Level 3 Apprentice Practitioner
HATCHELL WOOD PRE-SCHOOL
DONCASTER (DN4 6SL)
Closes in 17 days (Saturday 27 December 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 9 December 2025
Contents
Summary
Join Hatchell Wood Preschool as a Level 3 Apprentice Practitioner, supporting children’s learning in a warm, caring setting. You’ll grow your skills, work closely with families, and help create a safe, inspiring environment while building a rewarding future in early years.
- Wage
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£6,281.60 to £10,158.72, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Early years educator (level 3)
- Hours
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The working patterns are between 7:15 am and 5:45 pm, for a total of 16 hours per week.
16 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 5 January 2026
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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1
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
- Work in line with EYFS and preschool policies
- Create a safe, caring, stimulating learning environment indoors & outdoors
- Act as a key person for a small group of children
- Build strong relationships with parents/carers
- Identify and report safeguarding concerns
- Support and teach children through play and planned activities
- Attend staff meetings and training sessions
- Maintain confidential information at all times
- Write clear reports and keep accurate records
- Work with external agencies when required
- Support self-evaluation and improvement of the preschool
- Carry out any reasonable duties to support preschool aims
Where you'll work
HATCHELL WOOD PRIMARY SCHOOL
PLUMPTON PARK ROAD
BESSACARR
DONCASTER
DN4 6SL
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
TOTAL TRAINING PROVISION LIMITED
Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
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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.
- 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
The Level 3 Early Years Educator apprenticeship develops skilled professionals who support children’s learning, development, and wellbeing from birth to age five across settings like nurseries, preschools, and reception classes. Apprentices complete a mix of e-learning, one-to-one coaching, employer-led training, projects, masterclasses, and functional skills in English and maths (if needed), while building a portfolio of evidence and passing a knowledge test. The programme offers clear progression routes, including Level 5 Early Years Lead Practitioner and higher roles within early years education.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- Early Years Educator (grade 2)
- English (grade 4 or above)
- Maths (grade 4 or above)
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
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
Qualifications:
- Level 2 Childcare qualification or above
- Level 3 Safeguarding Certificate
- Paediatric First Aid Certificate
- Grade 4 (or equivalent) in Maths and English
Experience:
- At least 12 months working in an early years setting
About this employer
Hatchell Wood Primary Academy is a welcoming, inclusive community where every child enjoys learning and is encouraged to reach their full potential. With a broad, supportive curriculum and outdoor learning focus, children grow academically, socially and emotionally in a caring environment built on respect, confidence and shared values.
https://www.hatchellwood.com/ (opens in new tab)
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
- Level 5 Early Years Lead Practitioner
- Higher roles within early years settings, such as room leader, senior practitioner, or nursery manager
- Continuing career development in related roles like nursery nurse or childminder
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
TOTAL TRAINING PROVISION LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000004616.
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Closes in 17 days (Saturday 27 December 2025 at 11:59pm)
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