Apprenticeship in Early Years Educator
| Posting date: | 29 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £7.55 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 February 2026 |
| Location: | London, |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Swift ACI |
| Job type: | Apprenticeship |
| Job reference: | Sam Morris Nursery |
Summary
Sam Morris Nursery Ethos
At the Sam Morris Nursery their caring and committed team understand the importance of providing rich early years experiences for future successes. In a safe and nurturing environment they install a love of learning through play, challenge and exploration. Strong relationships are built with families so everyone feels welcomed valued and respected and children’s voices are heard and parents feel supported.
Values
Happiness – secure relationships with key workers to ensure children’s emotional wellbeing and strong relationships with families so individual needs and interests are met.
Security – children, their families and staff’s safety and security is maintained through clear systems for safeguarding, vigilant staff and providing a safe and nurturing environment where children learn to take and manage risks.
Kindness – all members of the nursery community are valued and treat each other with kindness. Children follow golden rules and are encouraged to use good manners to show they care for one another.
Collaboration and partnership – parents are encouraged to take an active role and offer their expertise and take part in nursery life. In partnership they run many nursery events. In partnership with each other they are able to help children develop securely.
Individuality – children’s interests are encouraged and included in the planning of activities. They embrace the different cultures and experiences that children can enrich the nursery with and promote their understanding of what makes them unique.
Communication – clear communication is essential to the running of the nursery. Daily feedback is given and received at key points in the day. As well as ongoing reports on children’s development from key worker observations.
Community – we are integrated within the local community and provide our families with a welcoming and warm environment to be a part of. We use the local facilities and demonstrate to the children how they are part of the community.
Respect – we treat everyone with respect and courtesy.
Confidence – through a secure and caring environment children gain confidence to explore who they are and feel able to confidently make choices and express themselves.
Independence – wherever possible we model and encourage children to develop a growing sense of independence in their attitudes and abilities.
Learning – through the EYFS, characteristics of effective learning, the children’s interests and from our cultural capital we promote learning through play. Their provision is a based on a monthly topic cycle.
British values – Their nursery promotes the 5 British values through their daily practice and Early Years Curriculum.
https://www.sammorrisnursery.com/ethos-and-values
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.
Apply today!!!!!
Swift Childcare is an award-winning apprenticeship provider with over 10 years of experience, offering high-quality training, dedicated mentoring, and strong pastoral support to help individuals from all backgrounds succeed in the childcare sector. We are proud to foster an inclusive environment that welcomes and supports candidates from all walks of life.
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At the Sam Morris Nursery their caring and committed team understand the importance of providing rich early years experiences for future successes. In a safe and nurturing environment they install a love of learning through play, challenge and exploration. Strong relationships are built with families so everyone feels welcomed valued and respected and children’s voices are heard and parents feel supported.
Values
Happiness – secure relationships with key workers to ensure children’s emotional wellbeing and strong relationships with families so individual needs and interests are met.
Security – children, their families and staff’s safety and security is maintained through clear systems for safeguarding, vigilant staff and providing a safe and nurturing environment where children learn to take and manage risks.
Kindness – all members of the nursery community are valued and treat each other with kindness. Children follow golden rules and are encouraged to use good manners to show they care for one another.
Collaboration and partnership – parents are encouraged to take an active role and offer their expertise and take part in nursery life. In partnership they run many nursery events. In partnership with each other they are able to help children develop securely.
Individuality – children’s interests are encouraged and included in the planning of activities. They embrace the different cultures and experiences that children can enrich the nursery with and promote their understanding of what makes them unique.
Communication – clear communication is essential to the running of the nursery. Daily feedback is given and received at key points in the day. As well as ongoing reports on children’s development from key worker observations.
Community – we are integrated within the local community and provide our families with a welcoming and warm environment to be a part of. We use the local facilities and demonstrate to the children how they are part of the community.
Respect – we treat everyone with respect and courtesy.
Confidence – through a secure and caring environment children gain confidence to explore who they are and feel able to confidently make choices and express themselves.
Independence – wherever possible we model and encourage children to develop a growing sense of independence in their attitudes and abilities.
Learning – through the EYFS, characteristics of effective learning, the children’s interests and from our cultural capital we promote learning through play. Their provision is a based on a monthly topic cycle.
British values – Their nursery promotes the 5 British values through their daily practice and Early Years Curriculum.
https://www.sammorrisnursery.com/ethos-and-values
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.
Apply today!!!!!
Swift Childcare is an award-winning apprenticeship provider with over 10 years of experience, offering high-quality training, dedicated mentoring, and strong pastoral support to help individuals from all backgrounds succeed in the childcare sector. We are proud to foster an inclusive environment that welcomes and supports candidates from all walks of life.
Legal Disclaimer
This job advertisement, together with all text, imagery, structure, and associated materials (collectively, the “Content”), constitutes proprietary and confidential intellectual property belonging exclusively to Swift. The Content is provided solely for internal use by authorised Swift employees for legitimate recruitment purposes.
Unauthorised copying, reproduction, modification, distribution, publication, or reuse of the Content—whether in whole or in part—by any external recruitment agencies, job boards, websites, organisations, or individuals is expressly prohibited. No rights, licences, or permissions are granted or implied without the prior written consent of Swift.
Any unauthorised use, dissemination, or creation of derivative or unapproved versions of this advertisement may constitute a breach of copyright, intellectual property laws, and/or contractual rights. Swift reserves the unequivocal right to initiate and pursue legal proceedings, without further notice, against any party found to be misusing or unlawfully exploiting the Content.