Early Years Educator Level 3 Apprenticeship

A great opportunity to progress into a Level 3 Early Years Educator, working with children to ensure they achieve the learning objectives and, according to the Early Years Foundation Stage, observing and recording their development. You will ensure the five outcomes for Every Child Matters are actively in place, ensuring all children are safe.

Wage:

• £14,976 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:

• Monday - Friday, between 7.30am - 6.00pm (agreed in advance on a rota basis). 36 hours a week

Start date:

• Monday 20 July 2026

Duration:

• 1 year 6 months

Positions available:

• 1

What you'll do at work:

• Be responsible for a small number of children in your key room as their key person, ensuring their care and, with support from qualified staff, ensuring their learning and development
• Ensure the children in your key group meet the learning objectives according to the Early Years Foundation Stage by planning for and observing their development with support from qualified members of staff
• Create individual learning journeys to record and evaluate your key group's learning and development and progress
• Gain a full understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage
• Provide an interesting, fun, age-appropriate learning environment with a variety of activities that stimulate the children’s learning in your care
• Ensure the children are given the opportunity to have activities outdoors and visit the local parks and sites that the local area has to offer, ensuring that these experiences have a learning purpose
• Ensure you work in partnership with the nursery's Special Educational Needs and Disability Coordinator to support key children’s learning and development as required
• Make and maintain learning materials and resources
• Gain a full understanding of the five outcomes for children from “Every Child Matters” Change for Children 2004
• Ensure the setting remains free from discrimination
• Record key information regarding the child’s daily routine, following the nursery systems that have been put in place
• Feedback on the children’s routine to parents on a daily basis, creating continuous partnerships with parents
• To have a full understanding of the setting's policies and procedures and ensure they are implemented
• Ensure all children are continuously stimulated and a range of activities are provided for all the children, ensuring that they reach their full potential
• Ensure all children in the setting are happy
• Ensure you are a good role model to the children
• To share in the responsibility for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children in the nursery
• Report any signs of illness, neglect, non-accidental injury, or abuse
• Assist in the daily domestic duties of the nursery, including ensuring the nursery is kept safe, secure and clean at all times
• Assist children with feeding, clothing, brushing their teeth and toileting as required, encouraging independence throughout
• Ensure children wash their hands before and after meals and toileting
• Keep children clean and clothes presentable throughout the day
• Ensure hygienic standards are maintained
• Give first aid as required
• Ensure the health and safety requirements are maintained
• Respect confidentiality at all times
• Respect the property of the nursery
• Ensure the high standards of the nursery are met at all times
• To be involved in out-of-work hour activities, including staff meetings, training and any other activities as directed by the above people that you are responsible to
• Communicate regularly with the people that you are responsible to
• Any other duties appropriate to the post as directed by the above people that you are responsible to