Early Years Apprentice

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 8 May 2026
LOCATION
Woodville
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Entry-level
CATEGORY
Childcare
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SKILLS

Childcare Early Years Education Communication Teamwork Patience Empathy Safeguarding Commitment to Learning

FULL DESCRIPTION

Early Years Apprentice

Nursery: Woodville Nursery School, Blacksmith's Lane, Woodville, Derbyshire DE11 7EF

Hours: Monday - Friday, Full Time

Salary: £7.55 per hour

About the Role

As an Apprentice Early Years Educator you will be a key part of keeping our children safe, loved and inspired to learn. Key activities include:

  • Applying the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] curriculum & our pedagogy principles to our children daily
  • Seeking out learning opportunities in everyday routines such as mealtimes & transitions
  • Bond with your children and their families by engaging in meaningful moments

Essentials

  • Are 16 or over, have a passion for children and an aptitude for learning
  • Minimum requirements to apply for this role are English and Maths GCSE grades 2 or E or above OR Functional Skills Level 1 or above.
  • are able to commit to a full apprenticeship programme.
  • are patient and friendly
  • By applying for this vacancy, you have given your consent to share your information with the employer on this advert in order for your grades to be confirmed on the HM Government Personal Learning Record Service. Where grades can not be confirmed, certificates will need to be provided by the applicant
  • Maximum of 40 minute drive by either car or public transport

About You

  • A true love for child development and care
  • Able and willing to work in a team
  • Ability to communicate effectively with management, your peers and parents
  • High levels of care and empathy that every opportunity can be a learning opportunity

Benefits

For you: enhanced holidays, paid sick pay, extra wellness day off (yearly) and accessing your pay before payday with PayCaptain

Family matters: childcare discount + funding, compassionate leave & enhanced maternity (and more)

Health & wellness: partnerships with Vitality & Peppy; fertility & menopause support, gym discount, free movie tickets and more

Development: micro-learning, financial stability tools & [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Support Fund

Our community: termly inset days, team app & [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Awards gathering.

We pay for your DBS upfront along with reimbursing your annual update service charge. We partner with world-leading third parties such as Pay Captain, Vitality, and Peppy. And much much more.

About [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

It’s our collective group of Nurseries that we are happily a part of here at Woodville. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] stands for high quality outcomes for children and are passionate about Early Years. Bringing your whole self is a must if that’s pink hair, being Neurospicy or having a unique pastime, we encourage it all. Your unique self is what makes our Nursery even better. Check out our website to learn about our leaders and the expertise they bring to our [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] community.

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is the highest of standards when it comes to safeguarding, the welfare of children and creating a work environment that encourages feedback-discussion-resilience. We take our role in the safety of children, our families and our team extremely seriously. As governed by the EYFS, we have a designated safeguarding lead in each setting and all staff (and volunteers) complete thorough compliance checks prior to employment including employment references & DBS.

How to Apply

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