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Childcare Apprenticeship - Level 3 (E)

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About the Role
Working in a childcare setting with children aged 0-5. The apprenticeship will last 14 months. This apprenticeship requires dedication, commitment, and punctuality for you to be successful.
Duties
- 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, to provide a high level of service for the childcare setting
Training
Location
12 STUKELEY ROAD
LONDON
E7 9QZ
Training Provider
SWIFT ACI
Training Course
Early years educator (level 3)
What You'll Learn
- 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.
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Training Schedule
- Early Years Educator Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard:
- 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 10 days out of your 13-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.
Essential Qualifications


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- GCSE in:
- Maths & English (grade C/4 or above)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Other Requirements
You will need to attend online training with your assessor for 10 days out of your 13-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.
About the Employer
Sahan Pre-School and Day Nursery is located in Newham and just a short walk from Green Street and Upton Park station. Our nursery provides a welcoming environment for children, where they are nurtured and cared for. Our nursery is spacious and well equipped, offering a stimulating environment promoting development in all of the key areas of learning. A variety of well planned activities and resources are on offer for children throughout the day, encouraging learning and fun! Nursery activities include music sessions, creative fun, gardening club, story time, and a wealth of outdoor play! These activities provide both stimulation and opportunity for development of confidence and self esteem - children learn about the world around them, nature and living things, along with early maths concepts and an abundance of early language development as well as the development of early literacy skills.
Earnings
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Career Prospects
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
Contact Information
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SWIFT ACI
Stuart Beer
sb@swiftcc.co.uk
07875009366
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000045314.
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