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Nursery Assistant Apprentice
Location: Kenilworth (CV8 2FT)
Closing Date: 13 days (Wednesday 28 October 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on: 14 October 2026
Summary
Kickstart your nursery career with our Early Years Educator Level 3 Apprenticeship. Enhance your skills, gain valuable experience, and brighten children's lives. Apply now to take the next step in your nursery education journey.
Wage: £16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices: After the first 12 months you will be paid the National Minimum Wage for your age if aged 19 over.
Training
Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
Hours: 5 days per week, 8am - 4:30pm. 40 hours a week
Start date: Sunday 1 November 2026
Duration: 1 year 6 months
Positions available: 1
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
As an Early Years Educator Level 3 Apprentice, your day revolves around providing nurturing care and fostering the development of young children. You'll:
- Plan and implement engaging activities aligned with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework, catering to children's individual needs and interests.
- Facilitate play-based learning experiences to promote social, emotional, and cognitive development, encouraging curiosity and exploration.
- Maintain a safe and stimulating environment, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations and promoting a nurturing atmosphere for children's growth.
- Build positive relationships with children, parents, and colleagues, fostering a supportive and inclusive environment conducive to learning and collaboration.
- Conduct observations and assessments to track children's progress, using this information to inform future planning and provide personalised support.
- Participate in team meetings and professional development sessions to enhance your skills and knowledge, staying updated on best practices in early years education.
Your typical day as an apprentice will be dynamic and rewarding, filled with meaningful interactions and opportunities for growth as you play a vital role in shaping the futures of young children.
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Where you'll work
Crackley Hall School St Joseph S Park Kenilworth CV8 2FT
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider: HEART OF ENGLAND TRAINING LIMITED
Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
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.
- 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
Essential qualifications:
- GCSE in: English (grade 4)
- Maths (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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements:
- DBS check.
About this employer
Independent nursery and school https://www.crackleyhall.co.uk/home/crackley
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay.
It is hoped but not guaranteed that a full offer of employment can be provided at the end of your apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
HEART OF ENGLAND TRAINING LIMITED
Louisa Barby
Apprenticeshiprecruitment@hoet.co.uk
01788568425
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000059033.
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Closes in 13 days (Wednesday 28 October 2026 at 11:59pm)
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