Nursery Apprentice
BRIGHT BEGGININGS NURSERY LIMITED
Havant (PO9 2FE)
Closes in 29 days (Wednesday 2 December 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 3 November 2026
Contents
Summary
An Early Years Apprenticeship combines practical experience with training to learn how to care for and support children’s learning and development. Apprentices work in settings such as nurseries, helping plan activities, keep children safe and support their individual needs while working towards a recognised qualification.
- Wage
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£15,392 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 to Friday, 08:00 - 18:00.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 30 December 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
- Childcare and Supervision: Provide attentive care and supervision to ensure the safety and well-being of young children.
- Learning and Development: Support children’s learning, development and social skills through age-appropriate activities and play.
- Health and Safety: Maintain a clean, safe and hygienic environment in accordance with nursery policies and procedures.
- Personal Care: Assist children with toileting, nappy changing, handwashing, dressing and mealtimes as required.
- Play and Activities: Organise and participate in creative activities, storytelling, singing, outdoor play and educational games.
- Emotional Support: Encourage positive behaviour, build children’s confidence and provide comfort and reassurance.
- Communication: Communicate effectively with colleagues, parents and carers about children’s progress and daily needs.
- Safeguarding: Follow child protection procedures and report any concerns regarding a child’s welfare.
- Teamwork: Work collaboratively with nursery staff to provide high-quality care and support each child’s individual needs.
- Observation and Reporting: Monitor children’s development, record observations and report any concerns to the appropriate staff.
Where you'll work
Bright Beginnings Nursery Ltd
41 Snowberry Crescent
Havant
PO9 2FE
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
Training will be in the setting.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- english (grade C/4 or above)
- Maths (grade C/4 or above)
early years level 2 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
- Attention to detail
- Customer care skills
- Team working
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
Pass an enhanced DBS check.
About this employer
We are delighted to introduce you to Bright Beginnings Nursery Ltd. Our nursery is located in Denvilles, Havant and was officially opened by the Mayoress of Havant on 29 August 2009.
We are a family business, and Tracey has been a Primary School Teacher since 1998. We have three children; Nicholas, Harriet and Luke, and are very much aware of the delicate balance between work and family life, so the Nursery is here to help.
At the nursery we strive to support children’s development so that they may grow to be strong, independent individuals based on loving and secure relationships. The children in our care are all valued as individuals and each is an important member of Bright Beginnings Nursery. We provide a family atmosphere where they can learn through play in a safe, fun and caring environment.
The nursery is approved and registered by OFSTED meeting all the required standards. We are able to offer daily places for 40 children from 3 months until they start school.
The Baby Unit known as “Butterfly Wood” is for children between 3 months – 2 years and six months. The nursery is equipped with a dedicated nursery room for babies and toddlers with the benefit of a soundproof sleep room. This room is equipped with a Webcam monitoring system and, in addition, babies are checked every 10 minutes by a member of staff. There are also quiet areas where the children can rest comfortably undisturbed yet closely monitored.
We have a separate Pre-School Room known as “Badger Wood” for children from 2 years and six months to school age.
The nursery also provides freshly cooked food from our kitchen prepared on a daily basis by the Nursery Cook.
The nursery is surrounded by a large garden which is completely enclosed with fencing providing a safe
area for children to play in. There is a giant sand pit, a meadow trail, a vegetable patch, large attractive trees for shade with seating, a range of outdoor toys including painting, water play and numerous activities that are sometimes associated more with the indoors e.g. home corner, dressing up and even a reading area complete with log seats.
Entrance to the nursery is via a long driveway with extensive parking for parents directly in front of the building. There is also 10 designated cycle/buggy parking spaces.
http://brightbeginningsnursery.com (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
- Free or discounted refreshments
- Discounted childcare 50%
- Annual pay review
- Paid uniform/allowance
- Free on site parking
- Team social events
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
To progress up through the company to team leader or management.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SHOOTS TRAINING LIMITED
Emma Ramirez
emma.ramirez@shootstraining.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000062180.
Apply now
Closes in 29 days (Wednesday 2 December 2026 at 11:59pm)