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Apprentice Early Years Practitioner

Pre-School Playhouse LTD · Ruislip · posted 16 July 2026

Wage
£15,600 a year
Hours
37.5 hours a week
Duration
1 Year 6 Months
Level
Advanced (Level 3)
Standard
Early years educator (level 3)
Starts
9 August 2026
Closing date
3 August 2026
Positions
1

Apply on the official government service →No Apprentice League account needed — we never gate applications.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • To understand and respect the need for consistency of care for the children - report for duty on time
  • To assist in providing a safe, supportive and caring environment for young children in the care of Pre School Playhouse; to ensure that all aspects of each individual child’s development are given full consideration
  • To ensure that clean and hygienic standards are maintained at all times. This includes daily cleaning rotas, nappy changing and other nursery/housekeeping duties (i.e. laundry/bedding)
  • To maintain and follow all Health and Safety policies and procedures at all times
  • To develop a thorough knowledge of all of the company’s operational policies and procedures; ensuring that they are followed and respected at all times
  • To be fully up to date with the requirements of the “Early Years Foundation Stage” and ensure that your practice meets and aims to exceed the requirements
  • To be proactive in the process of activity planning, child observation and development records on a regular basis and as requested by your supervisor and Nursery Manager
  • To follow all routines, duties, timetables, rotas, record keeping activities and any other reasonable duty as requested by your supervisor or Nursery Manager
  • To ensure that communication with children, parents and the staff team is polite and courteous at all times
  • To be an effective key person to those children assigned to you and to take on other assigned responsibilities, as requested and advised by your supervisor in line with knowledge and experience
  • To maintain confidentiality about all issues related to children and their families; personal and other staff members issues and any other management or operational issues
  • Involvement and enrolment in company training courses to be undertaken and completed which may, at various times, be outside normal working hours
  • To attend all mandatory training sessions and workshops (as advised by your manager)
  • To attend staff meetings, professional development training and any other events as requested by your Nursery Manager
  • To carry out any other reasonable additional duties as requested by your supervisor and/or Nursery Manager from time to time

Your training

Example: Apprentices will be required to attend college at least x1 day per week either at Uxbridge, Harrow or Hayes Campus completing necessary mandatory training and units associated with the apprenticeship.

The apprentice will be required to complete:

  • Work towards gaining a full Qualification
  • Employment Rights and Responsibilities
  • Skills, Knowledge, and Behaviours
  • Standard and End Point Assessment
  • Functional Skills in English, maths, and ICT (if required)

Other training will be provided by the employer as required to enable the fulfilment of the job role.

Where it leads

Job opportunity upon successful completion of apprenticeship.

About Pre-School Playhouse LTD

We are a nursery and preparatory school for babies and children aged one to seven years, with an emphasis on high quality care and development. You need to be passionate about working with children in a setting where listening and communication skills are paramount

Skills they're looking for

Communication skillsAttention to detailOrganisation skillsTeam workingInitiativePatience

Entry requirements

  • GCSE maths (grade 4-9) — essential
  • GCSE English (grade 4-9) — essential

Where you'll work

  • Stafford Road, Ruislip, HA4 6PD

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