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Level 5 Early Years Lead Practitioner Apprenticeship

Moonlight Childcare Limited · London · posted 16 October 2026

Wage
£14,976 to £23,793.12 a year
Hours
36 hours a week
Duration
2 Years
Level
Higher (Level 5)
Standard
Early years lead practitioner (level 5)
Starts
2 January 2027
Closing date
1 January 2027
Positions
2

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  • Providing care: Ensuring children are safe and well, and responding to their needs
  • Supporting learning: Facilitating play and learning opportunities, and developing children's speech, language, and communication
  • Leading practice: Participating in and leading daily routines, and promoting best practices for observation, assessment, and planning
  • Promoting diversity and equality: Ensuring all children are included and supported
  • Complying with safeguarding: Ensuring the setting complies with all safeguarding legislation, policies, and strategies
  • Reflecting and building on practice: Using professional enquiry and action research to contribute to the setting's pedagogical approach
  • Leading other practitioners: Supporting others in developing their own practice

Your training

  • Level 5 Early Years Lead Practitioner
  • The programme offers a blended approach including virtual classrooms, webinars, work-based tasks and online assignments
  • Candidates are not required to attend college
  • You will  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

Where it leads

Room leader, management.

About Moonlight Childcare Limited

Our program fosters independence, creativity, and holistic development, creating a warm and inspiring environment where children can explore, grow, and thrive.

Things to consider

Safeguarding Statement

This authority/organisation is dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, requiring all staff and volunteers to uphold this commitment.

As part of the safer recruitment, you will require an enhanced DBS. This will be applied for by the employer if successful. 

It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

Right to Work & Residency

Requirements Applicants who are not UK nationals must meet apprenticeship funding eligibility rules, including having lived in the UK or EU for at least 3 consecutive years prior to the start date.

You must hold a valid visa that does not expire within 18 months of your apprenticeship start date. We will require a share code to verify your right to work and study in the UK.

After submitting your application, you will receive a screening form where you can securely provide your share code for eligibility checks.

Skills they're looking for

Attention to detailOrganisation skillsProblem solving skillsPresentation skillsLogicalTeam workingCreativeInitiativeNon judgementalPatience

Entry requirements

  • GCSE English (grade 4) — essential
  • T Level Level 3 Early Years Educator (grade Pass) — essential

Where you'll work

  • 141REAR WELLMEADOW ROAD, HITHER GREEN, LONDON, SE6 1HP

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