Early Years Practitioner Apprentice
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Company: Bright Sparks
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Location: Crosby, Liverpool, L23 5TX
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £320.00 per week
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Sector: Early Years
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Ref: VAC-02127
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Application Deadline Date: 31/05/2026
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Start Date: 04/06/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Monday to Friday - Hours to be decided
Brief Description
Bright Sparks has an opportunity for an Early Years Apprentice in their Ofsted Outstanding setting, based in the welcoming Claremont House, a spacious Victorian mansion within St Mary’s School. It offers a warm, creative environment where children can learn and thrive and is a great opportunity to join a passionate and energetic Early Years team.
Qualifications Required
GSSE at grade 4 and below in Maths and English is desired but no essential.
Personal Qualities
To be caring and nurturing
Patient
Kind
Reliable and responsible
Caring
Positive
Enthusiastic
Respectful
Trustworthy
Skills Required
Communication skills
Child observation skills
Supporting learning through play
Care and personal care skills
Teamworking skills
Safeguarding awareness
Professionalism
Training to be Provided
Your full role and responsibilities will be set out by your employer. They will provide you with all of the on-the-job training you need to up-skill in your role, and your 20% off-the-job learning will be incorporated as part of your working day.
You will be working towards the Level 2 Early Years Practitioner apprenticeship standard, which includes:
• Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours
• Functional skills in Maths and English if required
This will be delivered by your dedicated training provider, Realise.
Future Prospects
To progress onto a higher level of Early Years qualification and or gain fulltime employment.
Vacancy Detail
This is a great opportunity to kickstart your career working with children at Bright Sparks, a supportive and friendly nursery environment in Crosby, Liverpool.
In this role, you’ll be helping to support children’s learning and development while making sure their day-to-day care needs are met. You’ll play a key part in creating a safe, happy space by promoting health, safety, and wellbeing, as well as following safeguarding procedures at all times.
Building positive relationships with the children will be at the heart of what you do, alongside working closely with parents and carers to support each child’s progress. You’ll also be part of a team that supports one another, following policies and procedures to ensure the best possible care and learning environment.