Nursery Practitioner Apprentice

Winnersh, RG41 5EQ

Ref: VAC-01588

Type: Apprenticeship

Salary: £16,640.00 per year

Sector: Early Years

Deadline: 27/11/2025

Start Date: 08/12/2025

Working Week: 40 hours a week - Monday to Friday (shifts agreed at offer stage)

Company: Happitots Day Nursery

Positions Available: 2

Vacancy Detail

At Happitots Day Nursery we believe it takes a village to raise a child and it takes a nursery to complete the village.

As an Early Years Apprentice, you will study towards either a Level 2 or 3 Early Years Practitioner.

Duties include;

• Plan and carry out child initiated and adult led play activities supporting children’s individual needs and interests
• Provide play activities which encourage and promote children’s numeracy, literacy and language development
• Undertake the role of the key person to help children feel safe, secure and valued
• Carries out observations and use these effectively to understand the changing needs of their individual key children and plan for the interests in line with the early years foundation stage
• Carry out care routines such as nappy changing, toileting, hand washing and feeding routines with care, respect and compassion
• Work in partnership with other professionals, parents, colleagues and children to meet the individual needs of children
• Ensure the welfare, well-being and safety of children is promoted and report safeguarding issues and concerns to the person in charge
• Take an active part in the completion of their apprenticeship, meeting deadlines set by their trainer assessor and working with the dedicated mentor to develop their knowledge, skills and behaviours
• Work in a non-discriminatory way to ensure all children have equal access to opportunities

In return for hard work and dedication we offer;
Staff welfare ethos
Stamp cards
Bike to work scheme
Childcare discount
Development opportunities

Qualifications required

Maths and English GCSE 3 or above or equivalent is preferred

Personal qualities

• Enthusiastic
• Team player
• Caring

Skills required

• Confident building relationships at all levels
• Understanding of confidentiality
• Awareness of Safeguarding
• Can work to guidelines and policies
• Uses initiative

Future Prospects

You could progress to being a qualified Practitioner and beyond - choosing a career with opportunities to train while you’re working ensures career progression.

Other Information

You will need to complete an enhanced DBS

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
• Level 2 Early Years Practitioner Qualification
• Functional skills in Maths and English if required
This will be delivered by your dedicated training provider, Realise.

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Nursery Practitioner Apprentice