Early Years Practitioner Apprentice
OAK TREE DAY NURSERY (LONDON) LTD
London (SW2 4SB)
Closes in 13 days (Tuesday 23 December 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 9 December 2025
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Summary
We are looking for an apprentice to join our team of qualified and experienced early years staff. We offer over and above the recommended apprenticeship wage.
The role includes helping children with self-care routines including washing of hands, changing nappies, feeding children and engaging with children during activities.
- Wage
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£17,680 a year
- Training course
- Early years educator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 8.00am - 5.00pm or 9.00am - 6.00pm
40 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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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
You will be in one of our rooms working alongside qualified and experienced practitioners to provide care:
- Helping children with self-care routines such as washing of hands, changing nappies
- Feeding children as necessary
- You will engage with children during activities such as circle time, sand and water play etc.
- We have a timetable which sets out activities and daily routine
An hour lunchbreak to be taken between 12 noon and 2.00pm and nursery closes at 6.00pm. Staff shift starts at 8am or 9am
Where you'll work
58 Blairderry Road
London
SW2 4SB
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
THELIGHTBULB LTD
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
- Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship will be completed
- Combination of online workshops and in person visits and observations
- Maths and English Functional skills (if applicable)
More training information
This is a modular course on a monthly basis
Requirements
Desirable 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
- Customer care skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Patience
Other requirements
To pass a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
About this employer
We are a day nursery situated in Streatham, South West, London providing childcare for 61 children aged between 0 and 5 years in a homely and friendly environment. The nursery was established in 2003. Operating hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm. This is an excellent opportunity for an early years practitioner to work with a qualified team and provide a caring and educational environment for the children.
After this apprenticeship
- There is the opportunity to progress to be a Room Leader, Deputy Manager and Manager
- There will be plenty of opportunities to improve their skills and knowledge through training courses paid for by the company
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
THELIGHTBULB LTD
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000003011.
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Closes in 13 days (Tuesday 23 December 2025 at 11:59pm)
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