Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship

Summary

An Early Years Apprenticeship provides a structured learning program blending practical experience with theoretical knowledge, allowing individuals to gain skills and knowledge to work with young children, while earning a wage.

Wage

£15,704 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 7am - 6pm (Min 30 hours per week)

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 5 May 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

Job Title: Early Years Educator
Reports To: Nursery Managers or, in their absence, Deputy Managers

Purpose of the Role:

To contribute as an effective member of the nursery team, ensuring a safe, caring, and stimulating environment in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), where all children are supported in their learning and development.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide a high standard of care and education, creating a nurturing, engaging, and safe environment for all children.
Support children's learning and development through age-appropriate, inclusive activities tailored to individual needs and stages.
Maintain awareness of and comply with confidentiality guidelines and data protection legislation.
Maintain a professional appearance at all times in accordance with the nursery’s dress code: Play Box uniform (polo shirt/t-shirt and fleece), black practical trousers, and appropriate footwear.
Long or pointed nails and high heels are not permitted.
Monitor and record children’s progress through learning journeys, observations, and developmental tracking, ensuring documentation is consistently up to date.
Foster strong, positive relationships with parents and carers, supporting continuity between home and nursery life.
Promote and ensure an inclusive environment that respects and accommodates all children, regardless of ability, background, or medical history.
Uphold high standards of hygiene and cleanliness throughout the nursery. Responsibilities include supporting children with toileting and nappy changes, in line with established procedures.
Assist in daily housekeeping tasks, including cleaning equipment and maintaining a tidy, organized learning environment.
Accurately complete and maintain records of any accidents or incidents as per nursery policy.
Support students on placement, offering guidance, mentorship, and feedback as appropriate.
Participate in regular team meetings, termly parent consultations, and continuous professional development activities, including staff training and annual performance reviews.
Ensure all policies, procedures, and risk assessments are read, understood, and implemented consistently.
Perform any other duties reasonably requested by the
Management Team to ensure the smooth running of the nursery.

Where you’ll work

3RD AVENUE
THE PENSNETT ESTATE
KINGSWINFORD
WEST MIDLANDS
DY6 7PP

Training

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

College or training organisation

HALESOWEN 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

This training plan has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths and English (grade 4)

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
Number skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

About this company

Play Box Nursery is uniquely positioned within The Pensnett Estate, Kingswinford. The single storey premises has been specifically designed to fulfil the requirements for Play Box Nursery and provide a light, airy and welcoming environment for children of all ages.

After this apprenticeship

After achieving a Level 3 qualification in Early Years, you can pursue various roles in childcare settings, including nursery practitioner, nursery nurse, or teaching assistant, and potentially progress to leadership roles like room leader or nursery manager.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

HALESOWEN COLLEGE

Tess Harris

tessharris@halesowen.ac.uk

01216027777

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000314929.

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Closes in 16 days (Monday 28 April 2025 at 11:59pm)

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