Level 3 Childcare Apprenticeship

Working in a childcare setting with children ranging from ages 0 to 5, you will be working towards an Advanced Diploma in Early Years Educator. Your apprenticeship will last for 13 months and requires dedication, commitment, and punctuality.

Requirements

• GCSE in English (grade 4)
• GCSE in Maths (grade 4)
• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Problem solving skills
• Presentation skills
• Administrative skills
• Number skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical thinking
• Team working
• Creative thinking
• Initiative
• Non-judgemental attitude
• Patience
• Ability to recognise when a child or colleague is in danger or at risk of abuse and act to protect them in line with safeguarding policy and procedure.
• Ability to apply legislation, policy, and procedure to protect the health, safety, and wellbeing of children in the setting (e.g., food safety, diets, starting solid food, allergies, COSHH, accidents, injuries, and emergencies).
• Ability to apply the principles of risk assessment and risk management within documentation and practice.
• Ability to teach children to develop skills to manage risk and maintain their own and others' safety.
• Ability to use a range of communication methods, including technology, with other professionals to meet the individual needs of the child.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective professional, collaborative relationships with others involved in the education and care of the child.
• Ability to undertake the role and responsibilities of a key person.
• Ability to recognise and apply theories of attachment to develop effective relationships with children.
• Ability to provide sensitive and respectful personal care for children from birth to 5 years.
• Ability to advocate for all children’s needs, including children requiring SEND or EAL support.
• Ability to promote and facilitate children’s interpersonal communication to develop their social interactions and relationships.
• Ability to support children to develop a positive sense of their own identity and culture.
• Ability to support children to understand and respond to their emotions and make considered choices about their behaviours.
• Ability to assess the responsiveness of the environment for effective child-centred experiences in line with curriculum requirements.
• Ability to create inclusive, child-centred, dynamic, innovative, and evolving physical environments both indoors and outdoors.
• Ability to create inclusive and supportive emotional environments that enable the child to feel safe, secure, respected, and experience a sense of wellbeing; maintaining and prioritising the individual child’s voice.
• Ability to apply strategies that support children’s ability to manage change, transition, and significant events.
• Ability to analyse observation evidence to assess and plan holistic individual learning based on a comprehensive understanding of the child’s needs and interests.
• Ability to facilitate and support child-centred opportunities and experiences based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy.
• Ability to provide adult-led opportunities and experiences based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy.
• Ability to use reflection to develop themselves both professionally and personally.