Early Years Apprenticeship

Summary

Lancaster Lodge is a homely nursery where children are at the heart of everything we do! We are looking for individuals to join our team to support the growth of the nursery! We provide a warm and welcoming working environment, social staffing events, uniform, competitive wage and opportunities for further training and enhancement of training!

Wage

£15,704 a year

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Attendance reward system

Training course

Early years practitioner (level 2)

Hours

Monday-Friday- 9am-6pm or similar on agreed rota with college day release.

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 7 April

Duration

1 year 3 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

An average working day will involve you meeting and greeting children and their parents, providing care in accordance with the child’s care needs and the daily routine, providing and supporting a range of activities and opportunities both indoors and outdoors for children to learn and develop through play and discovery, key working with a small number of children alongside the child’s buddy (2nd key person) and supporting the team in day-to-day tasks including risk assessments and caring for the environment. Care plans take place, such as nappy changing, bottle feeding and assisting the children in settling to sleep, as well as the educational plans.

Where you’ll work

LANCASTER LODGE CHILDCARE LTD
LANCASTER WAY BUSINESS PARK
ELY
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB6 3NX

Training

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

College or training organisation

CAMBRIDGE REGIONAL COLLEGE

Your training course

Early years practitioner (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents

Support babies and young children through a range of transitions.e.g moving onto school, moving house or the birth of a sibling
Recognise when a child is in danger, at risk of serious harm or abuse and explain the procedures to be followed to protect them. Types of abuse including: domestic, neglect , physical, emotional, and sexual abuse.
Identify risks and hazards in the work setting and during off site visits.relating to both children and staff
Demonstrate skills and understanding for the prevention and control of infection, including hand washing, food preparation and hygiene, dealing with spillages safely, safe disposal of waste, using correct personal protective equipment.
Use equipment, furniture and materials safely, following the manufacturers’ instructions and setting’s requirements.
Encourage children to be aware of personal safety and the safety of others and develop personal hygiene practices (including oral hygiene).
Promote health and wellbeing in settings by encouraging babies and young children to consume healthy and balanced meals, snacks and drinks appropriate for their age and be physically active through planned and spontaneous activity throughout the day, both indoors and outdoors.
Carry out respectful care routines appropriate to the development, stage, dignity and needs of the child, including eating (feeding and weaning/complimentary feeding), nappy changing procedures, potty/toilet training, care of skin, teeth and hair and rest and sleep provision.
Communicate with all children in ways that will be understood, including verbal and non-verbal communication.
Extend children’s development and learning through verbal and non-verbal communication.
Encourage babies and young children to use a range of communication methods.
Use a range of communication methods to exchange information with children and adults.
Work with colleagues to identify and plan enabling environments, activities (both indoors and outdoors), play opportunities and educational programmes (both adult led and child initiated) to support children’s holistic development through a range of play, creativity, social development and learning.
Implement and review activities to support children’s play, creativity, social development and learning and clear up after activities.
Observe children, assess, plan and record the outcomes, sharing results accurately and confidentially in line with expected statutory framework and setting’s requirements.
Use learning activities to support early language development.
Support children’s early interest and development in mark making, writing, reading and being read to.
Support children’s interest and development in mathematical learning including numbers, number patterns, counting, sorting and matching.
Support the assessment, planning, implementation and reviewing (the graduated approach) of each baby’s and young child's individual plan for their care and participation.
Work in ways that value and respect the developmental needs and stages of babies and children.
Use feedback, mentoring and/or supervision to identify and support areas for development, goals and career opportunities.
Work co-operatively with colleagues, other professionals and agencies to meet the needs of babies and young children and enable them to progress.
Work alongside parents and/or carers and recognise their role in the baby’s/child’s health, well-being, learning and development.
Encourage parents and/or carers to take an active role in the baby’s/child’s care, play, learning and development.
Demonstrate how to share information with parents/carers about the importance of healthy balanced diets, looking after teeth and being physically active.
Support babies and young children through a range of transitions.e.g moving onto school, moving house or the birth of a sibling
Recognise when a child is in danger, at risk of serious harm or abuse and explain the procedures to be followed to protect them. Types of abuse including: domestic, neglect , physical, emotional, and sexual abuse.
Identify risks and hazards in the work setting and during off site visits.relating to both children and staff
Demonstrate skills and understanding for the prevention and control of infection, including hand washing, food preparation and hygiene, dealing with spillages safely, safe disposal of waste, using correct personal protective equipment.
Use equipment, furniture and materials safely, following the manufacturers’ instructions and setting’s requirements.
Encourage children to be aware of personal safety and the safety of others and develop personal hygiene practices (including oral hygiene).
Promote health and wellbeing in settings by encouraging babies and young children to consume healthy and balanced meals, snacks and drinks appropriate for their age and be physically active through planned and spontaneous activity throughout the day, both indoors and outdoors.
Carry out respectful care routines appropriate to the development, stage, dignity and needs of the child, including eating (feeding and weaning/complimentary feeding), nappy changing procedures, potty/toilet training, care of skin, teeth and hair and rest and sleep provision.
Communicate with all children in ways that will be understood, including verbal and non-verbal communication.
Extend children’s development and learning through verbal and non-verbal communication.
Encourage babies and young children to use a range of communication methods.
Use a range of communication methods to exchange information with children and adults.
Work with colleagues to identify and plan enabling environments, activities (both indoors and outdoors), play opportunities and educational programmes (both adult led and child initiated) to support children’s holistic development through a range of play, creativity, social development and learning.
Implement and review activities to support children’s play, creativity, social development and learning and clear up after activities.
Observe children, assess, plan and record the outcomes, sharing results accurately and confidentially in line with expected statutory framework and setting’s requirements.
Use learning activities to support early language development.
Support children’s early interest and development in mark making, writing, reading and being read to.
Support children’s interest and development in mathematical learning including numbers, number patterns, counting, sorting and matching.
Support the assessment, planning, implementation and reviewing (the graduated approach) of each baby’s and young child's individual plan for their care and participation.
Work in ways that value and respect the developmental needs and stages of babies and children.
Use feedback, mentoring and/or supervision to identify and support areas for development, goals and career opportunities.
Work co-operatively with colleagues, other professionals and agencies to meet the needs of babies and young children and enable them to progress.
Work alongside parents and/or carers and recognise their role in the baby’s/child’s health, well-being, learning and development.
Encourage parents and/or carers to take an active role in the baby’s/child’s care, play, learning and development.
Demonstrate how to share information with parents/carers about the importance of healthy balanced diets, looking after teeth and being physically active.

Your training plan

The apprentice will come to Cambridge Regioanl College once a week and then work alongside a work mentor in the nursery

Paediatric First Aid- Full Certificate
Basic Child Protection Training- Certificate

There are additional courses that would be provided to support both the apprentice and the nursery. These may include things like further safeguarding courses, training around specific age ranges, babies, 2-3’s or preschool, further training around how children learn, for example, schema’s and how to support these.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 3 or D)
Maths (grade 3 or D)

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
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience
Physical fitness

Other requirements

If the applicant has the grades and ability to do the Early Years Educator they will be consider to be signed up to the Early Years Educator level 3

About this company

Lancaster Lodge Childcare Ltd is a family run private children’s day nursery which opened in February 2013. We are located on the edge of the Lancaster Way Business Park, we cater for children from 0-5yrs within 3 separate rooms, Seedlings 0-2yrs, Sunflower's 2-3yrs & Garden Room 3-4yrs. Lancaster Lodge is a homely nursery where children are at the heart of everything we do! We take inspiration from The Curiosity Approach and Hygee. We enjoy exploring the seasons and the natural world!

After this apprenticeship

A level 2 Early Years Practitioner can progress further in their Early Years career to an unlimited range of roles with the correct further training and experience.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CAMBRIDGE REGIONAL COLLEGE

Camilla

01223 418778

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000306974.

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