Early Years Practitioner – Apprentice
BLUEBELL DAY NURSERY BEBINGTON LTD
Apprenticeship summary
To deliver a high standard of learning, development and care for children aged 0-5 years. To ensure that the nursery is a fun, caring and safe environment for children, staff and others. To develop partnerships with parents/carers to increase involvement in their child’s development.To complete all academic aspects of the apprenticeship.
Closing date: May 25, 2026
Intermediate
- To provide a safe, caring, stimulating educational environment, both indoors and outdoors, at all times.
- To contribute/deliver an appropriate play-based Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum that enables children to make individual progress.
- To help ensure the nursery meets Ofsted requirements at all times.
- To understand and work with nursery policies and procedures, including how to deal with child protection issues appropriately and how to respond to incidents, accidents, complaints and emergencies
- To contribute/plan activities which ensure each child is working towards the early learning outcomes.
- To be a key person. Including liaising closely with parents/carers, informing them about the nursery and its curriculum, exchanging information about children’s progress and encouraging parents’ involvement.
- To ensure records are properly maintained, e.g. daily attendance register, accident and incident books, etc.
- To work in partnership with management to update and review the self-evaluation and improvement plans.
- To undertake any other reasonable duties as directed, in accordance with the nursery’s aims and objectives.
- The candidate will follow a Level 2 Apprenticeship programme and study towards a full Early Years Practitioner standard for level 2 with Cheshire College, South and West plus Nursery Induction, Policies, and room supervisions.
After completion of apprenticeship, you may be considered for the Level 3 Early Years Practitioner Apprenticeship Standard, along with development in Food Hygiene, Health and Safety and First Aid.
Employer
BLUEBELL DAY NURSERY BEBINGTON LTD
Bluebells Day Nursery is a small, family-owned business that was founded in 1997 by Helen Lloyd. We endeavour to create a home from home environment across our two nurseries to provide children with a sense of belonging, as well as ensuring that parents and carers are confident when leaving their child in our care. We have a thirty place nursery located in Bebington that each offer personal, affordable and quality childcare for all families. Our team has been carefully selected for their experience, qualifications and most importantly, their love for their job. We are motivated to make your child’s nursery days as fun and developmentally stimulating as possible!
Training
CHESHIRE COLLEGE SOUTH AND WEST
Apprenticeship standard:Early years practitioner (level 2)
