Early Years Educator Apprenticeship - Little Learners Nursery and Preschool

  • Company: Little Learners Nursery & Pre-School
  • Location: Hornchurch, RM12 5ES
  • Type: Apprenticeship
  • Salary: Apprenticeship Minimum Wage
  • Sector: Education and early years
  • Ref: NAS-2000018864
  • Application Deadline Date: 30/03/2026
  • Start Date: 07/04/2026
  • Positions Available: 2
  • 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

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