Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship - Term Time Only

Caterpillars Preschool - ST JOSEPHS PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP LTD Brighton (BN1 9EN)

Closes on Tuesday 1 December 2026

Posted on 14 October 2026

Summary

We have a fantastic opportunity for an aspiring apprentice to join our team. We are looking for enthusiastic individuals who are ambitious and want to gain an early years educator qualification while getting experience. You'll create meaningful relationships with the children, your team, and with parents.

Wage £12,480 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age. The apprenticeship wage is payable during the first 12 months, regardless of the apprentice's age. After 12 months, the National Minimum Wage rate applicable to their age group will apply.

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

• Caring for children: Ensuring children's health and well-being, feeding and changing babies, and supervising meals for older children.
• Planning activities: Leading educational games, preparing learning environments, and helping with trips.
• Supporting children's development: Supporting children's personal, social, and emotional development, and providing challenging interactions.
• Observing and assessing children: Observing children's progress and skills, and keeping records to share with parents.
• Communicating with parents: Meeting parents and greeting children in a friendly way, and communicating effectively with parents.
• Learning: Participating in classes and workshops, completing tests and assignments, and learning about the industry and best practices.
• Attending meetings: Attending team meetings and training.

Where you'll work

Coldean Primary School
12 Kenwards
Brighton
BN1 9EN

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider: BEST PRACTICE NETWORK LIMITED

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.