Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

• You'll create meaningful relationships with the children, your team and with parents to provide the best service for our families
• Ensure that every child's well-being is met by providing a thriving and safe environment
• Safeguarding all children in the setting and making sure any child protection concerns are always appropriately acted upon immediately
• You will observe, monitor and support delivering activities and learning experiences linked to the EYFS
• Ensure children’s progress and achievements are regularly and effectively assessed and recorded. Including any activities, served meals and medication administered
• Meet the needs of individual children, having an awareness of any disabilities, family cultures and medical histories
• Learn and maintain high standards in the nursery
• Support and serve food to children

Where you’ll work

109 NORTH CIRCULAR ROAD, PALMERS GREEN, LONDON, N13 5EL

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

BEST PRACTICE NETWORK LIMITED

Your training course

Early years educator

Your training plan

Early Years Educator Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard:

• The programme offers a blended approach including virtual classrooms, webinars, work-based tasks and online assignments
• We use an online platform (BUD) that helps you learn the topics and skills, reflect on your practice and build your portfolio
• Candidates are not required to attend college, instead, this will include off the job training hours used throughout this apprenticeship
• These OTJH will be within working hours of Employment- e.g., 30+ hours per week = 6 hours per week OTJH, less than 30 hours is 20% OTJH
• You will also receive one-to-one support and tuition from your apprenticeship tutor, this tutor will make in person visits to you at the nursery, or schedule online meetings every 5-6 weeks

More training information

• Best Practice Network is one of the UK’s leading providers of training, development and support for education professionals
• We share the desire of every practitioner that every child, regardless of their background, should benefit from an excellent education
  We do this by working in close partnership with practising education professionals to develop and deliver high-quality CPD and qualifications that help school leaders, teachers, early years practitioners, business managers, support staff and SENCOs be the best they can be and transform the lives of children and young people

Requirements

Desired qualifications

• GCSE English Language (Grade Grade 4/C) desirable
• GCSE Maths (Grade Grade 4/C) desirable

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Communication skills
• Team working
• Creative
• Initiative
• Patience

About this company

Shiny Star Nursery was established in February 2014 and is a family ran business. We are conveniently located on North Circular Road close to many local schools, shops and have great public transport links. We are proud to have an Ofsted rating of ‘Good’, which demonstrates our commitment to excellence. At Shiny Star Nursery we provide a safe and happy, stimulating environment for children aged three months to five years old.

www.shinystarnursery.co.uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

• Once you have finished the apprenticeship, there may be an opportunity to continue working for the same company and progress on to Level 5 Early Years Lead Practitioner, EYITT, ECT or Level 3 Early Years SENCO
• Early Years Educators are found in a range of settings including day nurseries, playgroups, nursery schools, pre-schools, kindergartens, primary schools, hospitals, social care settings, out-of-school environments and local authority provision, giving you a broad range of employment opportunities