Apprentice Nursery Practitioner - N Family Leatherhead

N Family - Leatherhead · Leatherhead

EducationAdvanced Level 3On-site

What will you be doing day to day?

As an Apprentice Nursery practitioner, you will have the opportunity to rotate around the nursery rooms and Forest School, gaining hands-on experience in all areas of our nurseries.

This, coupled with your apprentice training in Early Years, will equip you with all the skills, experience and qualification to apply to progress into a qualified educator role with us. This Apprenticeship will be for level 3 early years educator depending on experience. From there, you can develop your career at N, opting for a managerial route, or pursuing a specialism in an area that excites you. This role is for multiple positions due to the growth of the business.

The role is a full-time position (40h working week, 6 hours of which is spent on learning).

Day to day you will learn to:

  • Support your team in the delivery of basic childcare routines
  • Be responsible for the delivery of our 'learning through play’ educational ethos
  • Innovate with activities and constantly challenging your children’s learning and development
  • Build and maintain excellent relationships with parents
  • Promote child welfare and ensure safeguarding procedures are followed- Work a flexible shift pattern within the opening hours (7am-7pm)

What can we offer you?

£20,717 for Level 3 early years educator

Funding of your apprenticeship

You’ll be part of N Academy which could put you on track for an EY degree once your apprenticeship is complete

Performance related bonus of up to £750 per year (once working within ratio)

Up to 32 days holiday a year (including bank holidays, 1 day off for your birthday and 3 days during Christmas and New Year) to start (rises with length of service)

Free daily lunch and drinks

Personal development fund of £100 per year

Professional development, specialisms, coaching and mentoring through our N Academy

Annual clothing allowance of £100 (no uniform)

Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, Adoption and Shared Parental leave pay for all team members after 2 years continuous service with N

5 days full sick pay and, depending on individual circumstances, we may offer up to 5 days discretionary leave

Paid training including 2 inset days per year

Childcare discount of 10%, rising to 25% when you become a Nursery Manager

Emergency childcare: 6 back-up childcare days in any of our nurseries

There's more…

Round the world trip and 2 weeks additional holiday for 5 years’ service.

Refer a friend bonus of £500 (plus other incentives) for existing and ex-employees.

Amazing wellbeing benefits including one wellbeing week per term, Headspace premium membership, free counselling, 10% ClassPass membership discount, hardship fund

Season pass loan and cycle to work scheme

To become an apprentice, you must:

Be 16 or over.

Not already be in full-time education.

As an apprentice you’ll:

Complete an Early Years apprenticeship standard.

Have regular one to one sessions with a dedicated trainer either remotely or through visits to your workplace.

Learn and train for a specific job.

Get paid and receive holiday leave.

Get hands-on experience in a real job.

Study for at least 20% of your working hours.

Complete assessments during and at the end of your apprenticeship.

Be on a career path with lots of future potential.

Be entitled to a TOTUM membership, find out more here About TOTUM | TOTUM UK

For more information about Inspiro Learning’s apprenticeship delivery and what it entails please click here to watch a short video.

Skills required


• Passionate and positive
• Reliable, hardworking and ready to learn lots!

Qualifications required

GCSE preferred but not essential Grade A-C Maths/English

Training you'll get

This Apprenticeship will be for level 3 early years educator depending on experience.


As an apprentice you’ll:

Complete an Early Years apprenticeship standard.

Have regular one to one sessions with a dedicated trainer either remotely or through visits to your workplace.

Learn and train for a specific job.

Get paid and receive holiday leave.

Get hands-on experience in a real job.

Study for at least 20% of your working hours.

Complete assessments during and at the end of your apprenticeship.

Be on a career path with lots of future potential.

Be entitled to a TOTUM membership, find out more here About TOTUM | TOTUM UK

For more information about Inspiro Learning’s apprenticeship delivery and what it entails please click here to watch a short video.

Future prospects

This vacancy is for a permanent position within N Family Nursery upon the successful completion of the apprenticeship programme.

The essentials

Hours, commitment and the dates that matter.

Hours 40 hours per week
Roles available 1
Posted 10 Aug 2026
Interviews 10 Aug 2026
Starts Sep 2026
Apply by 28 Sep 2026

Training provider

Inspiro

Delivers the training for this role and manages your application.

Where you'd be based

KT22 7FJ

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