery, gaining hands-on skills in childcare, child development, and safeguarding. We offer care for Babies from 3 months up to 5 years. Help create a fun, nurturing environment where children thrive. Be part of our “happy children, happy parents, happy staff” ethos while delivering high-quality care and exciting learning experiences tailored to each child’s needs, all while following our policies to keep children safe and supported.
Day-Day Responsibilities:
- To ensure the completion of your apprenticeship seeking help from your mentor where needed
- To constantly develop and maintain an educational play framework in line with the EYFS. Supporting children to be safe while having fun.
- Observe and support children’s learning
- Take responsibility for any “key children” as allocated and within pre-agreed timescales.
- Develop and maintain highly professional working relationships with team members, advisory teachers and other agencies that may visit the setting
- To use initiative to develop and advance both the children and the setting
- To follow nursery procedures and policies
- To be flexible within the working practices of the setting. Including undertaking certain domestic duties i.e., preparation of snack meals, cleaning etc
- To be involved in out of working activities i.e., training, staff meetings, fundraising, social events.
- Look where your skill set can be utilised and constantly look for advancement of the nursery following completion of your apprenticeship
- Ensure confidentiality is fully maintained at all times.
Here are benefits we offer:
· Career Development Plan opportunities
· Varied Daily activities, outings to farms & local attractions.
· Up to 34 days holiday per year
· Lifestyle Benefits for you to choose (Perkbox, Xmas Bonus, Extra Holiday)
· Attendance Bonus for you to choose (£600 per annum or 4 extra days holiday)
· 50% off childcare at Finkley Nurseries for your children
· Staff Referral Scheme up to £750
· Extra Holiday on your Birthday
· IPad / Tablet for work
· £100 to spend on resources when you join.
· Extra Holiday after 1 year of service and £300 bonus after 5 years.
· 20% off food at Finkley Café and Free Entry for you, 1 extra adult and up to 3 children to Finkley Down Farm
· Free Uniform and DBS
· Free Flu Jabs (if requested)
· And lots more …
Where you'll work
154 Castle Road
Salisbury
SP1 3SA
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
Paragon Skills is a leading national Apprenticeship training provider, supporting over 4,000 learners and 1,500 organisations. Paragon Skills has some of the highest success and achievement rates in the industry.
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 study.
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
- Organisation skills
- Creative
- Patience
- Non judgemental
Other requirements
The closing date guidance, if a successful candidate is found before the advertised dates, the advert will close early.
About this employer
Established in 2023, Finkley Hudson’s Field Nursery & Preschool is a unique childcare facility near Salisbury. We are passionate about providing a safe, secure and stimulating environment for children aged 3 months to 5 years to learn and develop. We are huge believers in learning through hands-on experience and play. As part of the Finkley Nurseries family, we are all about children learning through exciting and practical outside activities. Alongside visits to other points of interest such as local monuments, parks and the library, you will probably see us out and about most days in the fresh air enjoying Hudson’s field which is right on our doorstep! However, the fun doesn’t stop there … Our nursery also has it’s own large outdoor space, which the children love to explore. The garden features its very own mud kitchen, sensory pathway, messy play area, bug hotel and parking garage for our budding young motorists. Indoors we even have our own mini soft play and sensory room, alongside a wide range of activities for the children to enjoy.
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 VAC2000002369.
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Closes on Monday 5 January 2026
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