Job Description
Join Childbase Partnership and be part of something extraordinary.
Role:Early Years Apprentice.
Location:Julia Durbin Day Nursery | Oxford | OX3 7JU.
Contract:37.5 hours/week | 52 weeks/year.
Working pattern:Varied shifts Monday-Friday between 07:30-18:30.
Start date window:12th March - 17th April 2026
Salary:£7.57 per hour to start, rising to £12.24 per hour after six months in post.
Weve been delivering childcare excellence since 1989. Within our 43-day nurseries, Head Office, and Training Academy, EduBase, our ethos is simple: we all belong, we all matter, and we all contribute. We believe in careers, not jobs, supporting one another to grow and succeed.
Why join us?
1. Generous annual leave: 23 days paid leave per annum (pro-rata), rising to 28 days with length of service, plus paid bank holidays.
2. Childcare discount: 75% discount (or 40% grandparent discount) on your fees at any Childbase nursery, from day one.
3. Exclusive partner benefits: Long-service rewards, qualification bonuses and retail discounts.
4. Wellbeing support:Free meals, mental health and occupational health support, flu jabs, eye care vouchers and a free will-writing service.
5. Career development: Team inset days, access to online training in addition to your course and a permanent role as a Qualified Nursery Practitioner (subject to you successfully co...