Apprentice Early Years Educator

Summary

What A Hoot Day Nurseries provide high quality, flexible care for parents trying to balance work and home life. Your role as an Apprentice Early Years Educator will be to assist with and provide safe, high-quality care and play based education for young children whilst meeting the individual needs of every child attending the setting.

Wage

£16,685.50 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

National Apprentice wage from April £7.55 per hour.

Training course

Early years educator (level 3)

Hours

Average of 42.5 hours a week. 30 minute unpaid lunch break. Shift patterns to cover opening hours Monday to Friday – 7.30am – 6.00pm

42 hours 30 minutes a week

Possible start date

Monday 12 May

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

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

Daily duties:

To show initiative when assisting with the daily routine and daily activities and to have the ability to observe children’s next steps in learning and plan for this appropriately.
To be able to work effectively as part of a team.
To assist with the planning of the curriculum using the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum for guidance.
To provide the highest standard of care to all children in a safe, caring and stimulating environment.
To help to set up the playroom(s) for the daily programme and to help tidy away at the end of the session.
To act as a key person to a small group of children, liaising closely and building an effective relationship with parents/carers and ensuring each child's needs are recognised and met.
To work in partnership with parents ensuring continuity of care for their children.
To communicate verbally on a daily basis with parents with regard to their child’s welfare and development.
To communicate effectively to the Nursery Manager/Deputy over any concerns e.g. over children, parents or the safety of equipment, preserving confidentiality as necessary.
To engage appropriately with the children, offering an appropriate level of support and stimulating play experiences.
To ensure that children are kept safe and when to follow child protection procedures.
To support mealtimes within the setting encouraging independence and a healthy eating approach.
To actively participate at team meetings, supervisor meetings and appraisal meetings.
To attend training courses as required and to take responsibility for your professional development.
To keep completely confidential any information regarding the children, their families, or other staff, which is acquired as part of the job.
To be aware of and adhere to all the setting’s operational policies and procedures, e.g. health and safety, fire precautions, dropping off and collection of children, food safety, cleanliness of the setting etc.
To display children’s work appropriately and imaginatively.
To promote the nursery to current parents and potential customer.
To undertake any other reasonable duties as directed by the Nursery Manager, in accordance with the setting’s business plan/objectives.

Where you’ll work

2-4 forster Avenue
Bedlington
NE22 6EW

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

DERWENTSIDE COLLEGE

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

All training for the Early Years Educator Level 3. Apprenticeship Standard will be delivered in the workplace. Apprentices must successfully complete a first aid qualification in line with the requirements of the EYFS Framework.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4/C)
Maths (grade 4/C)

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
Presentation skills
Administrative skills
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

About this company

What A Hoot Day Nurseries provide high quality, flexible care for parents trying to balance work and home life. Our nurseries cover Blyth and Bedlington. Our fees are competitive against other providers in the area, we are the first full day care provider in Blyth offering full wraparound care, including, breakfast club, full and part-time sessions and after school facilities. Our staff have been very carefully selected to provide the highest possible standard of care and education, ensuring both you and your child have a happy and fun-filled time with us. We have a robust set of policies and procedures that all staff understand and implement on a daily basis. We have been registered by Ofsted, ensuring that we meet all of the statutory requirements in the care and development of children aged 0-12 years.

https://whatahootdaynursery.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

There are opportunities for progression within the role for the right candidate upon successful completion of the apprenticeship.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

DERWENTSIDE COLLEGE

Apprenticeship Recruitment Team

apprenticeships@derwentside.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000307446.

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Closes on Wednesday 30 April 2025

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