BARNEY BEARS NURSERY WEST HAM (E15 3DB) level2/Level3 Apprenticeship
BARNEY BEARS NURSERY LTD
London (E15 3DB)
Closes in 31 days (Friday 11 December 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 10 November 2026
Contents
Summary
Purpose of the role
Support the room team to provide safe, nurturing and inclusive care and learning under the direction of the Room
Leader and management team. Develop practical skills through guidance and training. Work towards your agreed
Level 2 or Level 3 early years qualification.
- Wage
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£17,680 to £28,089.10, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
Entry £17,680; midpoint £19,890; upper level £22,100 annually
- Training course
- Early years educator (level 3)
- Hours
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8.5hours per day/42.5 hours per week - 5 days per week on rota shifts.
42 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Saturday 12 December 2026
- Duration
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1 year 4 months
- Positions available
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3
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
Room support and daily practice
- Work under the direction of the Room Leader and management team.
- Follow the daily routine, company policies and procedures, staff handbook and code of conduct.
- Uphold our mission and values.
- Assist with play and EYFS activities, interacting with children and supporting their communication and social skills with guidance from experienced practitioners.
- Support children with special educational needs and disabilities and those who use English as an additional language, following guidance from the Room Leader and SENCO.
- Help with equipment, daily safety checks, snacks, laundry and cleaning. Keep the environment safe, accessible
and welcoming; clear away safely. - Support meals, sleep, personal care and transitions in line with nursery procedures and your training. Promote inclusion, kindness and positive behaviour.
Supporting children and families
- Build warm relationships with children and families and support settling in, daily care and transitions alongside
the room team. - Contribute observations and daily records through Child Paths.
- Assist with planning, reviews and handovers
under the guidance of the Room Leader or designated key person. - Take on key person responsibilities only when allocated by management after reviewing your training and competence, with agreed supervision.
- Seek support with assessments and parent meetings.
- Work with colleagues and families to support transitions between home, rooms and school.
Safeguarding and professional standards
- Safeguard children at all times. Follow child protection, whistleblowing, supervision, behaviour, health and
safety and confidentiality procedures. Record and report concerns promptly to the appropriate safeguarding lead. - Follow safe practice for medication, accidents, meals, sleep, intimate care and outings within your training and
authorisation. Raise concerns about supervision, ratios or wellbeing immediately. - Attend staff meetings, training and individual supervision. Arrive on time, work agreed shifts and support other sites as reasonably required. Communicate respectfully and represent Barney Bears professionally.
Where you'll work
Grassroots
Memorial Avenue
London
E15 3DB
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
EDEN TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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
Apprentice training responsibilities
- Complete the agreed level 2 or level 3 early years apprenticeship. Attend training, complete coursework and
assessments, and meet agreed deadlines. - Work with your tutor and workplace mentor, take part in progress reviews and apply feedback.
- Use scheduled paid training time for the agreed learning activities and raise any difficulty promptly.
Requirements
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
Essential requirements
- Willingness and ability to complete the agreed apprenticeship and meet the training provider’s entry requirements.
- A caring, patient approach; confidentiality; teamwork; clear communication; willingness to learn.
- Work with children, subject to required DBS and other checks.
- Complete induction, safeguarding and required first aid training.
Desirable experience
- Experience with children, basic knowledge of the EYFS and confidence using digital records.
- A willingness to develop through further training.
Statutory requirements and guidance
- Work in line with the current EYFS statutory framework, safeguarding, equality and data protection requirements, local safeguarding procedures and company policies.
- Management confirms supervision and ratio eligibility based on age, training, first aid, suitability and competence.
- Apprentices may be considered for ratios from age 16 under the EYFS conditions; under 17s must never care for children unsupervised.
About this employer
Our Mission
At Barney Bears Nursery, our mission is to provide a safe, secure and nurturing environment where children and
staff feel valued and experience a strong sense of belonging. We are committed to creating positive and enriching
experiences that support children's and staff's development and wellbeing, ensuring every person leaves our
nursery with happy, lasting memories of Barney Bears.
Our values
• Children First Everything we do starts with what is best for the child.
• Kindness and Belonging We create a culture of kindness, respect and trust where children, families and staff
feel valued, supported and included.
• Grow Together We learn, lead and succeed together.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Continued employment once complete apprenticeship
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
EDEN TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
Leanne Johnson
leannejohnson@eden-ts.com
01924 982874
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000063617.
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Closes in 31 days (Friday 11 December 2026 at 11:59pm)