Nursery Apprentice
Little Green House Nursery
Bridgnorth (WV15 5AG)
Closes in 17 days (Monday 9 March 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 19 February 2026
Contents
Summary
The role of a Nursery Practitioner is to foster an engaging, nurturing, and dynamic learning environment that supports each child's development and educational journey by planning and executing educational activities that are age-appropriate and cater to the diverse needs of children.
- Wage
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£14,918.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Early years educator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday: Hours to be discussed.
38 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 16 March 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
- Plan and implement activities that are engaging, educational, and age-appropriate in line with the nursery curriculum
- Assess and evaluate the impact of conducted activities, using observations and feedback to identify the children's interests and needs
- Annual Ofsted readiness inspections
- Parental Engagement Questionnaire
- Peer on Peer Observations
- Plan and implement new activities that are reflective of the children's emerging interests but also informed by the outcomes and learnings from previous activities
- Document and track each child's learning journey via Reports and Observations that reflect their developmental progress, interests, and engagement with the curriculum
- Actively participate in the creation and monitoring of Individual Action Plans (IAPs) and Individual Education Plans (IEPs) to support each child's unique developmental path
- Serve as a key person for a designated group of children, establishing a trusting and nurturing relationship with them and their families and closely monitoring their progress and well-being
- Maintain accurate records of the children's development and activities, ensuring they are up-to-date and shared with parents during regular consultations
- Cultivate a deep understanding of the EYFS and the nursery curriculum, effectively applying their principles to the daily educational activities
- Maintain a high-quality educational environment in the rooms
- Engage with parents and carers to form strong partnerships, offering them regular insights into their child's progress and how they can support their learning at home
- Participate in Parent Evenings
- Collaborate with colleagues to foster an inclusive, supportive atmosphere that values the dignity and rights of every child, encouraging their sense of security and belonging
- Work closely with the SENCO to identify and support children with additional needs, ensuring tailored and inclusive educational strategies are in place
- Actively participate in planning and implementing individual support plans, contributing insights and observations to help adapt activities and environments that maximise learning and development opportunities for every child
- Reports (quality and timeliness)
- Regularly attend staff meetings to stay informed of nursery updates, share insights, and collaboratively address any issues or opportunities for improvement
- Assist during mealtimes, ensuring a safe and enjoyable experience for all children. This includes helping with food preparation and being vigilant about individual food allergies and dietary requirements
- Support children's transitions (e.g. between rooms or to school) by ensuring these changes are smooth by working in partnership with parents/carers and/or the receiving environment
Where you'll work
The Old Mill Barn
Mill Street
Bridgnorth
WV15 5AG
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
TELFORD 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
- Early Years Educator Level 3
- Training will include paediatric first aid qualification
- One day per week (term time) at Telford College could be flexible
- Assigned mentor within the workplace
- Assessor visits from Telford College
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade C / 4)
- Maths (grade C / 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
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
DBS check will be done by the nursery.
About this employer
Little Green House has been delivering the highest quality childcare and education in Bridgnorth since 2014. We are open year-round from 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM, closing for one week between Christmas and New Year. We welcome children from 4 months until they leave for school and offer both Full Year and Term Time only sessions.
After this apprenticeship
After completion there may be the opportunities to develop in the company further.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
TELFORD COLLEGE
Sarah Capewell
sarah.capewell@telfordcollege.ac.uk
01952642386
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000016778.
Apply now
Closes in 17 days (Monday 9 March 2026 at 11:59pm)