Wendy Jamieson-Franks, owner of Daisychain in Brighton, was forced to make payments in arrears to make up the minimum wage to a staff member employed as an NVQ 3 apprentice.
She said the 17-year-old never started her college course and subsequently left.
Ms Jamieson-Franks told Nursery World, 'I had a student on a placement for NVQ level 2. She didn't want to stay on at college and asked if she could do her NVQ level 3 as an apprentice in my nursery. I contacted the local college who put me in touch with a company who arranged external training.'
The student took a test for numeracy and literacy, which showed she would need to meet minimum requirements before starting the course.
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