Apprentice Early Years Practitioner

Early Years Apprentice

Position: Early Years Apprentice

Location: 58 Allen Road, London, N16 8RZ

Salary: £12.71 per hour, Minimum 20 hours per week

Start date: Monday 21 September 2026

Duration: 1 year

Positions available: 1

Training provider: EDEN TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Training course: Early years practitioner (level 2)

What you'll do at work

• Hours: Minimum 20 hours per week, including paid learning/study time.
• Responsibilities:
  • Support babies and young children through a range of transitions and significant events.
  • Recognise when a child is in danger, at risk of serious harm or abuse and explain the procedures to be followed to protect them.
  • Identify risks and hazards in the provision and during off-site visits.
  • Use prevention and control of infection techniques.
  • Use equipment, furniture and materials safely and securely.
  • Encourage children to be aware of personal safety and the safety of others.
  • Promote health and wellbeing in the provision.
  • Carry out respectful care routines.
  • Communicate with all children, including those for whom English is an additional language and those with additional needs.
  • Extend children’s development and learning.
  • Encourage babies and young children to use a range of communication methods.
  • Work with colleagues to identify and plan educational programmes.
  • Implement and review activities to support children’s play, creativity, social development and learning.
  • Observe children, assess, plan and record the outcomes.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.