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Early Years Educator Apprenticeship
KIDDY CARE NURSERY LTD ILFORD (IG3 9XE)
Closes in 27 days (Sunday 1 November 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 1 September 2026
Summary
Working in a childcare setting with children ranging from ages 0 - 5. Completing a variety of day-to-day childcare tasks to ensure that children’s needs, welfare, and education are catered for. Also, being able to liaise with external customers, parents, to provide a high level of service for the childcare setting.
- Wage: £12,480 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
- National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
Training
- Training provider: LEAPING MAN LEARNING LIMITED
- Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
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
- Creating fun, engaging, and safe environment for the children
- Teaching within the EYFS requirement
- Partaking in a range of indoor and outdoor activities
- Supporting the children with a range of self-care needs such as feeding and personal hygiene
- Communicating with other team members and parents
- Working in a childcare setting with children ranging from ages 0 - 5
- Being able to liaise with external customers, parents, to provide a high level of service for the childcare setting
Where you'll work
2B ASHGROVE ROAD
ILFORD
IG3 9XE
Requirements
Training schedule
Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship Standard: Level 3 Early Years Educator Qualification
Your apprenticeship will last for 14 months
You will be supported by an assessor throughout your apprenticeship, as well as a mentor within the nursery
You will complete a qualification in paediatric first aid
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Essential qualifications
- GCSE in: Maths & English (grade Grade C/4 or above)
- Functional Skills in: Maths & English (grade Level 2)
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
- Apprenticeship is 14 months in duration
- Working in a nursery setting full time, minimum of 30 hours a week
- Attending online group classroom session 1 day a week for the first 8 weeks
- Updating online portfolio in a timely manner to meet deadlines
About this employer
Kiddy Care Nursery is an ideal childcare provision which caters for children learners to make a start in to the educational world. We help children attain all the necessary skills for them to make a good and secure start in full time education. We welcome children from all ethnicity and diversity. We ensure that children become confident, creative, and have a positive outlook. We provide an enriched environment to support their learning and inquisitive nature.
Children often need their learning to be scaffolded by a significant other and therefore we have qualified staff who use the key persons system to their advantage to monitor the progress children are making and to build good strong relationships with the parents. Alongside this we take into consideration some key theorists who influence our education systems today.
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At Kiddy Care Nursery we follow a robust recruitment policy which allows us to choose the most suitable person to work with us. We take matters of safeguarding seriously and ensure that all the children in our care are safe and healthy. We have a cook onsite who helps us provide healthy meals throughout the day.
Throughout the year we arrange various trips to selected museums, theme parks, farms, library, holy sanctuaries, and other topic-related places. We also have some special days where Zoo lab comes in with their pets to show the children how to care for them. Children also have a special book in which we gather evidence of their work and progress. We also enjoy giving home learning for some fun time at home.
We are also a 'Good' from Ofsted.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Developing into a Level 3 practitioner, with the potential of a position upon successful completion.
Other prospects could include applying for:
- Room leader positions
- Possible management training
- Springboard into primary education
- Paediatric nursing
- Continuous development in current nursery setting
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LEAPING MAN LEARNING LIMITED
Stuart Beer
sb@swiftcc.co.uk
07875009366
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000050876.
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Closes in 27 days (Sunday 1 November 2026 at 11:59pm)
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