Nursery Practitioner Apprenticeship

Bumpers Nursery - Trowbridge

TROWBRIDGE (BA14 8AE)

Closes in 30 days (Friday 13 November 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 13 October 2026

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Summary

We are currently seeking nursery practitioners to join our team at Bumpers Nursery. As a family-run business, we value care, commitment and strive to create a happy and fulfilling for both our staff and children. If you are looking for a rewarding career in early years education, we invite you to apply to join our team.

Wage

£16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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Pay will reflect experience and qualifications

Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
08:30 to 17:30.

40 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 1 December 2026

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

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

We are currently seeking qualified nursery practitioners to join our team at Bumpers Nursery.

As a family-run business, we value care and commitment and strive to create a happy and fulfilling environment for both our staff and children. If you are looking for a rewarding career in early years education, we invite you to explore our current vacancies and apply to join our team.

At Bumpers Nursery, we believe in providing an encouraging workspace for all our staff members to reach their full potential. We offer ongoing training and development opportunities, as well as a supportive and inclusive work environment.

Our focus on creative play and outdoor activities sets us apart, providing a unique and enriching experience for both our staff and children.

Duties and Responsibilities

Act as a key person for a group of children, building secure, trusting relationships with children and their families.

  • Provide high-quality care, learning, and support for children from babies through to preschool age.
  • Demonstrate experience working with babies, supporting their individual care routines, emotional well-being, and early development.
  • Plan and deliver age-appropriate activities that support children’s physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development.
  • Carry out observations and assessments, tracking children’s progress and identifying next steps in learning.
  • Maintain learning journals, developmental records, and individual care plans.
  • Work in partnership with parents and carers, sharing information about children’s progress, routines, and achievements.
  • Support with communication and language development through stories, songs, conversations, and play.
  • Encourage independence, confidence, and positive behaviour in preparation for school.
  • Support personal care needs, including nappy changing, toileting, feeding, and hygiene.
  • Follow safeguarding, health and safety, confidentiality, and infection control procedures.
  • Ensure babies and young children are cared for in a safe, stimulating, and inclusive environment.
  • Support settling-in sessions and transitions between rooms and into preschool or school.
  • Promote equality, diversity, and inclusion, ensuring every child’s individual needs are met.
  • Work collaboratively with colleagues to provide consistent, high-quality care and education.
  • Follow the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework and nursery policies and procedures.
  • Maintain accurate daily records, including attendance, accidents, incidents, and relevant care information.

 

 

 

Where you'll work

17 SILVER STREET
TROWBRIDGE
BA14 8AE

Training

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

Training provider

SHOOTS TRAINING 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

Up to 40 hours a week at the setting.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • english (grade C/4 or above)
  • Maths (grade C/4 or above)

early years level 2 in:

early years (grade pass)

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
  • Customer care skills
  • Creative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

Other requirements

Pass an enhanced DBS check.

About this employer

We are a family-owned, independent Nursery. Bumpers has two settings: Trowbridge Town Centre, and Melksham Town. Where we provide full day care for children aged 0 -5 years old.

Your Childs care:

We nurture children in a safe, secure, caring environment according to their individual interests and needs. We will provide care to support every child’s potential and ability - encouraging children to express themselves in their feelings, words and creativity. To support this we have developed many different ways to do this, for example:

·       Bumpers encourages painting with all different colours, shapes and toys to create interesting designs for the children to engage with.

·       Productivity surrounding our water play station in hope to help the children gain confidence.

·       We pursue group reading, dancing, quiet time, sensory areas, creating artwork, dress up & sand play.

·       Trips to the park and other various locations - for example: Care Homes,

 We have a dedicated team of staff who have been chosen for their experience, qualifications and dedication to childcare. They are committed to providing the highest quality care and education for your child in an environment that is stimulating and inspires children to be curious and explore the world around them.

Working in partnership with Parents.

Parents are children’s first and most enduring educators, we believe that working together has a positive impact on children’s development and learning. Encouraging your child to blossom, we focus on building strong relationships between your child and our staff and particularly with your child’s key person. Parents are invited to enhance our planning and be involved in nursery events, ensuring we plan for and support your child’s needs, interest and parental choices at our best ability.

 

 

https://www.bumpers-nursery.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

  • Paid DBS
  • bonus schemes
  • birthday leave
  • discounted childcare for staff 50%
  • annual pay reviews
  • paid uniform/allowance
  • free parking on site
  • team social events
  • staff recognition/reward scheme

After this apprenticeship

Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).

Full-time team member will be encouraged to progress within the company.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SHOOTS TRAINING LIMITED

Eleanor Bowling

Eleanor.Bowling@shootstraining.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000058915.

Apply now

Closes in 30 days (Friday 13 November 2026 at 11:59pm)