Apprentice Early Years Practitioner

Summary

As an apprentice Pre-School Practitioner working with a small team, you will be expected to work with the children supporting their needs. Full training will be given to the successful candidate.

Wage

£14,918.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course

Early years educator (level 3)

Hours

Monday - Friday, shifts to be confirmed

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Tuesday 15 April 2025

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work

To work as part of the pre-school team under the direction of manager and senior staff at the pre-school. To work in accordance with the pre-school policies and procedures to provide safe, high-quality education and care for young children aged 0-5 years.

Main Duties:

To assist with the planning of the curriculum
To set up the playrooms for the daily programme and to tidy away/clean during and at the end of the session
To assist the key person to a small group of children, liaising closely with parents/carers to plan for their child’s learning and development ensuring that each child’s needs are recognised and met
To observe, monitor and keep accurate, up-to-date records of children within their key person group
To remain vigilant and advise the pre-school managers of any concerns e.g. Safeguarding & Child protection issues, Health & Safety, whilst preserving confidentiality as necessary
To prepare snacks for children whilst maintaining good hygiene practices
To teach children, offering an appropriate level of support and stimulation following the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum (EYFS)
To attend regular team meetings and adhere to any actions required to provide a quality service for both child & parent/carer
To attend in-service training courses and meetings as required
To maintain confidentiality at all times regarding any information learned that relates to the children, their families or any member of staff at Tiddlywinks Pre-school
To attend and complete work to achieve a level 3 in early years & childcare qualification

Where you’ll work

8 BAWTRY ROAD
DONCASTER
DN4 5NW

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

DN COLLEGES GROUP

Your training course

Early years educator (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Recognise when a child or a colleague is in danger or at risk of abuse and act to protect them in line with safeguarding policy and procedure.
Apply legislation, policy and procedure to protect the health, safety and wellbeing of children in the setting (for example, food safety, diets, starting solid food, allergies, COSHH, and accidents, injuries, and emergencies).
Apply the principles of risk assessment and risk management within documentation and practice.
Teach children to develop skills to manage risk and maintain their own and others safety.
Use a range of communication methods, including technology, with other professionals to meet the individual needs of the child.
Develop and maintain effective professional, collaborative relationships with others involved in the education and care of the child.
Undertake the role and responsibilities of key person.
Recognise and apply theories of attachment to develop effective relationships with children.
Provide sensitive and respectful personal care for children from birth to 5 years.
Advocate for all children’s needs, including children which require SEND or EAL support.
Promote and facilitate children’s interpersonal communication to develop their social interactions and relationships.
Support children to develop a positive sense of their own identity and culture.
Support children to understand and respond to their emotions and make considered choices about their behaviours.
Assess the responsiveness of the environment for effective child-centred experiences in line with curriculum requirements.
Create inclusive, child-centred, dynamic, innovative, and evolving physical environments both indoors and outdoors.
Create inclusive and supportive emotional environment that enables the child to feel safe, secure, respected and experience a sense of wellbeing; maintaining and prioritising the individual child’s voice.
Apply strategies that support children’s ability to manage change, transition, and significant events.
Analyse observation evidence to assess and plan holistic individual learning based on a comprehensive understanding of the child’s needs and interests.
Facilitate and support child-centred opportunities and experiences based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy.
Provide adult led opportunities and experience based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy.
Use reflection to develop themselves both professionally and personally.
Recognise when a child or a colleague is in danger or at risk of abuse and act to protect them in line with safeguarding policy and procedure.
Apply legislation, policy and procedure to protect the health, safety and wellbeing of children in the setting (for example, food safety, diets, starting solid food, allergies, COSHH, and accidents, injuries, and emergencies).
Apply the principles of risk assessment and risk management within documentation and practice.
Teach children to develop skills to manage risk and maintain their own and others safety.
Use a range of communication methods, including technology, with other professionals to meet the individual needs of the child.
Develop and maintain effective professional, collaborative relationships with others involved in the education and care of the child.
Undertake the role and responsibilities of key person.
Recognise and apply theories of attachment to develop effective relationships with children.
Provide sensitive and respectful personal care for children from birth to 5 years.
Advocate for all children’s needs, including children which require SEND or EAL support.
Promote and facilitate children’s interpersonal communication to develop their social interactions and relationships.
Support children to develop a positive sense of their own identity and culture.
Support children to understand and respond to their emotions and make considered choices about their behaviours.
Assess the responsiveness of the environment for effective child-centred experiences in line with curriculum requirements.
Create inclusive, child-centred, dynamic, innovative, and evolving physical environments both indoors and outdoors.
Create inclusive and supportive emotional environment that enables the child to feel safe, secure, respected and experience a sense of wellbeing; maintaining and prioritising the individual child’s voice.
Apply strategies that support children’s ability to manage change, transition, and significant events.
Analyse observation evidence to assess and plan holistic individual learning based on a comprehensive understanding of the child’s needs and interests.
Facilitate and support child-centred opportunities and experiences based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy.
Provide adult led opportunities and experience based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy.
Use reflection to develop themselves both professionally and personally.

Your training plan

Training will be at Doncaster College where you will access a wide range of facilities on offer
Day release 
You will undertake the level 3 Early Years Educator standard
https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/st0135-v1-3
You will undertake Functional Skills for English and/or maths if needed
Training will include paediatric first aid qualification
You will undertake both on and off-the-job training by a team of industry qualified professionals to give you the best skills, knowledge and experience that will help you become an early year's educator

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths/English (grade 4/C)

Desirable qualifications

Other in:

Food & Hygiene level 2 or 3 (grade Level 2 or Level 3)
Safeguarding & child protection (grade Pass)

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
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Team working
Creative
Non judgemental
Patience

Other requirements

You must be able to travel to and from work and college. Apprentices are paid for their normal working hours and training that's part of their apprenticeship (usually one day per week). The Apprenticeship National Minimum Wage guide is updated every April (ANMW): https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates

About this company

Tiddlywinks Pre-School is a registered charity & a limited company by guarantee run by volunteer directors & trustees with paid employee. New for January 2019 Tiddlywinks is pleased to announce that we will be taking babies & toddlers 0-2. We also continue to provide quality childcare 2-5 in a safe and nurturing environment with a highly experience & knowable team of practitioners.

After this apprenticeship

Successful completion of the apprenticeship could lead to a higher-level apprenticeship or full-time employment for the right candidate.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

DN COLLEGES GROUP

Asa Buckley

asa.buckley@don.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000308671.

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Closes in 10 days (Monday 14 April 2025 at 11:59pm)

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