Early Years Practitioner Apprenticeship

Duties and responsibilities:

• Provide high quality care and activities for children which recognise both individual and group requirements
• Work alongside parents and other family members and make them feel welcome
• To commit to continuous professional development opportunities as deemed necessary.
• Monitor, identify and evaluate areas of improvement
• Deliver childcare in a way that meets parents’ needs and work in partnership with them providing high levels of customer care at all times
• Interact and support children of all age groups as required
• Ensure the highest standard of child safety is always paramount within the nursery
• Complete relevant paperwork associated with the children and nursery requirements · Nappy changing
• Supporting mealtimes
• Outdoor play
• Planning of activities and care
• Setting up and clearing away activities
• Child observations
• Some cleaning duties will also be involved

Apprentices will be allocated a Trainer Assessor and training will be
planned and delivered in conjunction with the employer to meet the
individual needs of the apprentice.
The apprentice will spend 20% of their working hours in off the job
activities and training.
On the job and off the job training will be delivered in the
workplace.

Possible progression on to Level 3 Early Years Educator
Apprenticeship and/or a permanent position within the company.