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Early Years Educator Apprentice - Childcare 4 u Beaconsfield
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Are you a passionate early years practitioner looking to continue to develop your career in an award-winning nursery setting? Childcare 4 U in Beaconsfield has a great opportunity to train as an Early Years Educator Apprentice and gain your level 3 while supporting children's learning, play, and development and building key relationships.
Wage: £20,904 a year
Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
Hours: 40 hours a week, Monday to Friday - shifts to be agreed at offer stage
Start date: Monday 10 August 2026
Duration: 1 year 2 months
Positions available: 2
About the Role
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
Childcare 4 U is seeking a warm and enthusiastic Nursery Apprentice who is passionate about working with children and eager to undertake a Level 3 Early Years qualification. To be considered for this role, you must have a genuine love for children and a nurturing, caring approach. As an Apprentice Nursery Educator, you will be part of a friendly and supportive team, responsible for a group of key children, planning and completing observations, and ensuring the safeguarding and welfare of all children at all times. You’ll be expected to comply with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Statutory Framework and help create a safe, fun, and stimulating learning environment. Building strong, positive relationships with children, families, and colleagues is central to this role.
Benefits
In return, we offer a range of benefits including uniform, discounted childcare, access to CPD through Noodle Now, a payable bonus when qualified, and 28 days of holiday (including bank holidays).
Funded Level 3 training with £500 completion bonus plus £1,000 loyalty bonus after one year.
Where you'll work
Childcare 4U Beaconsfield is a private day care nursery and pre-prep located in Beaconsfield New Town. Our fully refurbished Nursery is perfectly positioned for both residents and commuters, with easy access into London Marylebone, and surrounding areas.
43 Warwick Road HP9 2PE
Training
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Training provider: Realise
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.
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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, and your 20% off-the-job learning will be incorporated as part of your working day. You will be working towards the Level 3 Early Years Educator apprenticeship standard, which includes:
- Knowledge, Skills, and Behaviours
- Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Educator
- 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 or equivalent 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
- Initiative
- Organisation skills
- Patience
- Team working
Other requirements
- DBS and references required, DBS paid for by the company
About this employer
Childcare 4U Beaconsfield is a private day care nursery and pre-prep located in Beaconsfield New Town. Our fully refurbished Nursery is perfectly positioned for both residents and commuters, with easy access into London Marylebone, and surrounding areas.
https://childcare4ubeaconsfield.com/
After this apprenticeship
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The contact for this apprenticeship is: Hayley Potter
0333 444 3973
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000034711.
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Closes in 16 days (Friday 31 July 2026)
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