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Early Years Educator Apprentice - Toad Hall Nursery
Toad Hall Nursery are looking for an apprentice eligible to complete their level 3 apprenticeship in Early Years. As an Apprentice you will be trained to undertake the same responsibilities as an Early Years Practitioner, supported by an award winning training provider. Sound like something that might interest you? Read more about the role below.
Wage
£16,764.80 a year
Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
40 hours a week - Monday to Friday (shifts agreed at offer stage)
Start date
Monday 30 November 2026
Duration
1 year 2 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
Are you ready to start your career in Early Years, or take the next step by working towards your Level 3 qualification in Childcare? We are looking for passionate and enthusiastic Modern Apprentices to join our growing Nursery Group.
Duties:
- Work as part of a team planning, monitoring and evaluating activities for children from birth to approximately five years of age
- Be responsible for the care and education of the children in the room within a key person structure
- Support in ensuring the environment is stimulating and appropriate including layout, display of resources, displays and equal opportunities
- Assist with the daily, weekly and monthly checks around the nursery
- Ensure the safeguarding and welfare of the children in the room at all times is essential
- Work to the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Statutory Framework
- Support qualified staff with daily routines in the nursery
- Learn the skills of a nursery nurse, (on the job), working practically as part of the team
- Learn how to provide high-quality childcare to our children
- Understand the importance of keeping everyone safe and the part you play
- Never be left unsupervised with the children
- Gain a good understanding of child development and how this is important when caring for children
- Contribute/complete children’s observations and records where required
Benefits:
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Staff referral scheme
- Annual Christmas Party!
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Sick pay
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 include:
- Safeguarding and protecting children and colleagues
- Applying legislation, policy, and procedure to protect children’s health, safety, and wellbeing
- Applying the principles of risk assessment and risk management
- Teaching children to develop skills to manage risk and maintain their own and others safety
- Using a range of communication methods with other professionals
- Developing and maintaining effective professional, collaborative relationships
- Undertaking the role and responsibilities of key person
- Recognizing and applying theories of attachment
- Providing sensitive and respectful personal care for children from birth to 5 years
- Advocating for all children’s needs, including those requiring SEND or EAL support
- Promoting and facilitating children’s interpersonal communication
- Supporting children to develop a positive sense of their own identity and culture
- Supporting children to understand and respond to their emotions and make considered choices about their behaviours
- Assessing the responsiveness of the environment for effective child-centred experiences
- Creating inclusive, child-centred, dynamic, innovative, and evolving physical environments
- Creating inclusive and supportive emotional environment
- Applying strategies that support children’s ability to manage change, transition, and significant events
- Analyzing observation evidence to assess and plan holistic individual learning
- Facilitating and supporting child-centred opportunities and experiences
- Providing adult led opportunities and experience based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy
- Using reflection to develop themselves both professionally and personally
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)
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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:
- Analytical Skills
- Attention to detail
- Caring
- Communication Skills
- Creative
- Customer care skills
- Initiative
- IT skills
- Logical
- Maths and English
- Non judgemental
- Organisation skills
- Patience
- Presentation skills
- Team working
Other requirements
Toad Hall is committed to Safer Recruitment; therefore, this role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check and at least 2 satisfactory references.
About this employer
Located in the Glenvale Park development, next to the play park and Glenvale Primary School, our purpose-built nursery and preschool offers a bright and spacious environment designed to inspire learning and play. With impressive, naturally lit rooms and free flow access to a beautifully designed large garden, children can explore, discover, and grow in a nurturing setting. Alongside our well-rounded learning programmes, children enjoy weekly music sessions, enhancing their creativity and development.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay.
On completion of your level 3 apprenticeship (12-15 months), there may be opportunities to be promoted to a full-time Early Years Practitioner and we will work with you to create a continuous development plan and learning pathway to reach your future career goals within the Early Years sector.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
REALISE LEARNING AND EMPLOYMENT LIMITED
Paul Burton
Paul.Burton@realisetraining.com
0333 444 3973
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000058389.
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Closes on Friday 27 November 2026
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