Apprentice Early Years Educator Level 3

MILL COTTAGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL LTD

Yorkshire (HD6 4HA)

Closes in 19 days (Monday 18 August 2025)

Posted on 29 July 2025

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Summary

A motivated and enthusiastic early years apprentice is required to join an established and friendly team. To have a sound and good understanding of safeguarding children. Ensuring company policies and procedures are adhered to at all times. MUST already hold a L2 Early Years practitioner qualification.

Wage

£14,526.20 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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£7.55 p/h - £10.00 p/h depending on experience.

Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Shifts TBC.

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 25 August 2025

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

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

  • The expected patterns of children’s development and why we track this for development
  • The significance of attachment and how to promote it effectively, Looking at the Theorists
  • A range of underpinning theories and philosophical approaches to how children learn and develop, and their influence on practice
  • The importance of promoting diversity, equality and inclusion, fully reflecting cultural differences and family circumstances
  • The importance to children’s holistic development of: speech, language and communication, personal, social and emotional development, physical development
  • The potential effects of, and how to prepare and support children through, transitions and significant events in their lives
  • The current early education curriculum requirements such as the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • When a child is in need of additional support such as where a child’s progress is less than expected. how to assess within the current early education curriculum framework using a range of assessment techniques such as practitioners observing children through their day to day interactions and observations shared by parents and/or carers
  • The legal requirements and guidance on health and safety, security, confidentiality of information, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and following the settings policie and procedures in all areas
  • Why health and well-being are important for children
  • How to respond to accidents, injuries and emergency situations
  • Safeguarding policies and procedures, including child protection, recognise when a child is in danger or at risk of abuse, and know how to act to protect them. Types of abuse include domestic, neglect, physical, emotional and sexual
  • How to prevent and control infection through ways such as handwashing, food hygiene practices and dealing with spillages safely

Where you'll work

Wakefield Road
Brighouse
Yorkshire
HD6 4HA

Training

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

Training provider

WOODSPEEN TRAINING 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

Apprentices must successfully complete a Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification:

  • Specialist Early Years Tutors deliver training fortnightly [via Teams online]. You provided with tasks from your Skills Tutor and must complete assessments to provide evidence of your knowledge, competence and understanding of the apprenticeship standard
  • Monthly in setting visits from your Skills Tutor
  • Quarterly reviews conducted by your Skills Tutor and your line manager
  • The Early Years Skills Tutors will visit you regularly to observe, coach and teach you skills, behaviours, and knowledge in line with the apprenticeship standard specifications
  • You will complete an End Point Assessment [EPA] conducted by an independent end point assessment organisation. They make the deciding decision on your final grade

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

  • English (grade C/4 or above)
  • Maths (grade C/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
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

Other requirements

MUST hold a level 2 early years practitioner qualification.

About this employer

Mill Cottage endeavour's to give all children the best start in life; we therefore feel it is vital to provide a learning environment that is conducive to individual learning and development. The quality of children's educational experiences is at the core of our ethos; we are tenacious in our desire to continually develop all children with the knowledge and skills that equip them for life.

http://www.millcottageschool.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

  • A permanent position

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

WOODSPEEN TRAINING LIMITED

Sam Moreton

samuel.moreton@woodspeentraining.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000209014.

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Closes in 19 days (Monday 18 August 2025)

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