Early Years Apprentice

Little NULS

NEWCASTLE (ST5 1DB)

Closes in 19 days (Sunday 1 February 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 13 January 2026

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Summary

Little NULS Nursery has an opportunity for an enthusiastic, positive and highly motivated individual with a passion to start a career in childcare at our ISI rated ‘Excellent’ nursery. Our aim is to provide a unique experience where our access to School facilities elevates our youngest children’s offer beyond the norm.

Wage

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Early years practitioner (level 2)
Hours
40 hours over 5 days. Monday - Friday.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 9 February 2026

Duration

1 year 3 months

Positions available

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

Day-to-day duties:

  • Operate a programme of activities suitable to the age range and stage of development of children in your area, in conjunction with other staff.
  • Keep health and safety of children and staff paramount at all times.
  • To remain calm and professional at all times.
  • To keep an informative record of achievement on your key children for parents.
  • Work with all parents to give full support for their child to settle into the nursery.
  • Support all staff and engage in positive team interaction.
  • Liaise with and support parents and other family members.
  • To maintain positive and respectful communication with colleagues and parents.
  • To be flexible within working practices of nursery. Be prepared to help where needed, including undertaking certain domestic jobs within the nursery, e.g. preparation of snack meals, cleaning of equipment, etc.
  • Work alongside the manager and staff team to ensure that the philosophy behind the setting is fulfilled.
  • Recording accidents in the accident book.
  • Ensure the manager has initialled the report before the parent receives it.
  • Look upon the nursery as a “whole” where your help can be most utilised and be constantly aware of the needs of children.
  • Ensure the children are collected by someone known to the nursery fully enforcing the password system.
  • To respect the confidentiality of information received.
  • Washing and changing children as required and generally seeing to their needs.
  • To ensure the provision of a high quality environment to meet the needs of individual children from differing cultures, religious backgrounds and stages of development in accordance with Equal Opportunities and SEN policies.
  • To represent the school positively at all times, internally and externally.
  • Be a positive role model to colleagues and children.

Where you'll work

MOUNT PLEASANT
NEWCASTLE
ST5 1DB

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

NEWCASTLE AND STAFFORD COLLEGES GROUP

Training course

Early years practitioner (level 2)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Support babies and young children through a range of transitions and significant events. e.g moving onto school, moving house or the birth of a sibling.
  • Recognise when a child is in danger, at risk of serious harm or abuse and explain the procedures to be followed to protect them. Types of abuse including: domestic, neglect , physical, emotional, and sexual abuse.
  • Identify risks and hazards in the provision and during off site visits relating to both children and staff and visitors and follow reporting procedures.
  • Use prevention and control of infection techniques for hand washing and food preparation and hygiene, deal with spillages safely, safe disposal of waste, using correct personal protective equipment.
  • Use equipment, furniture and materials safely and securely, following the manufacturers’ instructions and provision’s requirements.
  • Encourage children to be aware of personal safety and the safety of others and develop personal hygiene practices (including oral hygiene).
  • Promote health and wellbeing in the provision by encouraging babies and young children to consume healthy, balanced and nutritious meals, snacks and drinks appropriate for their age and be physically active through planned and spontaneous activity throughout the day, both indoors and outdoors.
  • Carry out respectful care routines appropriate to the development, stage, dignity and needs of the child, including eating (feeding and weaning or complementary feeding), nappy changing procedures, potty or toilet training, care of skin, teeth and hair and rest and sleep provision.
  • Communicate with all children, including those for whom English is an additional language and those with additional needs, in ways that will be understood. This includes verbal and non-verbal communication.
  • Extend children’s development and learning through verbal and non-verbal communication.
  • Encourage babies and young children to use a range of communication methods.
  • Use a range of appropriate communication methods to share information with children, parents or carers and other professionals.
  • Work with colleagues to identify and plan educational programmes to support children’s holistic development through a range of play, creativity, social development and learning.
  • Implement and review activities to support children’s play, creativity, social development and learning and clear up after activities.
  • Observe children, assess, plan and record the outcomes, share results accurately and confidentially in line with expected statutory and the provision’s requirements.
  • Use learning activities to support early language development.
  • Support children’s early interest and development in mark making, writing, reading and being read to.
  • Support children’s interest and development in mathematical learning including numbers, number patterns, counting, sorting and matching.
  • Support the graduated approach for the assessment, planning, implementation and reviewing of each baby’s and young child's individual plan for their care and participation.
  • Work in ways that value and respect the developmental needs and stages of babies and children.
  • Use feedback and mentoring or supervision to identify and support areas for development, goals and career opportunities.
  • Work co-operatively with colleagues, other professionals and agencies to meet the needs of babies and young children and enable them to progress.
  • Work alongside parents or carers and recognise their role in the baby or child’s health, well-being, learning and development.
  • Encourage parents or carers to take an active role in the baby's or child’s care, play, learning and development.
  • Demonstrate how to share information with parents or carers about the importance of healthy, balanced and nutritious diets for their child, looking after teeth and being physically active.
  • Support babies and young children through a range of transitions and significant events. e.g moving onto school, moving house or the birth of a sibling.
  • Recognise when a child is in danger, at risk of serious harm or abuse and explain the procedures to be followed to protect them. Types of abuse including: domestic, neglect , physical, emotional, and sexual abuse.
  • Identify risks and hazards in the provision and during off site visits relating to both children and staff and visitors and follow reporting procedures.
  • Use prevention and control of infection techniques for hand washing and food preparation and hygiene, deal with spillages safely, safe disposal of waste, using correct personal protective equipment.
  • Use equipment, furniture and materials safely and securely, following the manufacturers’ instructions and provision’s requirements.
  • Encourage children to be aware of personal safety and the safety of others and develop personal hygiene practices (including oral hygiene).
  • Promote health and wellbeing in the provision by encouraging babies and young children to consume healthy, balanced and nutritious meals, snacks and drinks appropriate for their age and be physically active through planned and spontaneous activity throughout the day, both indoors and outdoors.
  • Carry out respectful care routines appropriate to the development, stage, dignity and needs of the child, including eating (feeding and weaning or complementary feeding), nappy changing procedures, potty or toilet training, care of skin, teeth and hair and rest and sleep provision.
  • Communicate with all children, including those for whom English is an additional language and those with additional needs, in ways that will be understood. This includes verbal and non-verbal communication.
  • Extend children’s development and learning through verbal and non-verbal communication.
  • Encourage babies and young children to use a range of communication methods.
  • Use a range of appropriate communication methods to share information with children, parents or carers and other professionals.
  • Work with colleagues to identify and plan educational programmes to support children’s holistic development through a range of play, creativity, social development and learning.
  • Implement and review activities to support children’s play, creativity, social development and learning and clear up after activities.
  • Observe children, assess, plan and record the outcomes, share results accurately and confidentially in line with expected statutory and the provision’s requirements.
  • Use learning activities to support early language development.
  • Support children’s early interest and development in mark making, writing, reading and being read to.
  • Support children’s interest and development in mathematical learning including numbers, number patterns, counting, sorting and matching.
  • Support the graduated approach for the assessment, planning, implementation and reviewing of each baby’s and young child's individual plan for their care and participation.
  • Work in ways that value and respect the developmental needs and stages of babies and children.
  • Use feedback and mentoring or supervision to identify and support areas for development, goals and career opportunities.
  • Work co-operatively with colleagues, other professionals and agencies to meet the needs of babies and young children and enable them to progress.
  • Work alongside parents or carers and recognise their role in the baby or child’s health, well-being, learning and development.
  • Encourage parents or carers to take an active role in the baby's or child’s care, play, learning and development.
  • Demonstrate how to share information with parents or carers about the importance of healthy, balanced and nutritious diets for their child, looking after teeth and being physically active.

Training schedule

  • Early Years Practitioner Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard 
  • https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/early-years-practitioner-v1-1
  • Training to take place at NSCG Newcastle College, ST5 2GB, 1 day per week

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4/C or above (or equivalent))
  • Maths (grade 4/C or above (or equivalent))

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
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Patience
  • Flexibility
  • Time management

Other requirements

Parking on site, Access to pension scheme, 20 days paid annual leave, plus Public Holidays, plus additional discretionary days.

About this employer

Little NULS Nursery is an ISI rated ‘Excellent’ nursery. The purpose-built nursery is set within the extensive surroundings of Newcastle-under-Lyme School which comprises. Our aim is to provide a unique Nursery experience where our access to School facilities elevates our youngest children’s offer beyond the norm.

https://www.nuls.org.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Future prospects may lead to full time employment at the end of the course.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

NEWCASTLE AND STAFFORD COLLEGES GROUP

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000008344.

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Closes in 19 days (Sunday 1 February 2026 at 11:59pm)