Nursery Apprentice - LV3 Early Years Educator

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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.

Training schedule
Early Years Educator Level 3
Training will include paediatric first aid qualification

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. Off-the-job training will follow the time allocations outlined in the occupational standard.

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Creative
• Initiative
• Patience

Other requirements
Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Lee Park is proudly located in the heart of Lee Park and is just a ten minute walk from Lee Park tube station. This makes us well located for serving families in the London Borough of Redbridge. We offer your child the opportunity to learn and play in carefully designed surroundings, that are not only stimulating and creative but provide peace of mind where safety is of the utmost importance. We have dedicated nursery spaces for the different age ranges, including mobile and non-mobile explorers. Each room reflects the seven areas of learning as prescribed in the Early Years Foundation Stage and is designed to be accessible to every child. At Monkey Puzzle Lee Park, we pride ourselves in supporting happy and engaged children. Our caring staff nurture the children into being the next scientists, mathematicians, or writers of our generation. We do this by encouraging and promoting using their imaginations both inside and outside the setting, especially in our magical garden which allows the children to bring to life their favourite stories such as The Gruffalo, creating memories to last a lifetime. When you ask yourself, what’s the best nursery near me, come and see us as we believe it’s Monkey Puzzle Lee Park!

Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab). This employer is passionate about nurturing its staff. They regularly look to establish the next generation of hires through the apprenticeship scheme giving opportunity to gain LV2, LV3 and LV5 qualifications. This provides opportunity to establish and grow your career long-term and this employer is keen to progress your career to senior level roles.

The contact for this apprenticeship is:
WMC TRAINING LTD
Ben Pope
ben.pope@wmctraining.co.uk
08006446877

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000050280.