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Nursery Nurse Apprentice

CT Skills · 443 London Road, Leicester · posted 15 October 2026

Wage
£17,680 a year
Hours
40 hours a week
Duration
1 Year 6 Months
Level
Advanced (Level 3)
Standard
Early years educator (level 3)
Starts
16 November 2026
Closing date
14 November 2026
Positions
1

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  • Providing a safe, caring, stimulating educational environment
  • Delivering an appropriate play based Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum that enables children to make individual progress
  • Helping to ensure the preschool nursery meets Ofsted requirements at all times
  • Understanding and working to preschool nursery policies and procedures, including how to deal with child protection issues appropriately and how to respond to incidents, accidents, complaints, and emergencies
  • Planning activities which ensure each child is working towards the early learning outcomes
  • Ensuring records are properly maintained, e.g., daily attendance register, accident and incident book, risk assessments
  • Liaising closely with parents/carers, informing them about the nursery and its curriculum, exchanging information about children's progress and encouraging parents' involvement
  • Working in partnership with senior management to update and review the self-evaluation and improvement plan
  • Undertaking any other reasonable duties as directed, in accordance with the preschool aims and objectives
  • Minimum of 6 hours per week spent on apprenticeship work and training

Your training

You'll attend monthly 1-2-1 meetings (online via teams every month - NO classroom OR college!) with your tutor and learn about modules including risk management, key person & attachment, learning & development, and more! You will be given a minimum of 3 hours per week to complete any apprenticeship work (assignments, research, and projects) and will receive at least another 3 hours of training from your employer.

Where it leads

As with any apprenticeship opportunity - if you prove yourself to be a valuable member of the team there is a strong chance of a permanent post within the business.

About CT Skills

Shanklin Day Nursery and Pre-school in Stoneygate, Leicester is a small, family run day nursery. They have been established since 1994 and provide a loving, stimulating and educational environment for children aged 0-5 years. Their experienced and highly qualified staff ensure that every day is fun, interesting, and rewarding at Shanklin Day Nursery.

Skills they're looking for

Communication skillsCreativeCustomer care skillsInitiativeLogicalNon judgementalPatienceProblem solving skillsTeam working

Entry requirements

  • GCSE None required (grade None required) — desired

Where you'll work

  • 443 London Road, Leicester, LE2 3JW

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