Nursery Practitioner Apprentice
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Company: Cedars Day Nursery
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Location: Aldermaston, RG7 4LR
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £16,640.00 per year
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Sector: Early Years
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Ref: VAC-01436
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Application Deadline Date: 24/10/2025
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Start Date: 27/10/2025
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: 40 hours a week - Monday to Friday (shifts agreed at offer stage)
Brief Description
If you’ve finished GCSEs or A Levels and looking for your first step on the career ladder, a role in childcare means you can gain qualifications as you work. Our Nursery Practitioner Apprentice role at Cedars Day Nursery provides a stimulating, safe and caring environment for all children, promoting equality and diversity at all times.
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
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 3 Early Years Educator apprenticeship standard, which includes:
• Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours
• Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Educator
• Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid or Level 3 Award in Emergency Paediatric First Aid
• Level 2 Functional Skills in maths and English (if required)
This will be delivered by your dedicated training provider, Realise.
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.
Vacancy Detail
At Cedars Day Nursery and Pre-School we believe it takes a village to raise a child and it takes a nursery to complete the village.
As a Nursery Practitioner Apprentice, your main responsibilities will include;
As an Early Years Apprentice, you will study towards either a Level 2 or 3 Early Years Practitioner.
Duties include;
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
Other Information
You will need to complete an enhanced DBS