With over 30 years of combined experience in early years, we are proud to lead a team that’s as passionate as we are about creating a warm, welcoming environment where every child can thrive. 

What truly makes our nursery special is our dedicated and long-standing team—many of whom have built lasting, meaningful relationships with our children and families over the years. 

Our friendly and thoughtfully designed spaces are filled with engaging resources that inspire learning, play, and curiosity. Our children feel safe, happy, and valued as they explore and grow in our cosy, home-from-home environment. 

We’re proud of our strong community links, working closely with local services, schools, and the area SENCO to ensure every child receives the best possible support and a smooth transition to the next stage in their journey. 

A special touch unique to Toton is our outdoor sleeping approach for babies—nestled in prams, they benefit from peaceful rest and fresh air, helping to promote healthy, natural sleep patterns. 

Who & What is Storal?   

It’s our collective group of Nurseries that we are happily apart of here at Toton. Storal stands for high quality outcomes for children and are passionate about Early Years. Bringing your whole self is a must if that’s pink hair, being Neurospicy or having a unique pastime, we encourage it all.  Your unique self is what makes our Nursery even better. Check out our website to learn about our leaders and the expertise they bring to our Storal community.  

About the role: 
 
As an Apprentice Early Years Educator you will be a key part of keep our children safe, loved and inspired to learn.  Key activities include: 

• Applying the Storal curriculum & our pedagogy principles to our children daily 

• Seeking out learning opportunities in everyday routines such as mealtimes & transitions 

• Bond with your children and their families by engaging in meaningful moment

Essentials:

• Are 16 or over, have a passion for children and an aptitude for learning

• Minimum requirements to apply for this role are English and Maths GCSE grades 2 or E or above OR Functional Skills Level 1 or above.

• are able to commit to a full apprenticeship programme.

• are patient and friendly

• By applying for this vacancy, you have given your consent to share your information with the employer on this advert in order for your grades to be confirmed on the HM Government Personal Learning Record Service. Where grades can not be confirmed, certificates will need to be provided by the applicant

• Maximum of 40 minute drive by either car or public transport

About you: 

• A true love for child development and care 

• Able and willing to work in a team 

• Ability to communicate effectively with management, your peers and parents 

• High levels of care and empathy that every opportunity can be a learning opportunity 

Benefits:

For you -We get the basics right enhanced holidays, paid sick pay, extra wellness day off (yearly) and accessing your pay before payday with PayCaptain

Family matters - Balance starts at home Childcare Discount + Funding, compassionate leave & enhanced maternity (and more)

Health & wellness - Nourishing body & mind Partnerships with Vitality & Peppy; fertility & menopause support, gym discount, free movie tickets and more

Development - Investing in your future Micro-learning, financial stability tools & Storal Support Fund

Our community -Growing together Termly inset days, team app & Storal Awards gathering.

We pay for your DBS upfront along with reimbursing your annual update service charge

We partner with world-leading third parties such as Pay Captain, Vitality, and Peppy.

And much much more 

Curious to know more? 

We’d love to tell you more about what makes Toton so special. 

  
Storal is the highest of standards when it coming to safeguarding, the welfare of children and creating a work environment the encourages feedback-discussion-resilience. We take our role in the safety of children, our families and our team extremely seriously. As governed by the EYFS, we have a designated safeguarding lead in each setting and all staff (and volunteers) complete a through compliance checks prior to employment including employment references & DBS.