Early Years Educator Level 3 Apprenticeship - Little Learners Childcare
LITTLE LEARNERS DAY CARE NURSERY LIMITED
LEEDS (LS25 7HG)
Closes in 8 days (Friday 17 April 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 9 April 2026
Contents
Summary
Are you interested in looking after children and wish to gain a professional qualification and valuable experience in a friendly environment, ensuring high standards in all aspects of care and development in line with the EYFS? Little Learners is a small homely setting with low numbers, providing the structured day that children benefit from.
- Wage
-
£12,480 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Early years educator (level 3)
- Hours
-
Monday - Friday, hours to be determined.
30 hours a week
- Start date
-
Monday 27 April 2026
- 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
As an apprentice you will be a key member of the nursery team, your duties may include:
-
Provide inclusive play and learning opportunities tailored to each child's individual needs.
-
Foster a safe, stimulating, and nurturing environment that promotes children's emotional, social, and intellectual development.
-
Act as a key person for a designated group of children, forming secure attachments and supporting their individual learning and care routines.
-
Implement and deliver the EYFS curriculum, ensuring activities are age-appropriate and promote holistic development.
-
Plan and prepare stimulating activities that encourage children's independence and confidence.
-
Regularly observe and assess children's progress, maintaining accurate learning journals and contributing to development plans.
-
Monitor children's achievements and identify any difficulties, ensuring appropriate support is provided.
-
Work closely with colleagues, parents, and external agencies to support children's learning and development.
-
Maintain positive relationships with parents, encouraging their involvement in their children's learning.
-
Prioritize the safety and well-being of all children by adhering to safeguarding policies and procedures.
-
Assist in maintaining a clean, safe, and well-organized environment that supports children's learning
Useful qualities to have:
- Friendly and approachable
- Patient and caring
- The ability to interact positively with children and adults
- Flexible and willing to carry out a number of different activities within the job role
- Reliable
- Trustworthy
- Motivated
- Good time keeping
This position would suit a candidate with a bubbly, outgoing personality who is able to work on their own initiative and is prepared to commit to the work required for an apprenticeship.
Where you'll work
7 LEEDS ROAD
KIPPAX
LEEDS
LS25 7HG
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
AIRE VOCATIONAL TRAINING LIMITED
Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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
As a work-based training provider, we will provide an exciting individually designed training programme covering:
- Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship Standard
- Functional Skills in Maths and English (if required)
- Apprenticeship Assessment
- On and off the job training
We will aim to meet your needs and those of your employer, combining theory with hands-on practical experience to ensure you develop the skills, knowledge and behaviours that are relevant to your role.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- English (grade 4/C)
- Maths (grade 4/C)
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
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
Please consider the distance and time it takes to travel to work.
About this employer
Little Learners is a childcare setting located in Kippax, caring for children ages birth to 5. We are two friends working together who have a passion for working In childcare. We offer full days and everything with us Is included from nappies, wipes, three meals, snacks, creams and more. All you need is lots of spare clothes for after our messy activities! We are a small homely childcare setting with low numbers but provide the structured day that children benefit from. We have a separate cosy sleep room and a huge outdoor space.
After this apprenticeship
Once the successful candidate has completed their Early Years Educator qualification at level 3, there may be the opportunity to apply for a permanent position.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
AIRE VOCATIONAL TRAINING LIMITED
Lynette Lee
lynettelee@avtl.co.uk
07786383434
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000322030.
Apply now
Closes in 8 days (Friday 17 April 2026 at 11:59pm)