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Early Years Apprentice - The Old School House
BRIGHT STARS NURSERIES UK LIMITED
Stretchworth (CB8 9TH)
Closes in 31 days (Friday 30 October 2026) Posted on 28 September 2026
Summary
Looking to grow your career in early years education? Join The Old School House Day Nursery as an Early Years Educator Apprentice! Train towards your level 3 qualification while supporting children’s learning, play, and development in an award-winning nursery that values your passion and potential.
Wage
£16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
40 hours per week. Monday to Friday - shifts to be agreed at offer stage.
Start date
Sunday 1 November 2026
Duration
1 year 2 months
Positions available
2
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
The Old School House Day Nursery are looking for a Nursery Apprentice who have a passion to work with children and would like to undertake a level 3 qualification. To be considered for the Early Years Apprentice role you must have a love of children and a genuine warmth towards them!
Our Nursery Apprentices are part of our team who are capable individuals with a responsibility for caring for children and maintaining a high quality, stimulating learning environment. They are warm and responsive, working flexibly and effectively as part of a team to ensure the smooth running of the nursery.
- Promote positive relationships in the setting
- Promote the health, safety and well-being of the children
- Support the children’s development, learning and play
- Support key persons carrying out all related responsibilities in building relationships with a group of children and their families; once confident be responsible for a small cohort of children within the room with the support of the staff and management
- Contribute to the effectiveness of team work
To be a role model and be able to showcase high quality practice with regards to individual and group work with children
To take responsibility alongside the Nursery Management Team for the safety, security and well-being of all children, staff and visitors at all times
To ensure that safeguarding procedures are followed in line with Local Authority and Company procedures
To support the Nursery Management Team in supporting the nursery to reach an ‘outstanding’ grade with Ofsted
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Things to consider:
- No on site parking
- candidate should walk, use public transport or pay at a local carpark
- Apprentice Bonus following completion of the apprenticeship
- Uniform
- Private Health Care and Gym membership
- 60% staff discount for staff children
- Fun staff weekly incentives
- In house training and mentor
- £500 completion bonus and £1000 loyalty bonus after 1 year.
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
REALISE LEARNING AND EMPLOYMENT 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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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
- Patience
- Team working
Other requirements
DBS required after offer.
About this employer
The Old School House Day Nursery looks after 106 children from birth to five years. The nursery is located in a converted Victorian school building which has been adapted to provide a range of excellent facilities both indoors and out.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab). A full-time qualified position for the right candidate on completion of the apprenticeship.
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
REALISE LEARNING AND EMPLOYMENT LIMITED
Amanda Bambrough-Smith
jobenquiries@justapply.co.uk
0333 444 3973
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000050231.
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Closes in 31 days (Friday 30 October 2026)
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