Early Years Educator Apprenticeship
Mara Nursery · London · posted 4 June 2026
Applications closed 30 July 2026. Similar live vacancies below.
Key Responsibilities and Duties
The Early Years Apprentice will support the work of the Mara Nursery room-based staff and will include:
- Working in partnership with the room staff to provide quality activities according to the age of children.
- To safeguard and promote the safety and welfare of the children in the nursery.
- To maintain and adhere to relevant codes of practice.
- Make accurate and reflective observations based upon the individual needs, interests and stages of development of children.
- To work according to Turtles Nursery values and policies.
- To attend monthly staff meetings and receive training.
- To be flexible within the working practices of the setting.
- To respect confidentiality.
- To develop your role as a key worker.
- Specific childcare tasks- ensuring mealtimes are social, changing children as required, developing activities that are relevant to the age/stage of individual children.
Your training
Training will take place in the workplace, allowing the apprentice to learn in a real nursery environment. Additional teaching will be delivered on-site by a Development Coach, with sessions taking place once a month to support progress and development.
Where it leads
Once you have completed the Level 3 Early Years Apprenticeship, you will be offered a role as a full-time practitioner, and if you like can progress to complete L5.
About Mara Nursery
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ur beautiful, brand new, purpose-built building is light, airy and inviting with a wraparound garden for your child to enjoy.
We are located just off Whetstone High Road; we have ample parking, but we are also a short walk from Totteridge and Whetstone tube station and are well served by various bus routes.
Mara Nursery is a place with Children at the heart, inspired by the best memories of childhood everyone has. Play together, learn through risks and achieve growth.
Our highly trained, nurturing and qualified staff are constantly developing and innovating as a team. Staff knowledge and training is of paramount importance and the Nursery is committed to an ongoing professional staff development programme to ensure that we are continually up to date. All our staff are trained in Paediatric First Aid, Child Protection and Food Hygiene. So rest assured, when your child begins their journey at Mara Nursery, they are in a home from home.
Things to consider
- Clear DBS check
- References
Skills they're looking for
Entry requirements
- GCSE English (grade 4 - 9) — essential
- GCSE Maths (grade 4 - 9) — desired
Where you'll work
- 2A, Well Grove, London, N20 9BN
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