Early Years Specialist Apprenticeship

ARMADILLOS NURSERY AND PRESCHOOL LTD

LONDON, SE5 9QJ

Closes on Sunday 6 April 2025

Posted on 7 February 2025

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Summary

•Working in a childcare setting with children ranging from ages 0–5. •You will be working towards an Advanced Diploma Early Years •Your apprenticeship will last for 14 months •This apprenticeship requires dedication, commitment & punctuality for you to be successful.

Wage
£11,778 a year

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Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Apprentices are required to be flexible to meet the needs of the business, and punctuality is key. Working as part of a team and using own initiative are essential. The average working week will be 30 plus hours, Monday - Friday, shifts TBC.

30 hours a week

Possible start date

Sunday 20 April

Duration

1 year 2 months

Positions available

2

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

  • Creating fun, engaging and safe environment for the children.
  • Teaching within the EYFS requirements
  • Partaking in a range of indoor and outdoor activities.
  • Supporting the children with a range of self-care needs such as feeding and personal hygiene.
  • Communicating with other team members and parents.
  • Working in a childcare setting with children ranging from ages 0–5.
  • Also, being able to liaise with external customers, parents, and provide a high level of service for the childcare setting. 

Where you’ll work

23 EASTLAKE ROAD

LONDON

SE5 9QJ

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

SWIFT ACI

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

Level 3 Advanced Diploma Early Years Educator 

  • You will be working towards an Advanced Diploma Early Years
  • Your apprenticeship will last for 14 months, where you will be supported by a dedicated assessor throughout your apprenticeship, as well as a mentor and other staff within the nursery.
  • This apprenticeship requires dedication, commitment & punctuality for you to be successful.
  • This apprenticeship will open doors to a variety of future roles & career paths within the childcare sector.
  • Training will take place in the workplace.
  • You will need to attend online training with your assessor for 1 day a week for the first 8 weeks of your 14-month apprenticeship, for your classroom-based learning and you will be working within the nursery for the rest of the time with the support of your dedicated childcare assessor.
  • You will complete a qualification in paediatric first aid

More training information

  • Apprenticeship is 14 months in duration.
  • Working in a nursery setting full time, min 30hrs a week.
  • Attending online group classroom session 1 day a week for the first 8 weeks.
  • Updating online portfolio in a timely manner to meet deadlines.
  • Training Schedule will be communicated once Candidate is successful.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • Maths & English (grade C/4 or above)

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
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness

Other requirements

You will need to attend online training with your Tutor for 1 day a week for the first 8 weeks of the apprenticeship. A laptop/PC will be essential for your online classroom-based learning. You will be working the remainder of the time within the nursery with the support of your dedicated childcare assessor and the staff in the nursery. Vacancy Description: • Supporting the development of the childcare provision. • Providing an excellent range of activities that ensures the child learns whilst having fun. • Assisting in meeting Ofsted requirements. • Being a team player. • Providing challenging and stimulating activities for children appropriately. Responsibility for equal opportunity in delivery. • Supporting children’s learning and development. • Supporting children’s self-help needs. • Being creative and enthusiastic. • Following safeguarding rules and regulations.

About this company

The emphasis at Armadillo Nursery is to see everything from a parents point of view. We appreciate we are being entrusted with the care of your most precious possessions, therefore we have created a caring, loving and secure environment for children from 0 – 5 years of age. Quality of care and learning will be to the highest standards at every stage of your child’s development. To reinforce this 100% of our staff are qualified or working towards qualification. We welcome you to visit our purpose built nursery at any time. We do not serve convenience or any fried food. Outdoors we have a secure playground and an exciting natural adventure area. We are confident you will appreciate our nursery, its setting and facilities. Should you wish to visit we are available at any time to meet with you. Any comments or input from parents is always welcome.

http://www.armadillonurseries.co.uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Level 3

  • Developing into a Level 3 practitioner, with the potential of a full time position upon successful completion. Other prospects could include applying for :
  • Room Leader positions
  • Possible management training
  • Springboard into primary education
  • Paediatric nursing
  • Continuous development in current nursery setting

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SWIFT ACI

Stuart Beer

stujbeer@hotmail.co.uk

07973782402

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000301701.

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Closes on Sunday 6 April 2025

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