Early Years Educator Apprentice

Start your childcare career as an Early Years Educator Apprentice at Zubis Nursery! Gain hands-on experience in a supportive, friendly team while achieving your fully funded Level 3 qualification. Enjoy fantastic benefits, including ongoing training, clear career progression, discounted childcare, uniform provided, and a great salary.

Wage
£26,436.80 a year
Pay is £12.71 per hour, offering a competitive starting salary above minimum wage for Level 3 apprentices. Salary is reviewed regularly with opportunities for increase based on performance and development.

Training Course
Early years educator (level 3)

Hours
Monday - Friday, working 40 hours per week on rotational shifts between 8.00am and 6.00pm.

Start Date
Thursday 15 October 2026

Duration
1 year 6 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

• Support children's early learning, development, and play activities
• Assist with daily care routines, including meal times, hygiene, and personal care
• Help plan and set up engaging, stimulating indoor and outdoor play spaces
• Build warm, positive relationships with children, parents, and colleagues
• Assist room leaders with key person duties and basic child observation records
• Maintain a safe, clean, and welcoming environment following nursery policies
• Participate in team activities and follow safeguarding procedures at all times

Where you'll work

2 QUEEN ANNES PLACE
ENFIELD
EN1 2PX

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

Training Provider
THE OPPORTUNITY PROVIDER LTD

Training Course
Early years educator (level 3)

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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.