Apprentice Childminder
Gemimas House Childminding · Loughborough, LE11 4TD
Early years practitioner (level 2)
This is an exciting opportunity to start your childminding career, supporting with play activities, outdoor adventures, weekly farm visits and daily routines, all while completing your Level 2/3 Early Years Apprenticeship. You will set up and down, plan activities, complete one to one support and learning journeys while tracking development.
The work
- Support with play activities learning through play, outdoor adventures and weekly farm visits
- Assist with mealtimes
- Assist with daily routines
- Setting up and setting down
- Plan activities
- Complete one to one support
- Complete learning journeys
- Track development
- Ensure all children are engaged and activities are inclusive to all their needs at all times
Training
- Attendance to Loughborough College one day per week.
- Apprenticeship session to assist with portfolio building and preparation for End Point Assessment.
- Diarised visits from dedicated Trainer/Assessor.
- Attendance to Loughborough College for an Induction Day. (Induction to take place on the last Wednesday of the month that you are enrolled, 9:30am-3pm. Confirmation of date provided upon enrolment)
- Attendance to Loughborough College for Functional Skills (if required).
- On-the-job training.
- Off-the-job training.
Training provider: LOUGHBOROUGH COLLEGE
What you come out with
Progression to L3 Early Years Educator after successful completion of the apprenticeship.
What they are looking for
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Qualifications
- Desired · GCSE English and Maths 4/C or above
Pay extras and benefits
- 28 days paid holiday including bank holidays
- Free uniform provided
- Supportive, small family-feel team
- Hands-on learning with *daily nature walks & weekly farm visits*
- Career progression to permanent qualified childminder role
- First aid training included
£12,480 a year
The employer
Gemima's House Childminding is a warm, friendly and busy home-from-home setting based in Loughborough. We provide high-quality, nurturing care for children aged 0-5 years. I was recently inspected by Ofsted in March 2026 where I received a very positive report with STRONG grading across the board.
Workplace
- 51 Buckingham Drive, Loughborough, LE11 4TD