Childcare Apprenticeship
| Posting date: | 26 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £7.55 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 December 2025 |
| Location: | SE20 7BE |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Swift ACI |
| Job type: | Apprenticeship |
| Job reference: | Ladybird Nursery Penge |
Summary
Ladybird Nursery- Anerley
They are dedicated to providing the children in their care with a strong foundation for life, and believe that a quality Early Years education provides children with the best opportunity to achieve their full potential whilst at nursery and in their futures. They offer a safe, stimulating, challenging and imaginative environment both indoors and outdoors in which children will be encouraged to become independent and confident learners.
They aim to provide a happy, caring and homely environment in which each child’s potential can be nurtured, and where there is time for joy and laughter in learning together. Through praise, encouragement and focusing on each child’s strengths, passions and interests, they support children in developing a positive self-image so that they can achieve their very best physically, emotionally, socially and intellectually.
They aim to treat and value all of their children as individuals, and to celebrate diversity by respecting and appreciating everything that makes each child unique. Their staff promote a welcoming environment where diversity and values are respected. They believe that respect for others enables our children to be well prepared for life outside the Nursery environment.
https://www.ladybirdnurseries.org.uk/
The main responsibilities of this job role will include:
* Working towards Level 3 Childcare Apprenticeship.
* Supporting the development of the childcare provision.
* Providing an excellent range of activities that ensures that the child learns whilst having fun.
* Being a team player.
* Providing challenging and stimulating activities for all children
* Taking part in First Aid training as required
* Responsibility for equal opportunity in delivery, access and attitude in aspects of service delivery
* Working with teams across the nursery setting
* Supporting children’s learning and development.
* Preparing and maintaining the environment and resources for the children.
* Preparation of food for breakfast, snack and afternoon tea.
* Supporting children’s self-help needs.
* Being creative and enthusiastic.
* Following Safeguarding rules and regulations to also meet the Standard of the Childcare Apprenticeship.
Level 3 Early Years Educator:
Your Apprenticeship will last for 14 months. You will be supported by Lead Support Coaches throughout your Apprenticeship, as well as a mentor within the nursery. You will be working full time in the nursery. Your classroom days will be based online as a remote session which you will need to be fully available for, and your main childcare apprenticeship work will be done in a nursery local to you.
You will Maths and English GCSE at Grade 4 or above or equivalent Functional Skills Level 2 and be living in the UK for a minimum of 3 years in order to be eligible.
Expected Career Progression:
Developing into a Level 3 practitioner, with the potential of a full time position upon successful completion. Other prospects could include applying for :
Continuous development in current nursery setting,
* Room Leader positions, management etc
* Springboard into primary education
* Paediatric nursing
and many more.........
They are dedicated to providing the children in their care with a strong foundation for life, and believe that a quality Early Years education provides children with the best opportunity to achieve their full potential whilst at nursery and in their futures. They offer a safe, stimulating, challenging and imaginative environment both indoors and outdoors in which children will be encouraged to become independent and confident learners.
They aim to provide a happy, caring and homely environment in which each child’s potential can be nurtured, and where there is time for joy and laughter in learning together. Through praise, encouragement and focusing on each child’s strengths, passions and interests, they support children in developing a positive self-image so that they can achieve their very best physically, emotionally, socially and intellectually.
They aim to treat and value all of their children as individuals, and to celebrate diversity by respecting and appreciating everything that makes each child unique. Their staff promote a welcoming environment where diversity and values are respected. They believe that respect for others enables our children to be well prepared for life outside the Nursery environment.
https://www.ladybirdnurseries.org.uk/
The main responsibilities of this job role will include:
* Working towards Level 3 Childcare Apprenticeship.
* Supporting the development of the childcare provision.
* Providing an excellent range of activities that ensures that the child learns whilst having fun.
* Being a team player.
* Providing challenging and stimulating activities for all children
* Taking part in First Aid training as required
* Responsibility for equal opportunity in delivery, access and attitude in aspects of service delivery
* Working with teams across the nursery setting
* Supporting children’s learning and development.
* Preparing and maintaining the environment and resources for the children.
* Preparation of food for breakfast, snack and afternoon tea.
* Supporting children’s self-help needs.
* Being creative and enthusiastic.
* Following Safeguarding rules and regulations to also meet the Standard of the Childcare Apprenticeship.
Level 3 Early Years Educator:
Your Apprenticeship will last for 14 months. You will be supported by Lead Support Coaches throughout your Apprenticeship, as well as a mentor within the nursery. You will be working full time in the nursery. Your classroom days will be based online as a remote session which you will need to be fully available for, and your main childcare apprenticeship work will be done in a nursery local to you.
You will Maths and English GCSE at Grade 4 or above or equivalent Functional Skills Level 2 and be living in the UK for a minimum of 3 years in order to be eligible.
Expected Career Progression:
Developing into a Level 3 practitioner, with the potential of a full time position upon successful completion. Other prospects could include applying for :
Continuous development in current nursery setting,
* Room Leader positions, management etc
* Springboard into primary education
* Paediatric nursing
and many more.........