Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprentice

Summary

Have you completed your Level 2 Early Years qualification and looking to progress in an Apprenticeship? If your answer is yes, then we have an amazing opportunity for someone to progress to their Level 3 Early Years Educator apprenticeship.

Wage

£13,741 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course

Early years educator (level 3)

Hours

Monday to Friday, shifts TBC between 07:30 - 18:00

35 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

1 year 8 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

Working with children aged 0-5
Assist with planning, preparing and delivering quality play opportunities within a safe and caring environment
Providing comprehensive care for the children
Setting up the play space including moving furniture and play equipment
Providing refreshments and ensuring that hygiene, health and safety standards are met
Administering first aid when necessary
Consulting with children and involving them in planning activities
Helping with administration, where necessary
Encouraging parental involvement
Facilitating good communication with all members of the organisation, parents, and schools
Undertaking appropriate and relevant training
Keeping the work environment healthy, safe and secure
Working within the framework of the policies and procedures

Where you’ll work

1 Blake Street
Accrington
BB5 1RE

Training

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

College or training organisation

BLACKBURN 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

Training will take place at Blackburn College, once a week:

Blackburn College
Feilden Street
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB2 1LH

Requirements

Essential qualifications

Other in:

Childcare/Early Years (grade Level 2)

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
Initiative
Previous experience
Approachable
Friendly
Flexible
Can manage workload

About this company

We aim to provide a safe, nurturing and enabling environment for children to grow and develop to the best of their abilities. We encourage children to learn through creative play to be resilient, capable, confident and self-assured.

After this apprenticeship

Progression to the next level apprenticeship/working as a qualified practitioner.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BLACKBURN COLLEGE

Apprenticeships Team

apprenticeships@blackburn.ac.uk

01254 292500

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000315139.

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Closes on Friday 22 August 2025

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