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An exciting opportunity to join an early years setting as an Early Years Educator Apprentice. You’ll support children aged 0 - 5 while working towards a Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification, gaining hands-on experience and skills for a long-term career in childcare. Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
Responsibilities
- Build positive, supportive relationships with children, families, and colleagues
- Help create a safe, warm, and engaging learning environment
- Support children’s development through play and structured activities
- Assist with daily routines such as mealtimes, personal care, and rest times
- Observe and contribute to children’s learning records
- Promote inclusion, wellbeing, and positive behaviour in line with EYFS principles
Requirements
- Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
- Desirable: Level 2 Certificate in Early Years (grade Pass)
Benefits
- Successful completion of this apprenticeship gives you a nationally recognised Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification.
- You will be equipped with the skills and experience to work confidently in early years settings.
- There may also be opportunities for continued employment, career progression, or further study.
- Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship.
Application Process
- The contact for this apprenticeship is: KIDZ ZONE CLUB LTD
- The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000039847.
About KIDZ ZONE CLUB LTD
We are a childcare provider offering services between 0-5 year olds.
Training
- Training will be delivered through a combination of on-the-job learning in the workplace and off-the-job training provided by our training partner.
- Off-the-job training will take place remotely/online, with tutor-led sessions, learning activities, and workplace observations delivered on a bi-weekly basis.
- Training will be scheduled alongside normal working hours.
- The full training plan and schedule will be agreed with the apprentice and employer at the start of the programme.
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Course contents include:
- 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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You will study towards:
- Early Years Educator Level 3 Apprenticeship Qualification
- Understanding child development and learning
- Supporting inclusive and child-centred practice
- Health, safety, and wellbeing in early years
- Planning and facilitating enriching learning experiences
- Professional practice and reflection
You will also complete other required elements such as safeguarding and may complete English and maths functional skills if needed.
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