Early Years Apprentice

WORSTEAD PRE-SCHOOL

NORTH WALSHAM (NR28 9WH)

Closes in 21 days (Friday 4 July 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 10 June 2025

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Summary

Reports to the Pre-School Supervisor. The Apprentice should support the Supervisor in providing a stimulating and varied programme of play and ensuring the safety and wellbeing of the children.

Wage

£11,778 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 8.00am - 4.00pm. All year round. 20 minute for lunch.

30 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

2 years

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

Main Duties include:

  • Report safeguarding concerns about any adult working/volunteering in the setting to the Supervisor following the setting’s procedure regarding whistleblowing. If you have a concern with the Supervisor’s safeguarding ability, please report this directly to the LADO and the Management Committee
  • Help prepare and fully set out the playroom before children arrive and tidy up after the children leave
  • Help provide and take part in all the Pre-school activities
  • Attend staff meetings and help prepare the long, medium and short term plans for the group, based on the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • Take part in special events, outings and visits if required
  • Listen to, encourage, enable, stimulate and ensure the safekeeping of the children
  • Attend relevant evening meetings and courses in agreement with the Pre-school Supervisor or committee. Course fees will be met by the committee for approved training
  • Advise the Pre-school Supervisor of any matter requiring attention such as concerns about a child, or equipment needing repair or replacement
  • Keep completely confidential any information regarding the children, their families or other staff, which is learned as part of the job
  • Take part in the key-person system, keeping records on the children’s progress and liaising with parents
  • To attend Committee Meetings

Where you'll work

QUEEN ELIZABETH HALL
RUIN ROAD
WORSTEAD
NORTH WALSHAM
NR28 9WH

Training

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

College or training organisation

CITY COLLEGE NORWICH

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

For the full apprenticeship, candidates will complete:  

  • Level 3 Early Years Educator Qualification  
  • Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid (RQF) or Emergency Paediatric
  • First Aid (mandatory requirement for the overall qualification)  
  • For the End Point Assessment (EPA) apprentices will undertake an observation with questioning, and a professional discussion underpinned by the portfolio
  • Apprentices must attend college sessions once per fortnight at the Ipswich Road campus, located near Norwich city centre 

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4/C)
  • Maths (grade 4/C)

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
  • Patience
  • Strong Interpersonal Skills
  • Responsible
  • Good Writing Skills
  • Reliable
  • Approachable
  • Committed to Safeguarding

Other requirements

The course will last for 18 months, plus there will be an additional 6 months for the End Point Assessment period. The total length of this apprenticeship programme is 24 months.

About this company

Worstead Pre-School provide a happy, relaxed, caring, secure and purposeful environment in which the children will develop to their full potential by learning through active, play exploration and experimentation. We aim deliver effectively a broad, balanced, relevant curriculum and help the children develop self, motivation, confidence, self-discipline, respect and resilience. ​

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

After this apprenticeship

  • A position may be available for the right candidate following successful completion of the apprenticeship
  • The business is looking for somebody who wants to develop and gain a position following their apprenticeship

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CITY COLLEGE NORWICH

Lindsey Flatt

lindsey.flatt@ccn.ac.uk

01603773671

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000325317.

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Closes in 21 days (Friday 4 July 2025 at 11:59pm)

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