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About the Role

As an Apprentice, you will gain valuable hands-on experience within the nursery while working towards a sought-after early years qualification. You will create a warm, safe, and engaging environment where children feel happy, supported, and inspired to learn.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of your apprenticeship journey by actively engaging in training, seeking feedback, and applying new skills to support your professional development.
• Create a warm, safe, and engaging environment where children feel happy, supported, and inspired to learn.
• Support children's learning and development through exciting, play-based activities aligned with the EYFS framework and Kïdo curriculum.
• Build meaningful relationships with children, becoming a trusted and nurturing key person in their daily lives.
• Work closely with parents and carers, sharing children's progress, achievements, and special moments.
• Help create stimulating learning environments that encourage curiosity, creativity, independence, and exploration.
• Support children of all abilities, including those with Special Educational Needs (SEN), ensuring every child feels included and valued.
• Develop your skills through mentoring, training, and hands-on experience with innovative teaching approaches and curriculum enhancements.
• Maintain the highest standards of safeguarding, health and safety, and child well being at all times.
• Collaborate with a supportive team to deliver exceptional childcare, nursery events, and enriching learning experiences.
• Benefit from ongoing professional development opportunities while building a rewarding career in early years education.

Requirements

• Must have genuine passion for Early Years and Childcare and be hardworking and keen to learn.
• Some evidence of experience with children, ideally in a nursery setting, is preferable.
• Must have the right to work in the UK.
• Must hold UK residency for the past 3 years or more.
• Current equivalent of Level 1 Maths and English is required.
• Values will align with our 3 core values - Listen, Learn and Lead.
• If shortlisted you’ll be asked to provide details of all unspent convictions prior to interview, in line with our Safer Recruitment process.
• Will process an Enhanced DBS Criminal Record check for anyone who joins the team.
• Unfortunately we are not able to support Sponsorship Application at this time.

Skills

• Early Years
• Childcare

Location

• Kido Golders Green West Heath Drive Nursery & Preschool

Work Type

• Full Time

Experience Level

• Apprentice

Education Level

• Level 2 Apprenticeship
• Level 3 Apprenticeship
• Maths and English GCSE is desirable
• Level 2 Maths and English Functional Skills test
• Level 1 Maths and English

Salary/Compensations

• £18,200 - £19,240 / year

Benefits

• 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising year on year to 30 days after 5 years service
• Your birthday off
• 100% free childcare at Kido (subject to available spaces & T&C's)
• £1000 refer a friend bonus
• Annual performance-related pay increases
• Brilliant career progression opportunities
• Company awards, celebrations and team social events
• Access to a healthcare cash plan
• Early access to pay through the Hastee app
• Perkbox discounts and savings on thousands of retailers
• Confidential employee assistance programme
• Access to our wellness hub
• Cycle to work scheme

About the Company

• Welcome to the heart of Kido, where passion, ambition, and people are at the core of everything we do!
• We encourage our team to be the best they can be. As a growing nursery group we can prioritise your development so that you’ll be ready for other positions as they arise throughout the company!

Equal Opportunity

• Kido is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children.
• Kido will ensure that our recruitment procedures meet the standards set out in our safer recruitment policy (available upon request) and our selection criteria prevents unsuitable people from gaining access to children.
• As part of our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children in our care, successful candidates are expected to undergo pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS and barred lists check.