Early years practitioner apprenticeship

Apprentices follow safeguarding and EYFS policies, support children’s care and learning, maintain safe environments, assist with planning, complete observations and records, uphold confidentiality, promote equality, and help ensure the nursery runs safely, smoothly, and in line with all procedures.

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

Requirements

• Understand and adhere to the settings' safeguarding policies and procedures to keep children safe and secure at all times, and ensure others at the setting are adhering to the policy
• Deal with child protection issues, reporting any concerns to the Designated Safeguarding Lead/Deputy for the setting and record factual information accurately
• Report any safeguarding concerns about any adult working in the setting to the manager following the setting's policy and procedures regarding whistleblowing
• Adhere to the requirements of the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage and Ofsted
• Adhere to the settings code of conduct
• Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and fully set out a stimulating and attractive child care environment for the children according to the weekly planning, ensure health and safety is maintained, and complete the daily indoor and outdoor risk assessment if requested
• Ensure rooms are left clean and tidy at the end of each day
• Contribute to the weekly planning for children if requested by the room leader
• Have day-to-day responsibility for health and safety and the care of the children in your designated room within the setting
• Ensure confidentiality with regard to the staff, parents and children is adhered to at all times
• Work with the staff within your designated room, in such a way as to offer the children high-quality care, education, attention, stimulation and support as outlined in the EYFS framework
• Work in conjunction with the Management and Early Years Team to plan a high-quality curriculum that meets relevant legislation and the children’s individual needs
• Providing an environment that is warm, secure and welcoming, ensuring that the children and families using the setting receive the highest standards of learning care and development in early years provision
• Act as a key worker/person to a group of children in your room if requested
• Completing weekly observations on your key children using the Tapestry system, in accordance with their next steps
• Create challenging and relevant next steps for your key children each term
• Complete termly assessments for your key children using the Development Matters 2021 Guidance if requested
• Have a high awareness of the setting’s policies and procedures and ensure these are carried through by you during everyday tasks
• Ensure the needs of Special Educational Needs (SEN) children are met in conjunction with the settings SENCO. Referring specifically to our SEN Policy and adhering to the requirements of this
• Ensure non-discriminatory behaviour and equality is maintained within the day care environment and promotes diversity, and that the setting's equal opportunity policy is adhered to at all times
• The following records need to be maintained:
  • Child Attendance Registers and staff signing in sheets
  • Daily risk assessment safety check
  • Day Dairies for babies
  • Accident/incident forms
  • Medicine consent forms
  • Learning Journeys are to be completed accurately by all staff
  • Observations are regularly undertaken, assessed and future next steps set to inform planning
• You must ensure that all these records are accurately completed by you and are subject to spot checks by the management team