Nursery Apprentice

Be welcomed into a fun and dynamic team and supported by your own individual mentor & management team.

Learn on the job skills, educating our little monkeys, equipping you to become a qualified nursery practitioner.

What you'll do

• Learn how childrens play can support further development & education
• Make relationships with staff, parents & children
• Met childrens individual care needs
• Research & apply early years theories to support childrens learning

After the apprenticeship

Become a qualified Level 3 Nursery Practitioner, with opportunities to succeed within our nursery & progress within your role.

Future opportunities could lead to the teaching profession, social work, early help assistants and much more.

Skills

• Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Customer care skills
• Team working
• Creative
• Initiative
• Non judgemental
• Caring & nurturing nature

Qualifications

• Desired: GCSE, English (grade 4 or above)
• Desired: GCSE, Math (grade 4 or above)

Things to consider

• Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
• Two suitability references

Benefits

• Monthly attendance bonus
• Staff wellbeing program
• Staff training
• Staff meals
• Staff celebration days eg Christmas & Summer get togethers
• Additional day off for your birthday

About the employer

Little Cheeky Monkeys are a small company running across to locations. Our first nursery opened in 2006, in the strive to provide childcare and education of a difference. Since opening the nursery has be awarded OUTSTANDING from OFSTED three times. In January 2019, the company opened their second nursery in Intack, Blackburn. Working within the Blackburn with Darwen area, the nursery has an exceptional reputation and too an incredible nursery learning environment which encourages children to be curious, active and become school ready, whilst also continuing to become nurtured & well cared for.

Apprenticeship details

• Course: Early years educator (level 3), Education and early years

• Apprenticeship level: Advanced (level 3)

• Training provider: PARENTA TRAINING LIMITED

• Expected duration: 1 Year 6 Months

• Hours: 40 hours a week. Working week: Monday to Friday, between the hours of 7.30am - 5.45pm*.

• additional training evenings.

• Start date: 8 November 2026

• Positions available: 2

• Wage: £16,640 a year