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Apprentice Nursery Practitioner - Butterflies
JUST CHILDCARE LIMITED
20 Kingsmead Road (CH43 6TB)
Closes in 29 days (Friday 30 October 2026)
Posted on 10 September 2026
Wage
£19,125.60 a year
Hours
From 30 hours a week
Monday - Friday - shifts to be agreed at offer stage.
Start date
Monday 2 November 2026
Duration
1 year
Positions available
1
Summary
Are you passionate about working with children? If so, you’ll be a perfect addition to our family! We are currently recruiting for a nursery practitioner in our Butterflies Day Nursery! As a nursery apprentice, you will have the opportunity to observe childcare workers in the nursery as they teach, communicate and play with little ones.
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
At Partou, we’re more than just a team - we’re a close-knit community driven by a passion for childcare and a strong commitment to each child’s individual development. Our apprenticeship programme offers a fantastic opportunity to train as an Early Years Practitioner while working towards a professional qualification, allowing you to earn while you learn in a supportive, engaging, and progressive environment. Alongside observing experienced practitioners, apprentices take on meaningful responsibilities such as planning and maintaining children’s records, developing an understanding of safeguarding policies, and sharing responsibility for the health, safety, cleanliness, and overall wellbeing of the children.
You’ll be supported and mentored every step of the way by qualified staff, build strong relationships with children, parents, and colleagues, and help plan and deliver activities in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).
We offer a competitive hourly wage starting from £12.26 (depending on age and experience), along with a wide range of exciting benefits including genuine career progression opportunities, access to accredited training, a comprehensive pension scheme with employer contributions, 60% childcare discounts across our settings in England, enhanced maternity and paternity leave, high street discounts, a buddy bonus scheme, a paid day off on your birthday, and 24/7 access to health and wellbeing support through a professional counselling helpline - and so much more.
Where you'll work
20 Kingsmead Road
CH43 6TB
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
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Training provider
REALISE LEARNING AND EMPLOYMENT LIMITED
Training course
Early years practitioner (level 2)
What you'll learn
- 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.
- Types of abuse including: domestic, neglect, physical, emotional, and sexual abuse.
- Identify risks and hazards in the provision and during off-site visits relating to both children and staff and visitors and follow reporting procedures.
- Use prevention and control of infection techniques for hand washing and food preparation and hygiene.
- Use equipment, furniture and materials safely and securely.
- Encourage children to be aware of personal safety and the safety of others and develop personal hygiene practices.
- Promote health and wellbeing in the provision.
- Carry out respectful care routines appropriate to the development, stage, dignity and needs of the child.
- Communicate with all children, including those for whom English is an additional language and those with additional needs.
- Extend children’s development and learning through verbal and non-verbal communication.
- 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, share results accurately and confidentially.
- 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.
- 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.
Training schedule
Your full role and responsibilities will be set out by your employer. They will provide you with all of the on-the-job training you need to up-skill in your role, and your 20% off-the-job learning will be incorporated as part of your working day. You will be working towards the Level 2 Early Years Practitioner apprenticeship standard, which includes:
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- Functional skills in maths and English if required
This will be delivered by your dedicated training provider, Realise
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
- GCSE in: Mathematics (grade 4)
- English Language (grade 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
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Organisation skills
- Patience
Other requirements
This role is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
About this employer
For us at Partou, childcare isn’t just a job, it’s a journey – one where every child leads us in a unique new direction. As part of the Netherlands’ largest childcare group, we’ve access to world-leading expertise in learning and development, so you can be confident your child will benefit from an experience as unique as they are. Of course, care is as much about empathy as education, and ours is a child-led approach that emphasises building confidence and curiosity – so that every child in our care has the freedom to flourish.
https://partou.co.uk/nurseries/
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay.
Level 2 Pathway apprentices at Partou usually become qualified Nursery Assistants within 12-months of starting. After this, many move onto the Level 3 Pathway.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
REALISE LEARNING AND EMPLOYMENT LIMITED
Denise Mcguire
Denise.Mcguire@realisetraining.com
0333 444 3973
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000052942.
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Closes in 29 days (Friday 30 October 2026)
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