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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 £12,480 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age. National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices.
Training course Early years educator (level 3)
Hours 30 hours a week
Start date Saturday 12 September 2026
Duration 1 year 2 months
Positions available 2
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
Responsibilities
- 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
- Liaising with external customers, parents, and provide a high level of service for the childcare setting
- 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
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Requirements
- GCSE in: Maths & English (grade C/4 or above)
- Functional Skills in: Maths & English (grade Level 2)
- 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
- Dedication, commitment & punctuality
- Ability to use own initiative
- A laptop/PC will be essential for your online classroom-based learning.
Benefits
- 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 position, Possible management training, Springboard into primary education, Paediatric nursing, Continuous development in current nursery setting.
About Bright Kids Day Nursery Our aim is to provide a safe and secure environment in order for children to learn and develop from birth – 5 years.
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We are open from Monday to Friday from 8.00am-6.00pm; We also offer the 7.30 option at the request of parents/carers the early bird service. Both Nurseries are each organised by age groups to ensure children are provided with resources, routines according to their age and stage of development.
The Nursery is set within a large purpose built nurseries on the which offers a homely and spacious environment for the children to play and learn.
Each room is light, airy and stunning. The building is fully air conditioned; this offers our children and comfortable and pleasant environment.
Each room has been designed to enhance children’s minds in meaningful sociable play and learning environment. Children have access to a wide range of age appropriate exciting activities and develop and enhance current knowledge, understanding and skills. Toys and educational materials are regularly updated to ensure children have access to varied resources all the time.
https://www.brightkidsdaynursery.co.uk/our-setting/ (opens in new tab)
Contact SWIFT ACI Stuart Beer sb@swiftcc.co.uk 07875 009 366 The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000039630.
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