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About the Role
Working in a Childcare setting with children ranging from ages 0 - 5. You will be working towards an Advanced Diploma Early Years. Your apprenticeship will last for 13 months. This Apprenticeship requires dedication, commitment and punctuality for you to be successful.
Wage
- £12,480 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
- National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
Training Course
- Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
- Apprentice required to be flexible to meet the needs of the business and punctuality is key.
- Working as part of a team using your own initiative is essential.
- Monday - Friday (shifts to be confirmed).
- 30 hours a week
Start Date
- Wednesday 16 September 2026
Duration
- 1 year 1 month
Positions Available
- 1
What You'll Do at Work
- 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
- Being able to liaise with external customers, parents, to provide a high level of service for the childcare setting
- Creating innovative new ideas for engaging activities for the children
- Supporting personal care, hygiene and health of the children
- Following the EYFS framework
- Doing handover with the parents in the morning and afternoon
Where You'll Work
- St James the Less Church School, 4 moreton street, SW1V 2PS
Training
- Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training Provider
- LEAPING MAN LEARNING LIMITED
Training Course
- Early years educator (level 3)
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.
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Training Schedule
- You will be working towards an Advanced Diploma Early Years Educator.
- Your apprenticeship will last for 13 months, where you will be supported by a dedicated assessor throughout your apprenticeship, as well as a mentor and other staff within the nursery.
- This apprenticeship requires dedication, commitment and punctuality for you to be successful.
- This apprenticeship will open doors to a variety of future roles and career paths within the Childcare Sector.
- Training will take place in the workplace.
- You will need to attend online training with your Assessor for 1 day a week for the first 8 weeks of your 13-month apprenticeship, for your classroom-based learning and you will be working within the nursery for the rest of the time with the support of your dedicated childcare assessor.
- You will complete a qualification in Paediatric First Aid.


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Essential Qualifications
- GCSE in:
- Maths and English (grade C/4 or above)
Skills
- Communication skills
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Patience
Other Requirements
- You will need to attend online training with your Assessor for 1 day a week for the first 8 weeks of your 13-month apprenticeship, for your classroom-based learning and you will be working within the nursery for the rest of the time with the support of your dedicated childcare assessor.
Responsibilities
- Supporting the development of the childcare provision.
- Providing an excellent range of activities that ensures the child learns whilst having fun.
- Assisting in meeting OFSTED requirements.
- Being a team player.
- Providing challenging and stimulating activities for children appropriately.
- Responsibility for equal opportunity in delivery.
- Supporting children’s learning and development.
- Supporting children’s self-help needs.
- Being creative and enthusiastic.
- Following Safeguarding rules and regulations.
Further Information
Career Prospects
- Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay.
- Developing into a Level 3 Educator, with the potential of a permanent 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
Contact Information
- Contact for this apprenticeship: LEAPING MAN LEARNING LIMITED
- Elle Yeo
- ey@swiftcc.co.uk
- 07498418225
Reference Code
- VAC2000045617
Closing Date
- Tuesday 15 September 2026
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