Early Years Apprentice

Kids Planet Day Nurseries Ltd.; Heald Green; On-site; GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading nursery group is looking for an Early Years Apprentice to join their team in Heald Green, UK. As part of the role, you will support and inspire children during their early years while receiving training to achieve a qualification in Early Years. You will learn crucial skills in safeguarding, teamwork, and nurturing positive relationships with parents. The nursery offers various benefits, including enhanced allowances, wellbeing goodies, and a friendly support team. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow in a meaningful career.

Benefits

Free breakfast, lunch, and healthy snacks

Enhanced leave for family matters

Long service awards

Birthday day off

Competitive salary and pension plan

Wellbeing goodies and staff rewards

Qualifications

• Meet minimum apprenticeship eligibility criteria.
• Pass maths and English entry assessments.

Responsibilities

• Learn to support, care for, and inspire children from birth to age five.
• Ensure the safeguarding of children.
• Work as part of a successful team.
• Build warm relationships with families.

Skills

Support and care for children

Safeguarding children

Teamwork

Communication with families

Maths and English proficiency

Job description

Overview

Early Years Apprentice - Kids Planet Cheadle Royal

Cheadle SK8 3GY, UK

Posted Thursday 5 February 2026 at 01:00

Kids Planet is an independent, family run group of nurseries providing the highest standard of nursery care across the UK.

What if your next job meant more than just work, what if it meant shaping futures, every day?

Kids Planet is a proud family-run business, we do things with heart and we’re passionate about giving every child the best possible start. No two settings are the same, but all of them are built around our shared values: care, curiosity, and a genuine love for early years.

Join Kids Planet Cheadle Royal as an Early Years Apprentice!

We’re now looking for an Early Years Apprentice to join our team, someone who’s ready to get stuck in, spark imaginations, and help children thrive. As an Early Years Apprentice, you will be enrolled on to a training programme through the Kids Planet Training Academy to gain a qualification in Early Years.

Benefits and Why Join

• Purpose built building
• Great Place to Work Certified 2025/26
• Ranked #1 UK Best Workplaces for Women 2025
• Crowned NMT’s Large Nursery Group of the Year, for the second year running
• 80% Childcare Discount – T&Cs apply

What we offer our Early Years Apprentices

• Free breakfast, lunch, and healthy snacks to fuel your day
• Accredited training through our KP Academy and bespoke training platform
• Enhanced leave for maternity, paternity, fertility, and adoption because family matters
• Wellbeing goodies, staff rewards, and fun events all year round
• Long service awards to celebrate your commitment
• Take the day off on your birthday, it’s all about you
• Competitive salary, pension plan and enhanced holiday allowance
• Friendly central support team always on hand to help

How you’ll make a difference as an Early Years Apprentice

• By learning how to support, care for, and inspire children during their earliest years, from birth to age five
• Through learning how to ensure the safeguarding of children in your care
• By learning how to work as part of a successful team
• Through building warm, trusting relationships with families through kind, open communication
• By liaising with parents on matters relating to the most important person in their world

What an Early Years Apprentice needs

• To meet minimum apprenticeship eligibility criteria, including having lived in the UK for a minimum of 3 years
• To pass maths and English entry assessments

Qualifications and Training

As a guide, Level 2 apprenticeships take approximately 15 months to complete, and Level 3 apprenticeships take approximately 18 months to complete.

We embrace everyone. Our goal is to create a truly inclusive culture and diverse workforce. We break down barriers so you can be your authentic self—and flourish!

Safeguarding and Equal Opportunity

Kids Planet is dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the well-being of children and young people. An enhanced DBS check will be required for this role. We expect all staff and volunteers to uphold this commitment, and safeguarding training is a fundamental part of every role. A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate is mandatory for all positions, and this role will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our safeguarding duties.

Kids Planet is committed to equal opportunities for all. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our staff and children. Applications are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.