November 5, 2025

National Day Nurseries paid supported employment childcare programme (England and Wales, Veterans and Veteran Partners)

National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) have been granted funding by the Veterans’ Foundation to deliver a 16-week childcare programme, to support Veterans and partners of Veterans who might be interested in pursuing a career in childcare. Please find the project overview attached.

Details of the programme:Eligibility: 18+, unemployed or economically inactive, must either be a Veteran or partner of a Veteran
16-week paid programme (National Living Wage)
Participants are employed by NDNA as Trainee Nursery Assistants to work 16 hours per week
Training is delivered remotely during the first 4-weeks, followed by 12-weeks on placement in a childcare setting
Mentor support is provided by the Project Team throughout the programme
The project starts week commencing 05/01/2026
7 places available
As the project is delivered remotely, we can accept applicants from anywhere across England and Wales

You can find case studies on previous Trainee Nursery Assistants that we have supported here: https://ndna.org.uk/ndna-cymru/cymru-case-studies/#childcareworks

The project overview can be found HERE

The Trainee Nursery Assistant Job Description can be found HERE