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Early Years Educator Apprentice - Brimpton House

LITTLE GARDEN DAY NURSERIES LIMITED · Kelvedon

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Pay
£16,146 a year
Hours
30 a week
Length
14 months
Starts
2 Nov 2026
Advertised closing date
31 Oct 2026
Openings
1 position
Last checked
2 hours ago

Applications are handled by LITTLE GARDEN DAY NURSERIES LIMITED directly.

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What you would do

Are you looking to develop your career within childcare? Come and join our fun and dynamic team! Develop your early years career with this fantastic opportunity in a growing, ambitious company, providing care, education and compliance for children to the highest standard. Competitive salary, uniform and lunch provided, plus other benefits.

Day to day

Brimpton House Nursery are delighted to have an opportunity for an Apprentice to join their team. As an Early Years Apprentice you will be trained on the job to give you a true representation of what it is like to work in a day nursery. You will be allocated a buddy who you will work alongside, and you will work towards undertaking the role of a key person. Within the role of Apprentice, you will attend training days with our training provider and the other days will be based at your allocated nursery.

During your apprenticeship you will be required to;

To assist team members in providing the highest standard of compliance, care and education for children, and effectively manage daily operations of the nursery, including positive partnerships with staff and parents.

To contribute ideas to planning ensuring children receive high quality of learning and development.

To liaise with nursery staff regarding children’s specific needs and requirements.

To maintain a safe, clean, and healthy environment.

To adhere to all Nursery policies and procedures

To always meet health and safety and environmental health requirements

You will work closely with your buddy to support the development of good practice with regards to inclusion. You will also observe, assess and plan interesting, stimulating, and challenging activities which links to the individual learning, development needs and abilities of the children in your care.

Rewards and Benefits*:

Annual leave starts at 24 days on top of a paid birthday day off and public bank holidays.

Annual pay review to ensure competitive salary.

Team fun days and award events to thank and celebrate our wonderful teams.

Lunch provided

Uniform provided

Progression plans for all staff

Employee assistance helpline offering confidential counselling and advisory service from qualified and trained experts 24/7, including face to face counselling sessions where needed.

*All perks are pro-rota for part time staff and subject to successful completion of probationary period. These perks may be subject to further conditions and can be withdrawn or reviewed at the discretion of the company.

What you would study

Early years educator (level 3)

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.

Training provider: REALISE LEARNING AND EMPLOYMENT LIMITED

Working week

Monday to Friday - shifts to be agreed at offer stage

What you need

  • GCSE Mathematics at grade 4 (desired)
  • GCSE English Language at grade 4 (desired)

Skills they are looking for

  • Attention to detail
  • Communication Skills
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

After the apprenticeship

You will be able to grow with Family First, with future opportunities to develop your career with us.

Where

Kelvedon, East of England (CO5).

About LITTLE GARDEN DAY NURSERIES LIMITED

The Brimpton House Nursery cares for children between the ages of birth and 5 years old. We are open Monday to Friday (Variable hours) all year round except for closure on public bank holidays. The aim of our nursery is to provide a happy, home away-from-home environment for all children in our care with emphasis on individual attention and learning through play. Our philosophy is that a child should be happy, safe and healthy in a stimulating and educational environment.

Things to consider

We conduct safeguarding checks following 'Keeping Children Safe in Education' guidelines. All nursery staff must have a current Enhanced DBS Disclosure. If you lack a valid DBS Update Service subscription, you'll need to complete a new DBS application as part of the registration process.