Apprentice Early Years Educator - ELMDON DAY NURSERY ,B26 3PN

ELMDON DAY NURSERY (UK) LTD

BIRMINGHAM (B26 3PN)

Closes in 30 days (Friday 20 June 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 20 May 2025

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Summary

Are you looking for a career in childcare? Elmdon Day Nursery, B26 3DN are recruiting! You will be ensuring the educational, social, physical, emotional, health and welfare needs of the children are always met. During the apprenticeship, you will complete an Early Years Educator level 3.

Wage

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

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The pay will increase after 12 months of being on your apprenticeship - this willl increase from the NMW for apprentices to the NMW for your age

Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
The setting is open 07.30am to 6.00pm Monday to Friday so you will be offered 40 hours per week during this time.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 23 June 2025

Duration

1 year 3 months

Positions available

2

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

Duties will include:

  • Be responsible for completing observations and adding this to children's records as appropriate
  • Help to settle children in the nursery and liaise with parents daily
  • Ensure all children always have access to drinking water, both indoors and outdoors
  • Record any accidents and incidents which may occur during the day
  • Respect and maintain confidentiality within the nursery
  • To put into practice the nursery’s policies and procedures
  • To work positively within the team structure and be included in the staff duty rotas
  • Generally, assist the staff when and where appropriate
  • Participate in staff training and staff meetingsFamiliarise yourself
  • with children’s individual care and dietary needs and ensure they are maintained, respected, and always followed
  • To respect and keep tidy all classrooms during and after use

Where you'll work

2353 COVENTRY ROAD
SHELDON
BIRMINGHAM
B26 3PN

Training

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

College or training organisation

EDEN TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Your 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.

Your training plan

  • Level 3 Early Years Educator Qualification
  • Level 2 Functional Skills in maths and English (if required)
  • End-Point Assessment (EPA)
  • Employee Rights and Responsibilities (ERR)
  • Personal Learning and Thinking Skills (PLTS)
  • Apprentices must successfully complete the Level 3 Award in
  • Paediatric First Aid (RQF) or Level 3 Award in Emergency
  • Paediatric First Aid (RQF)

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 9-5)
  • Maths (grade 9-5)

Other in:

Early Years Practitioner (grade Level 2)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT 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

About this company

About For over 15 years Elmdon Day Nursery has been offering caring, stimulating, high quality childcare to ensure all our children develop to their highest potential. In partnership with staff , parents and Ofsted we have created an environment where all children are able to blossom and grow. The bright, colourful nursery has been designed and planned to meet the needs of all age groups.We have separate specialist areas for each age and a large outdoor play area featuring a mud kitchen, play chalet , twigwam, balancing beams, sand pit, and a variety of climbing equipment and ride on toys.The apple and pear trees provide spring blossom, summer shade and autumn fun when the children run to collect the fruit. Our aim is to provide a friendly, caring, healthy and fun nursery for all children and to enable all our parents/carers to feel confident and reassured when leaving their children in our care.

https://elmdondaynursery.com/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

For the successful candidate there is ongoing employment upon completion of the relevant qualifications.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

EDEN TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Miss Sally Baldwin

sallybaldwin@eden-ts.com

01709886839

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000321574.

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Closes in 30 days (Friday 20 June 2025 at 11:59pm)

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