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Early Years Level 3 Apprenticeship - Deerhurst Day Nursery
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Deerhurst Day Nursery, an Ofsted-rated Outstanding setting, is looking for a Level 3 Apprentice to join its team. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain valuable hands-on experience, supporting children's learning and development while helping to plan and deliver engaging activities.
Wage
- £15,600 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
- National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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Hours
- Monday- Friday
- Hours to be determined
- 37 hours 30 minutes a week
Start date
- Monday 24 August 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
As a Level 3 apprentice you will be a key member of the nursery team, your daily activities may include:
- Planning and implementing fun and educational activities with the children
- Play alongside and with children to support their play
- Supporting children’s creative and imaginative experiences
- Maintaining development records on key children
- Supervising children at rest times and at mealtimes
- Contributing to and promoting health and safety
- Ensuring the play area is clean and tidy at all times
- Working closely with parents and providing feedback on their child
Useful Qualities to have:
- Friendly and approachable
- Patient, and caring
- The ability to interact positively with children and adults
- Flexible and willing to carry out a number of different activities within the job role
- Reliable
- Trustworthy
- Motivated
- The ability to work using your own initiative
This position would suit a candidate with a bubbly, outgoing personality who is able to work on their own initiative and is prepared to commit to the work required for an apprenticeship.
Where you'll work
182 Franche Road
Kidderminster
DY11 5AD
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
ASPIRATION TRAINING LIMITED
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.
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Training schedule
Level 3 Early Years Educator apprenticeship standard, which includes:
- End-Point Assessment (EPA)
- On the job training
Desirable qualifications
- GCSE in:
- English (grade 4-9)
- Maths (grade 4-9)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Organisation skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Patience
Other requirements
If you are using public transport to get to this employer, please ensure you have researched the route and that a regular service is available.
Deerhurst is committed to developing positive, caring relationships based on trust and respect. Parents/carers and additional professionals are included in all aspects of practice to ensure that each child is supported to reach their full potential. Through high-quality interaction, observation, assessment, and reflection in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage statutory framework, alongside consistent care routines, Deerhurst ensures that every child is supported in their learning and development from birth to five years. The setting values the importance of Continued Professional Development to ensure high-quality teaching and learning opportunities are maintained.
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Progression to a higher level qualification or full time employment may be available after completion of the apprenticeship
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
ASPIRATION TRAINING LIMITED
Rachael Fletcher
rfletcher@aspirationtraining.com
0152 735 9646
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000044674.
Closes in 21 days (Friday 14 August 2026)
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