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Early Years Specialist Apprenticeship
London
£12.5k/yr
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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 14-months. This apprenticeship requires dedication, commitment & punctuality for you to be successful.
What you'll do at work
- Creating a fun, engaging, and safe environment for the children.
- Teaching within the EYFS requirements.
- 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.
- Being able to liaise with external customers, parents, and provide a high level of service for the childcare setting.
Where you'll work
- Penge East Railway Station
- Station Road
- London
- SE20 7BE
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
- SWIFT ACI
Training course
- Early years educator (level 3)
What you'll learn
- 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.
- 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.
- Your apprenticeship will last for 14-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 14-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.
- More training information: Apprenticeship is 14-months in duration. Working in a nursery setting full time, min 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. Training schedule will be communicated once the candidate is successful.
Essential qualifications
- GCSE in:
- Maths & English (grade C/4 or above)
- Functional Skills in:
- Maths & English (grade Level 2)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem-solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non-judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
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Other requirements
- You will need to attend online training with your Tutor for 1 day a week for the first 8 weeks of the apprenticeship. A laptop/PC will be essential for your online classroom-based learning. You will be working the remainder of the time within the nursery with the support of your dedicated childcare assessor and the staff in the nursery.
Vacancy Description
- 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.
Our Nursery
- The nursery is based over two floors in the old Station Master’s house and can accommodate 22 children daily between the ages of 3 months and 5 years.
- The pre-schoolers (3-5 years) and toddlers (2-3 years) are based on the ground floor in two separate rooms, whilst the babies (3 months to 2 years) are based on the first floor in two rooms.
- The nursery is installed with comprehensive CCTV security systems and is also fully furnished with the highest quality furniture, with a large array of items from Community Playthings.
- For added safety, an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) has been installed within the nursery, and our staff are fully trained in its use.
- There is a playground to the side and rear of the nursery. In this space your child will find various outdoor toys, things to explore, as well as planting areas. https://www.ladybirdnurseries.org.uk/our-nurseries/ladybird-penge
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Developing into a Level 3 practitioner, with the potential of a full-time 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 the current nursery setting.
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
- SWIFT ACI
- Jacob Collins
- jacobc@swiftcc.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000039964.
Closes in 12 days (Sunday 26 July 2026 at 11:59pm)
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Skills
Childcare
EYFS requirements
Safeguarding
Risk assessment
Communication
Teamwork
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Presentation skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Initiative
Patience
Physical fitness