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Level 3

Early Years Educator Apprentice

SQUIRRELS DAY NURSERIES (BROXBOURNE) LTD · Turnford

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Pay
£12,480 a year
Hours
30 a week
Length
18 months
Starts
9 Nov 2026
Advertised closing date
30 Oct 2026
Openings
2 positions
Last checked
an hour ago
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What you would do

The successful apprentice will be supporting to provide a safe, happy, and well-disciplined learning environment, which enables our children to acquire a wide range of knowledge, skills, and practical abilities.

Day to day

  • Working in one of our rooms, explorers, and reporting to room leader, deputy manager and nursery manager.
  • Engaging with children through their everyday play and social interactions and following curriculum.
  • Read stories and singing songs.
  • Messy and sensory activities.
  • Help support team through everyday cleaning and washing routines.
  • Continuous risk assessment of environment and reporting to room leader.
  • Supporting children in their growing independence, such as hand washing, putting on own clothes, coats, and shoes and toilet training etc.
  • Learn how to change nappies.
  • Help plan and set up activities around children’s growing interests, both indoors and outdoors.
  • Supporting children through mealtimes and sleep routines.
  • Recording of accidents and medicines with room leader guidance.
  • Parent partnerships.
  • Possible keyperson role after progression of expectations.
  • Follow policies and procedures of the nursery.

What you would study

Early years educator (level 3)

Working towards completing Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship Standard. Work based learning with regular 1-to-1s and monthly workshops with Assessor at Hertford Regional College Broxbourne Campus.

Training provider: HERTFORD REGIONAL COLLEGE

Working week

Hours to cover 8.30am to 6.00pm, Monday to Friday, in accordance to business need. 1 hour unpaid lunch.

What you need

  • GCSE English at grade 4-9 (essential)
  • GCSE Maths at grade 4-9 (essential)

Skills they are looking for

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Team working
  • Patience
  • Approachable
  • Enthusiasm
  • Positive Attitude
  • Kind nature
  • Punctual and Reliable

After the apprenticeship

There will be opportunities for progression and a permanent position subject to performance.

Where

Turnford, London (EN10).

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About SQUIRRELS DAY NURSERIES (BROXBOURNE) LTD

Squirrels Nursery Broxbourne is a 84 place nursery. A purpose-built large building houses 4 rooms equipped and resourced for differing age ranges. A very large garden surrounds the building allowing for exciting outdoor learning opportunities. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in March 2018. The nursery continues to thrive for excellence and outstanding care and education for babies and children aged 3 months to 5 years.

Things to consider

Working hours between 30-40 hours per week.

Reference 2000045735.

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