Apprentice Nursery Practitioners

Fennies Day Nurseries; Ealing; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading early years education provider in Ealing is seeking candidates for the Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship. Responsibilities include engaging with children, supporting their development, and ensuring their well-being in a nurturing environment. Candidates should demonstrate strong communication skills, creativity, and the ability to work in a team. This role offers competitive salaries, professional development, and a focus on empathy and growth.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Annual leave increases based on length of service

1-to-1 coaching and professional development

Daily lunch provided

Qualifications

• Working towards the Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship Standard.
• Ability to create nurturing relationships with children.
• Knowledge of safeguarding policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Engage meaningfully with every child and create warm relationships.
• Support daily routines and ensure smooth operations.
• Advocate for children's needs, including those requiring SEND support.

Skills

Attention to detail

Caring

Communication Skills

Creative

Initiative

Non-judgemental

Organisation skills

Patience

Team-working

Education

Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship Standard

Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Educator

Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid

Grade 4 GCSE or equivalent in Maths and English

Job description

Overview

Welcome to our nursery in Junction Road, Ealing where a deep passion for education and the joy of learning takes centre stage. Our stunning, modern nursery has been thoughtfully designed with Early Years in mind, ensuring each child's unique needs are nurtured as they grow from little explorers to budding inventors!

Responsibilities

• Engage and interact meaningfully with every child, creating warm and nurturing relationships
• Support daily routines and ensure the smooth operation of the room
• Communicate effectively with parents, colleagues, and children, maintaining professionalism and respect
• Use statutory and curriculum documents effectively, including safeguarding
• Support the key person system, ensuring children's individual needs are met
• Ensure the health, safety, and well‑being of both children and employees
• Recognise when a child or a colleague is in danger or at risk of abuse and act to protect them in line with safeguarding policy and procedure
• Apply legislation, policy and procedure to protect the health, safety and well‑being of children in the setting (for example, food safety, diets, starting solid food, allergies, COSHH, and accidents, injuries and emergencies)
• Apply the principles of risk assessment and risk management within documentation and practice
• Teach children to develop skills to manage risk and maintain their own and others' safety
• Use a range of communication methods, including technology, with other professionals to meet the individual needs of the child
• Develop and maintain effective professional, collaborative relationships with others involved in the education and care of the child
• Undertake the role and responsibilities of key person
• Recognise and apply theories of attachment to develop effective relationships with children
• Provide sensitive and respectful personal care for children from birth to 5 years
• Advocate for all children's needs, including children which require SEND or EAL support
• Promote and facilitate children's interpersonal communication to develop their social interactions and relationships
• Support children to develop a positive sense of their own identity and culture
• Support children to understand and respond to their emotions and make considered choices about their behaviours
• Assess the responsiveness of the environment for effective child‑centred experiences in line with curriculum requirements
• Create inclusive, child‑centred, dynamic, innovative, and evolving physical environments both indoors and outdoors
• Create inclusive and supportive emotional environment that enables the child to feel safe, secure, respected and experience a sense of wellbeing; maintaining and prioritising the individual child's voice
• Apply strategies that support children's ability to manage change, transition, and significant events
• Analyse observation evidence to assess and plan holistic individual learning based on a comprehensive understanding of the child's needs and interests
• Facilitate and support child‑centred opportunities and experiences based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy
• Provide adult‑led opportunities and experience based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy
• Use reflection to develop professionally and personally

Qualifications & Learning Path

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), GCSE or equivalent in Maths and English (grade 4)
• Attention to detail
• Ca r! (caring)
• Communication Skills
• Creative
• Initiative
• Non‑judgemental
• Organisation skills
• Patience
• Team‑working

Why Fennies?

Family at our core: We are a family‑founded and run organisation whose sole purpose is to support the team to ‘Come Together’ as a community where you’re more than just a number. Fennies is part of a larger group, giving us access to world‑leading expertise in learning and development, so you can be confident your child will benefit from an experience as unique as they are.

We believe that care is as much about empathy as education, and ours is a child‑led approach that emphasises building confidence and curiosity—so that every child in our care has the freedom to flourish.

Benefits

• Salaries that match or exceed industry standards, reviewed annually, a comprehensive pension scheme and a £500 referral bonus
• Incredible incentives: Regular events such as the annual Christmas Party and a Summer BBQ, plus a daily lunch at no additional cost
• Career growth opportunities: Targeted talent mapping, professional development programmes and 1‑to‑1 coaching to help you ‘Go Further’ in your role
• Yearly increases in annual leave based on time at Fennies, along with rewards based on length of service, embodying the ‘Be All In’ spirit

Join Us

Ready to join us? Apply now and be part of a team that values empathy, learning and growth in a supportive, inclusive environment.