Apprentice Early Years Educator- Goulton Grange Day Nursery,DL6 3HP

Summary

To work as an effective member of an early year’s team delivering a flexible, high quality, education and care centred service that meets the needs of the young children and their families. They are based on a farm and you will need to be able to reliably get there each day.

Wage

£14,133.60 to £22,857.12, depending on your age

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Training course

Early years educator (level 3)

Hours

36 hours, Monday - Thursday, hours to be confirmed, between 7am – 6pm

36 hours a week

Start date

Monday 2 June 2025

Duration

1 year 3 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

Duties will include:

To deliver a high standard of learning, development and care for children aged 0-5 years.
To ensure that the preschool nursery is a safe environment for children, staff and others.
Developing partnerships with parents/carers to increase involvement in their child’s development.
To be responsible for any tasks delegated by the Nursery Manager.
To complete all academic aspects of the apprenticeship.
To provide a safe, caring, stimulating educational environment, both indoors and outdoors, at all times.
To deliver an appropriate play based Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum that enables children to make individual progress.
To help ensure the nursery meets Ofsted requirements at all times.
To understand and work to nursery policies and procedures, including how to deal with child protection issues appropriately and how to respond to incidents, accidents, complaints and emergencies.
To plan activities which ensure each child is working towards the early learning outcomes.
To be a key person.
To ensure records are properly maintained, e.g. daily attendance register, accident and incident book, risk assessments.
To liaise closely with parents/carers, informing them about the nursery and its curriculum, exchanging information about children’s progress and encouraging parents’ involvement.
To work in partnership with senior management to update and review the self-evaluation and improvement plan.
To undertake any other reasonable duties as directed, in accordance with the nursery aims and objectives.

Where you’ll work

GOULTON GRANGE FARM
POTTO
NORTHALLERTON
DL6 3HP

Training

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

College or training organisation

EDEN TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED

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

Your training plan:

Level 3 Early Years Educator Qualification
Level 2 Functional Skills in maths and English (if required)
End-Point Assessment (EPA)
Employee Rights and Responsibilities (ERR)
Personal Learning and Thinking Skills (PLTS)
Apprentices must successfully complete the Level 3 Award in
Paediatric First Aid (RQF) or Level 3 Award in Emergency Paediatric First Aid (RQF)

More training information

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.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 9-5)
Maths (grade 9-5)

Other in:

Early Years Practitioner (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
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

Other requirements

They are based on a farm, so you will need wellies & will also need to be able to arrange your own transport, as they are not particularly near any public transport.

About this company

About Us Goulton Grange Day Nursery Ltd is run by a team that’s passionate about quality childcare. It’s led by Nursery Director, Emily Gilliland who has worked in the nursery since its opening in 2004. Being one of the eldest of 10 children, she has been around children for most of her life! The nursery is set within a converted, purpose-built building, full of character and charm. We are a close-knit nursery with a family feel, small in size and totally committed to providing a safe and stimulating environment for your children. We follow the EYFS Birth to Five curriculum to help your child along their learning journey. All our staff are DBS checked and there is CCTV throughout the setting, to ensure the protection of everyone on the premises. We aim to provide a loving and caring family environment within a stimulating nursery curriculum. We cater for ages 0 – 5 in our nursery and can offer after school care if required. Our goal is to help your child develop an appetite for life and an energetic curiosity for knowledge. As a smaller nursery, compared with some of the larger urban nurseries, we feel a stronger, more personal bond is formed with the children and parents. We pride ourselves on our 'partnership with parents' philosophy and believe that communication with parents is paramount. You are welcome to visit your child at any time and we are always available to answer any questions or discuss your child's development.

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

After this apprenticeship

For the successful candidate there is ongoing employment upon completion of the relevant qualifications.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

EDEN TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Miss Sally Baldwin

sallybaldwin@eden-ts.com

01709886839

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000315679.

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Closes on Thursday 29 May 2025

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