Apprentice Nursery Practitioner
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Company: Next Steps Nursery
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Location: Leicester, LE19 4AT
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £20,800.00 per year
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Sector: Education and early years
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Ref: NAS-2000046831
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Application Deadline Date: 21/08/2026
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Start Date: 14/09/2026
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Positions Available: 2
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Working Week: Monday - Friday: Hours to be confirmed based on weekly rotas.
Brief Description
This is an exciting opportunity for an apprentice to join Next Steps Nursery, gaining skills and knowledge to become a high-quality nursery practitioner. Our nursery provides a warm, friendly and stimulating atmosphere where you will be coached to support the children’s emotional, social and educational development.
Training to be Provided
- A mixture of blended learning in the workplace and taught delivery every other Friday at the Loughborough College
- Diarised visits from dedicated Trainer / Assessor
- Attendance to Loughborough College for an Induction Day (Induction to take place on the last Wednesday of the month that you are enrolled, 9.30am - 3.00pm. Confirmation of date provided upon enrolment)
- Attendance to Loughborough College for Functional Skills (if required)
- On-the-job training
- Off-the-job training
Future Prospects
From an Apprentice to level 3 qualified and further opportunities to gain higher apprentice qualifications up to a level 5 degree, if desired by the candidate.
Vacancy Detail
- Gaining knowledge, understanding and practical experience of day care in the early years setting
- Work under supervision to provide all aspects of early years care, interacting, role modelling, teaching and following all policies and procedures
- Gain an awareness of purposeful planning
- Gain an awareness of a high quality curriculum and how to deliver this in every day practice
- Work alongside qualified staff, be a team player using initiative, building up to working on your own initiative, after learning what to do and when
- Learn all about safeguarding policies and follow the details of the policy at all times
- Learn and understand the Whistleblowing policy when needed
- Attend all mandatory training
- Ensure the provision of a high quality environment meets the needs of all individual children from differing cultures and religious backgrounds, and stages of development
- Be aware of all fire and evacuation procedures
- Learn and uphold all Health and Safety whilst at work
- Complete college assignments on time, allocated hours will be given to support this
Other Information
Applicants must enjoy spending time with children and have an abundance of patience with an attitude of ‘give it a go’, especially reading stories to young children and singing songs for them.