Early Years Educator Apprenticeship - Little Learners Nursery and Preschool
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Company: Little Learners Nursery & Pre-School
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Location: Hornchurch, RM12 5ES
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: Apprenticeship Minimum Wage
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Sector: Education and early years
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Ref: NAS-2000018864
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Application Deadline Date: 30/03/2026
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Start Date: 07/04/2026
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Positions Available: 2
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Working Week: Monday to Friday Worked in shifts, 7.00am - 7.00pm
Brief Description
To be trained to achieve the position of a Nursery Practitioner and to assist the Room Leader in all areas of daily tasks. To contribute to a high quality caring environment for children. This includes creating a warm, friendly and stimulating atmosphere in which the children can develop emotionally, socially and academically.
Training to be Provided
- You will work towards your Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification across a total duration of 18 months
- Training provider: LMP Group: https://lmp-group.co.uk/
- All online/remote learning, no classroom or college day release
- An allocated tutor will support you throughout the apprenticeship
Future Prospects
- Possible full-time position upon completion of the apprenticeship
Vacancy Detail
- Receive in-house training with online course work and regular supervisions from a nominated training provider, attending college where applicable
- Apprenticeships are for one year and all work, including Level 2 Functional Skills in English, Maths and ICT (unless the candidate holds GCSE in these subjects grade C or above) are expected to be completed within this time frame
- Attend team meetings and all out of hour’s activities
- Support all staff and engage in the team
- Under supervision provide all aspects of care for children including washing, changing and feeding
- Assist with meeting the personal and emotional needs of individual children
- Ensure the provision of a high quality environment to meet the needs of individual children from differing cultures and religious backgrounds and stages of development
- Keep rooms clean and tidy and ensure children’s folders are kept up to date
- Provide adult interaction with children in the nursery and offer stimulating and varied activities
- Be aware of the Nursery’s policies and procedures drawing particular attention to confidentiality and safeguarding
- Contribute to good standards of hygiene and cleanliness in the nursery
- Undertake such other duties and responsibilities of an equivalent nature as may be determined by the trainee’s supervisor from time to time
- Understand that as part of the training you may be required to move to other parts of the nursery
Other Information
Experience - Essential:
- One year’s recent experience of working in a care/ education early years setting
- Experience of planning, short, medium and long-term plans in an early year’s setting to meet the needs of both individual children and those in a group setting
- Experience of providing a nursery curriculum for 0-3 and / or 3-5 year olds under the EYFS
- Knowledge of the Children Act 1989 and the Care Standards 2000
- Knowledge / experience of meeting the needs of children and families
- Experience of maintaining contemporaneous accurate records