Nursery Assistant Apprenticeship

Are you seeking an apprenticeship within the Early Years Sector? Do you have experience working with children but have no formal qualifications in childcare? Or do you wish to gain experience and earn at the same time? If the answer is yes, then this role is for you.

Wage: £16,640 to £26,436.80, depending on your age

Training course: Early years educator (level 3)

Hours: Monday - Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm, shifts may also be rotated. 40 hours a week

Start date: Wednesday 29 July 2026

Duration: 1 year 6 months

Positions available: 2

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

What you'll do at work

Duties for this position entail the following:

• Safeguarding all children within the establishment
• Assisting with mealtimes and preparation
• Monitoring children's well-being (ensuring any issues are reported within the staff book and passed on to the safeguarding officer)
• Liaise with parents and carers regarding feedback on children's daily activities
• Ensuring the nursery is well-maintained and tidy
• Assisting with toilet training
• Promoting the well-being of children

Where you'll work

650 Finchley Road
London
NW11 7NT

Training

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

Training provider:
NEXTSTEP TRAINING LIMITED

Training course:
Early years educator (level 3)

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.