Early Years Apprenticeship

EM'S STARS LIMITED, PRENTON (CH43 0SR)

Closes in 22 days (Friday 30 October 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 7 October 2026

Summary

Join Em's Stars as an Early Years Apprentice and earn while you learn. You'll gain hands-on experience supporting children's learning and development, work alongside experienced practitioners, and achieve a nationally recognised qualification in a supportive and friendly setting.

Wage: £6,656 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

Training course: Early years educator (level 3)

Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, with some flexibility to meet the needs of the setting. Total of 16 hours per week.

Start date: Monday 2 November 2026

Duration: 1 year 6 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

• Supporting children's learning and development through play-based activities and everyday routines
• Assisting with planning and preparing engaging activities that promote children's development
• Creating a safe, stimulating, and inclusive environment for all children
• Supporting children's personal care, mealtimes, and independence skills
• Observing children's progress and contributing to learning and development records
• Building positive relationships with children, parents, carers, and colleagues
• Setting up and tidying away activities, resources, and learning environments
• Following safeguarding, health and safety, and nursery policies and procedures at all times
• Supporting children with outdoor play, creative activities, and group learning experiences
• Working towards the Level 3 Early Years Educator standard

Where you'll work

37 NORTHWOOD ROAD
PRENTON
CH43 0SR

Training

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

Training provider

BEST PRACTICE NETWORK LIMITED

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.
• 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.