Level 5 apprentice practitioner

  • Company: HATCHELL WOOD PRE-SCHOOL
  • Location: Doncaster, DN3 1JP
  • Type: Apprenticeship
  • Salary: £11,778.00 per year
  • Sector: Education and early years
  • Ref: NAS-2000016626
  • Application Deadline Date: 28/03/2026
  • Start Date: 30/03/2026
  • Positions Available: 1
  • Working Week: The working hours are 30 hours per week, with shifts scheduled between 7:15am and 5:45pm.

Brief Description

Join Hatchellwood Preschool as a Level 5 Apprentice Practitioner! Support children in a warm, caring wraparound/preschool setting in Doncaster. 30 hours a week, great team environment, and strong progression opportunities. Start your childcare career with real impact!

Training to be Provided

The Level 5 Early Years Lead Practitioner apprenticeship develops strong leaders who guide day-to-day practice, support staff, and deliver high-quality, child-centred provision. Training blends online learning, coaching, projects and employer-led development, finishing with an assessment that showcases your skills for progression into senior early years roles.

Future Prospects


  • Progression into higher-level early years roles

  • Opportunities for promotion within the setting

  • Stepping into roles that involve leadership, coaching, and operational responsibility (e.g., senior practitioner, room leader, deputy manager, manager)

Vacancy Detail


  • Work in line with the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage, Teacher Standards (Early Years), and all Hatchell Wood Preschool policies

  • Oversee the efficient running of the preschool nursery and deliver a high-quality service

  • Ensure a safe, caring, stimulating educational environment indoors and outdoors at all times

  • Act as a key person for a small group of children, liaising closely with parents/carers and meeting each child’s individual needs.

  • Identify and report safeguarding concerns to the manager/deputy manager

  • Teach children, providing appropriate support and stimulation.

  • Attend staff meetings

  • Attend in-service training, courses and meetings as required.

  • Maintain full confidentiality regarding children, families, and staff.

  • Work in partnership with external statutory and voluntary agencies

  • Work with the committee to update and review self-evaluation and preschool improvement

  • Undertake any other reasonable duties aligned with the preschool’s aims and objectives

  • Support the efficient running of the preschool and wraparound service

  • Ensure the environment remains clean, safe, and stimulating at all times

Other Information


  • Level 3 Childcare qualification or above

  • Level 3 Safeguarding Certificate

  • Paediatric First Aid

  • Grade 4 Maths and English

  • Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

  • At least 12 months working within a setting

Ready to start your adventure?