Early Years Apprenticeship
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Company: Babraham Nursery
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Location: Cambridge, CB22 3AQ
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £16,224.00 per year
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Sector: Education and early years
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Ref: NAS-2000031065
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Application Deadline Date: 12/06/2026
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Start Date: 31/08/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: The working hours in nursery for an Apprentice are 08:45 - 17:45 Monday - Thursday (and 08:45 - 17:15 on Fridays) The Apprentice works 4 days in Nursery and has a 7-hour day at college.
Brief Description
We are seeking to recruit a Nursery Apprentice to join Babraham Nursery. The successful candidate will study towards an Early Years Practitioner or Educator Apprenticeship (Level 2 or 3) and will gain valuable on the job experience whilst undertaking a variety of nursery assistant duties.
Future Prospects
- Successful candidates can choose to start a level 2 or level 3 qualification, meaning that once complete they are able to work as a qualified staff member in a nursery
- Those who complete a level 2 are able to progress onto a level 3 to become the higher level Early Years Educator and those individuals who complete a level 3, are also able to move onto a degree level qualification
- They are able to take on further responsibilities and leadership roles within settings should they wish to
- The level 3 provides greater career progression, opening up opportunities to work within hospitals, schools and within the community to support children in varying ways
Vacancy Detail
The Apprentice works 4 days in Nursery and has a 7-hour day at college, therefore total working hours per week are either 38.5 or 39 hours depending on the college day.
As an Apprentice at Babraham you will receive excellent benefits, study support and funding, as well as longer term career development and opportunities.
The main daily duties as an Apprentice Early Years Educator include:
- To primarily be responsible with the Senior Nursery Nurse and the staff team for a group of young children
- To be flexible and willing to work with all age groups within the base rooms of the nursery, as required
- To ensure that the child’s welfare as an individual and as a member of a group is paramount at all times
- To plan, develop and supervise suitable programmes of activity to cater for the children’s educational, social, emotional, recreational and welfare needs, ensuring that each child’s individual needs are met at all times, with support from the staff team
- To liaise with the parents/carers about their child
- To have the ability to communicate well and to participate in observing children according to the Early Years Foundation Stage, with support
Other Information
Early Years Apprentices need to genuinely enjoy the company of children and have an understanding that engaging with children and interacting with them through play is key to the role. Individuals must be enthusiastic and motivated, with the ability to clearly communicate with both children, staff and parents. We provide wonderful opportunities for children and need adults that are eager to learn and that can keep up with our play and learning.
The successful apprentice will need a DBS check and must be prepared to work in all rooms with children up to 5 years of age, and they must be prepared to get messy and spend periods of time outside with the children in all weathers.
Our Apprentices are required to join our monthly staff meetings which is held in the evening. Each year we also hold special events which we ask our staff, including apprentices to attend- time off in lieu is given for completed attendance at these events.