Drapers House Nursery Apprenticeship

This apprenticeship at Drapers House Nursery offers the opportunity to begin a rewarding career in early years within a nurturing, nature-inspired setting. You will work alongside experienced practitioners to support children's learning, development, and emotional wellbeing, while gaining hands-on training and a recognised qualification.

What you'll do at work

• Support children with play, learning, and daily routines in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)
• Work alongside experienced practitioners to create a safe, nurturing, and stimulating environment
• Help plan and set up engaging activities, including outdoor and nature-based learning
• Observe children’s development and contribute to records and learning journeys
• Support children’s emotional wellbeing, encouraging confidence, independence, and resilience
• Assist with personal care routines such as mealtimes, toileting, and rest times
• Promote positive behaviour and model kind, respectful interactions
• Maintain a clean, organised, and welcoming learning environment
• Communicate positively with colleagues and build strong relationships with children

Where you'll work

336
Philip Lane
West Green
London
N15 4AB

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider
BEST PRACTICE NETWORK LIMITED

Training course
Early years educator (level 3)

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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.