Early Years Educator Apprenticeship

Foxes Bridge Farm

Cambridge (CB23 7EE)

Closes in 10 days (Friday 29 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 15 May 2025

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Summary

We are looking for an apprentice to join our team to support us with the development of children within the nursery. The individual should have a passion for working in childcare and increasing their knowledge within this field whilst obtaining a recognised qualification.

Wage

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday between 7.15am and 6.00pm, exact shifts to be communicated.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 8 September 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

  • To plan, organise, supervise, and carry out suitable activities and educational programmes for children, using the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum
  • To maintain a safe, secure, and hygienic environment for children
  • To support the staff team with children’s developmental records within a key worker system
  • To supervise children at mealtimes
  • To work within a team and maintain good communication
  • To follow nursery policies and procedures and comply with local authority regulations
  • Follow the EYFS statutory framework
  • To maintain the nursery environment, carrying out delegated tasks as may be deemed necessary for the efficient running of the nursery, and ensuring a safe, secure and hygienic environment at all times
  • Ensure good time keeping, smart appearance, personal hygiene, and good work practises
  • To maintain good relationships with parents/carers on all matters relating to the nursery
  • To ensure the nursery building is always secure
  • To work within the hours the nursery operates as deemed necessary to ensure adequate staff-to-children ratios are maintained
  • To always respect confidentiality regarding the nursery
  • Work positively within the team structure and be included in staff duty rotas

Where you'll work

Foxes Bridge Farm
Royston Lane, Comberton
Cambridge
CB23 7EE

Training

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

Training provider

EDUCATION AND SKILLS TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT LIMITED

Training course

Early years educator (level 3)

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Training schedule

Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship Standard:

The Level 3 Early Years Apprenticeship prepares learners to become Early Years Educators, enabling them to work with children from birth to 5 years and gain knowledge of children aged 5 to 7 years

This qualification is structured around the following four themes:

  • Health and well-being
  • Legislation, frameworks and professional practice
  • Play, development and learning for school readiness
  • Professional development

You will also complete a first aid qualification.

The training will take place within the educational setting with no day release required to college and you will have regular reviews with your tutor every 4 - 6 weeks.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English & Maths (grade C/4/ Functional Skills Level 2)

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
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Patience

About this employer

Foxes Bridge Farm Day Nursery & Pre-School gives your child the best possible start in early years education in the heart of the countryside. The Tebbit family farm over 2000 acres at Foxes Bridge and have fond memories of their own children growing up on the farm. Passionate about educating children on food and farming, they originally opened a much smaller Nursery onsite (which closed in August 2020 due to the Owners retirement). We are delighted they chose Farm Day Nurseries to get their Nursery back on their farm. Farm Day Nurseries have multiple established Day Nurseries and Pre-Schools up and down the country. Maximising upon the farming environment, children will be able to pick wheat, make bread, feed the chickens, watch the combine harvester in action and see newborn lambs in the spring, plus much much more. With every changing season on the farm, a caring childcare team and a new Nursery and Pre-School, the opportunities are endless!

https://foxesbridgefarmdaynursery.co.uk/about-us/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

  • Possibility of gaining a full-time contract upon successful completion of the apprenticeship programme

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

EDUCATION AND SKILLS TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT LIMITED

Jenny Lindley

jenny.lindley@education-and-skills.com

07506080920

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000320693.

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Closes in 10 days (Friday 29 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

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