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Canopy Nursery St Albans: Childcare Apprentice
Wage
£16,640 a year
Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday (shifts range between 7:30AM - 6PM)
40 hours a week
Start date
Thursday 13 August 2026
Duration
1 year 6 months
Positions available
1
About the Role
Canopy Nursery St Albans are looking for a new Childcare Apprentice. You will be studying toward your Early Years Educator Apprenticeship Level 3.
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
This role is ideal for someone beginning their career in childcare who would like to gain practical experience while working towards a recognised Early Years qualification.
The apprentice will support experienced practitioners in providing high-quality care and education, helping to create a safe, nurturing, and stimulating environment where children can learn, grow, and thrive.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
- Support the planning and delivery of engaging activities that promote children's learning and development in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)
- Assist in creating a safe, stimulating, and inclusive environment for all children
- Work alongside practitioners to observe children and support the recording of their development and progress
- Support daily routines including play, mealtimes, toileting, and rest periods
- Build positive and respectful relationships with children, parents, and colleagues
- Ensure high standards of hygiene, cleanliness, and organisation within the nursery environment
- Follow nursery policies and procedures, including safeguarding and health and safety requirements
- Attend and actively participate in training sessions and coursework required for the apprenticeship programme
- Work as part of the nursery team to maintain a welcoming and supportive atmosphere
Employee Benefits
- Highly competitive salary to be reviewed annually
- Childcare discount up to 40%
- 4 (quarterly) complimentary team building/wellbeing activities a year
- Refer a friend bonus £250 (if friend passes 3-month probation)
- Employee of the month prizes
- Additional annual leave for birthday (after 1-year of service)
- Level 3 room-based practitioners annual £1000 bonus if continuously employed during full appraisal period
- Free nearby parking
- Free uniform and initial DBS
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Where You'll Work
Bricket Wood
St Albans
AL2 3QR
Training Details
Training provider
PARAGON EDUCATION & SKILLS LIMITED
Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
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What You'll Learn
- 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.
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Training Schedule
At Shaping Lives, we are dedicated to one mission: helping nurseries like yours nurture future generations through high-quality early childhood education. As a trusted training provider, we specialise in developing skilled, passionate educators who make a meaningful difference in the lives of children aged 0–5. Whether you're looking to enhance your current team's skills or recruit new talent, we’re with you every step of the way. Upon completion of this 18-month apprenticeship, you will have obtained your Early Years Educator Level 3 Apprenticeship.
Training will include paediatric first aid qualification.
Essential Qualifications
- Childcare/Health & Social Care (grade Pass)
- GCSE English (grade )
- GCSE Maths (grade Pass)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Creative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other Requirements
The closing date guidance, if a successful candidate is found before the advertised dates, the advert will close early.
Canopy Children’s Nursery St Albans is a dedicated Nursery School which provides high quality day care childcare and early years education in Bricket Wood St Albans as well as surrounding areas such as Watford, Garston, Kings Langley, Radlett and Abbots Langle
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
There is a possibility of being offered a full-time role after successful completion of the apprenticeship.
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
PARAGON EDUCATION & SKILLS LIMITED
Gemma Campbell
gemma.campbell@knovia.co.uk
07984513366
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000034349.
Closes in 22 days (Thursday 6 August 2026)
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