Childcare Apprenticeship – Alne

Alne Preschool Playgroup are looking for a Nursery Assistant Apprentice, you will be studying toward your Early Years Educator L3.

Date added 16.10.25

Job Summary

We are looking for a motivated and caring individual to join our team as a Level 2 Childcare Apprentice. This is an excellent opportunity to gain hands‑on experience in a childcare setting while working towards a Level 3 qualification. You will support the day‑to‑day care of children aged 2–4 and within after‑school 4–11, ensuring a safe, engaging, and nurturing environment where children can learn, play, and develop.

Responsibilities

Your role will include:

• To provide a safe, caring, stimulating educational environment, both indoors and outdoors, at all times.
• To help deliver an appropriate play‑based Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum that enables children to make individual progress.
• To help ensure the preschool nursery meets Ofsted requirements at all times.
• To understand and work to preschool nursery policies and procedures, including how.
• To deal with child protection issues appropriately and how to respond to incidents, accidents, complaints and emergencies.
• To plan activities which ensure each child is making good progress.
• To be a key person, monitoring and updating children’s progress by way of an app.
• To ensure records are properly maintained, e.g. accident and incident book, risk assessments.
• To undertake any other reasonable duties as directed, in accordance with the preschool aims and objectives.

Benefits

• Parking available nearby
• 5.6 weeks annual leave (pro rata where appropriate)
• Flexible hours

Key information

Start Date

04.12.25

Hours

35

Location

York YO61 1RT

Duration

18 Months

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