Apprentice Nursery Practitioner - Playway

At Partou, we’re more than just a team, we’re a close-knit community driven by a shared passion for childcare and a deep commitment to each child’s development. As a nursery apprentice, you’ll gain hands-on experience while studying for a professional Early Years qualification, allowing you to earn while you learn in a supportive, engaging, and progressive environment. In addition to observing experienced practitioners, you’ll take on key responsibilities such as planning and maintaining children’s records, developing an understanding of safeguarding policies, and sharing responsibility for the health, safety, cleanliness, and overall well-being of the children in your care. You’ll be supported and mentored every step of the way, build meaningful relationships with children, parents, and colleagues, and help plan and deliver activities aligned with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). Apprenticeships start from £12.26 per hour (depending on age and experience) and come with a wide range of benefits, including genuine career progression opportunities, accredited training, a comprehensive pension scheme, 60% childcare discounts across all settings, enhanced maternity and paternity leave, high street discounts, a buddy referral bonus, your birthday off, and 24/7 access to health and wellbeing support and so much more!

Training:

Your full role and responsibilities will be set out by your employer. They will provide you with all of the on-the-job training you need to up-skill in your role, and your 20% off-the-job learning will be incorporated as part of your working day.
You will be working towards the Level 3 Early Years Educator apprenticeship standard, which includes:
• Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours
• Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Educator
• Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid or Level 3 Award in Emergency Paediatric First Aid
• Level 2 Functional Skills in maths and English (if required)

This will be delivered by your dedicated training provider, Realise.

Training Outcome:

Level 2 Pathway apprentices at Partou usually become qualified Nursery Assistants within 12 months of starting. After this, many move onto the Level 3 Pathway.

Employer Description:
For us at Partou, childcare isn’t just a job, it’s a journey – one where every child leads us in a unique new direction. As part of the Netherlands’ largest childcare group, we’ve access to world-leading expertise in learning and development, so you can be confident your child will benefit from an experience as unique as they are. Of course, care is as much about empathy as education, and ours is a child-led approach that emphasises building confidence and curiosity – so that every child in our care has the freedom to flourish.

Working Hours :
Monday to Friday - shifts to be agreed at offer stage.

Skills:
Communication Skills,Creative,Initiative,Non judgemental,Patience