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Early Years Educator Apprentice Opportunity
Are you a passionate early years practitioner looking to continue to develop your career in an award-winning nursery setting? Barnkids Nursery & Forest School in Godalming have a great opportunity to train as an Early Years Educator Apprentice and gain your level 3 whilst supporting children's learning, play, and development.
Wage
£22,464 a year
Training Course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
40 hours per week Monday to Friday - shifts to be agreed at offer stage.
Start Date
Monday 2 November 2026
Duration
1 year 2 months
Positions Available
1
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What You'll Do at Work
Barnkids Nursery is looking for a passionate and enthusiastic Nursery Apprentice who is eager to work with children and achieve a Level 3 Early Years qualification.
As an outstanding nursery that provides high-quality training and a strong support network to help you grow into an exceptional early years professional.
About the Role
As an Apprentice Nursery Educator, you will:
- Be part of a friendly, supportive, and experienced team
- Work in a truly unique setting with access to 60 acres of woodland for forest school activities
- Act as a key person for a group of children
- Support planning, observations, and assessments
- Ensure the safeguarding, welfare, and wellbeing of all children at all times
- Follow the EYFS Statutory Framework
- Help create a safe, fun, stimulating, and inclusive learning environment
Why Join Barnkids?
At Barnkids, we are passionate about connecting children and staff with the natural world, encouraging curiosity, problem-solving, and well-being through outdoor learning.
We offer:
- Full apprenticeship training and ongoing support
- Nursery uniform provided
- Employee of the Month recognition
- 20 days holiday, plus an extra day for each year of continuous service
- Childcare discounts
- Refer-a-friend scheme
- Annual Christmas party
- Access to a healthcare scheme
- £500 completion bonus
- £1,000 loyalty bonus after 1 year
If you’re enthusiastic, caring, and ready to start a rewarding career in Early Years, we’d love to hear from you.
Where You'll Work
The Barn, Penang Farm, Combe Lane, Chiddingfold
GU8 4XL
Training
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Training Provider
REALISE LEARNING AND EMPLOYMENT LIMITED
Training Course
Early years educator (level 3)
What You'll Learn
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.
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Training Schedule
Your full role and responsibilities will be set out by your employer. They will provide you with all of the on-the-job training you need to up-skill in your role. Off-the-job training will follow the time allocations outlined in the Occupational Standard.
You will be working towards the Level 3 Early Years Educator apprenticeship standard, which includes:
Knowledge, Skills, and Behaviours
- Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid or Level 3 Award in Emergency Paediatric First Aid
- Level 2 Functional Skills in maths and English (if required)
This will be delivered by your dedicated training provider, Realise.
Requirements
Desirable Qualifications
- GCSE in:
- English Language (grade 4)
- Mathematics (grade 4)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication Skills
- Creative
- Patience
- Team working
Other Requirements
DBS and references required, DBS paid for by company.
About this Employer
Barnkids is a children's nursery and forest school set in seventy acres of rural surroundings within the Surrey Hills and is located close to Chiddingfold, near the towns of Haslemere and Godalming. We have two settings in rural locations, each with its own individual identity and strong bonds within their local communities. At Barnkids Nurseries we are incredibly focused on connecting our children and our team to the natural world.
After this Apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
A full-time qualified position for the right candidate on completion of the apprenticeship.
Ask a Question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
REALISE LEARNING AND EMPLOYMENT LIMITED
Amanda Bambrough-Smith
A.Bambrough-Smith@realisetraining.com
0333 444 3973
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000050238.
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