Childcare Apprenticeship Level 3
PLAYDAYS DAY NURSERY & NURSERY SCHOOL LTD
West Kensington, W14 9HB
Closes in 18 days (Wednesday 25 September at 11:59pm)
Posted on 12 March 2024
Contents
Summary
Working in a childcare setting with children ranging from ages 0 - 5. You will be working towards an Advanced Diploma Early Years. Your apprenticeship will last for 13 months. This apprenticeship requires dedication, commitment and punctuality for you to be successful.
- Annual wage
- £9,984 a year
- Training course
- Early years educator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, shifts to be confirmed.
30 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Wednesday 9 October
- Duration
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1 Year 1 Month
- Positions available
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1
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
- Working in a childcare setting with children ranging from ages 0-5
- Completing a variety of day-to-day childcare tasks to ensure that children’s needs, welfare and education is catered for. This can include helping children to learn numeracy and language skills through games, take part in singing, role play and story telling and more
- Also, being able to liaise with external customers, parents, to provide a high level of service for the childcare setting
- Meets the care needs of the individual child such as feeding, changing nappies and administration of medicine
Where you’ll work
13 Barton Road
West Kensington
W14 9HB
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
SWIFT ACI
Your training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
Your training plan
- You will be working towards an Advanced Diploma Early Years and a first aid qualification
- Your apprenticeship will last for 13 months, where you will be supported by a dedicated assessor throughout your apprenticeship, as well as a mentor and other staff within the nursery
- This apprenticeship requires dedication, commitment and punctuality for you to be successful
- This apprenticeship will open doors to a variety of future roles and career paths within the childcare sector
- Training will take place in the workplace
- You will need to attend online training with your assessor for 10 days out of your 13-month apprenticeship, for your classroom-based learning and you will be working within the nursery for the rest of the time with the support of your dedicated childcare assessor
- Undertaking Paediatric First Aid training as required
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- English (grade C/4 and above)
- Maths (grade C/4 and above)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
About this company
Playdays have 2 branches in West Kensington operate very much as 1 nursery. Playdays ‘Sunshine’ Baby room and ‘Rainbows’ Toddler room are located in Barton Road. The children then transfer to a Pre-school class in Comeragh Road at around 2.5 years. The same ethos and planning structure remains the same in both nurseries.
After this apprenticeship
Developed into a Level 3 practitioner, with the potential of a position upon successful completion. Other prospects could include applying for:
- Room Leader positions
- Possible management training
- Springboard into Primary Education
- Paediatric nursing
- Continuous development in the current nursery setting
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SWIFT ACI
Kirsty McDougall
kmc@swiftcc.co.uk
02031371470
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000237208.
Apply now
Closes in 18 days (Wednesday 25 September at 11:59pm)
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