Early Years Educator Apprentice

LITTLE PEEPUL DAY NURSERY

LEICESTER (LE4 6DP)

Closes today at 11:59pm

Posted on 27 February 2025


Summary

We are looking for an apprentice to join our dynamic team, creating fun, stimulating activities to support children's learning and development. Gain training in safeguarding, First Aid & Health & Safety, work with professionals, and help shape young lives with British values. Be a team player and make a difference every day!

Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Monday- Friday shifts ranging from 7.45- 4.30/8.45- 5.15/9.30- 6.00

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Possible start date

Tuesday 1 April

Duration

1 year 9 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 towards Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship
  • Providing an great range of activities to ensure that the children learn through play and fun and Supporting children’s learning and development
  • Being a team player and great communicator
  • Providing challenging and stimulating activities for all children
  • Taking part in training including safeguarding/First Aid training/Health & Safety
  • Responsibility for equal opportunity in delivery, access and attitude in aspects of service delivery
  • Working with external professionals
  • Preparing and maintaining the environment and resources for the children
  • Following Safeguarding rules and regulations
  • Supporting the development of the childcare provision
  • Teaching general life skills such as basic hygiene and manners (British values)
  • Tracking key children
  • Preparation of food for breakfast and snacks

Where you’ll work

PEEPUL CENTRE
ORCHARDSON AVENUE
LEICESTER
LE4 6DP

Training

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

College or training organisation

LOUGHBOROUGH 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

Qualification:

  • Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Workforce
  • Level 2 Functional Skills English and maths (if required)
  • Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid

L3 Apprenticeships Standard in Early Years Educator- https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/early-years-educator-v1-2

Delivery Method- Onsite delivery in the work place.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English and Maths (grade 4/C 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
  • Presentation skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

Other requirements

Loughborough College reserves the right to withdraw this vacancy before the end date, following consultation with the employer.

About this company

At Little Peepul Day Nursery, we believe that every child has inherent greatness and infinite potential – and they have the ability to progress and develop in every area of their lives. Choosing the right nursery is a very important decision for you and your child. As part of Peepul Enterprise, the Little Peepul Day Nursery in Leicester, was designed, built and equipped with children in mind We are proud to offer versatile, spacious and bright rooms, with access to our own all year round private outdoor play area including a beautiful vintage garden. All our sessions are planned following the nationally recognized Early Years Foundation Stage. We cater for babies, toddlers and pre-school children. We are OFSTED registered with high standards of care available through flexible, full and part-time sessions. We cater for 9mths – 4 year olds Free Early Education Entitlement 15 hours (FEEE). It’s well known that children learn best when they have fun and are confident in their environment with peers. With our dedicated multi-lingual team of qualified childcare practitioners, children are nurtured and looked after as unique individuals’, ensuring that the best is brought out in each and every child.

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Company benefits

21 days annual leave, Free gym member ship (gym based in centre), 10% off nursery fee for own child.

After this apprenticeship

Developing into a Level 3 practitioner, with the potential of a full time position upon successful completion. Other prospects like
Room Leader positions, management etc.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LOUGHBOROUGH COLLEGE

Sophia Cleaver

apprenticeships@loucoll.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000306006.

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Closes today at 11:59pm

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