Level 3 Early Years Apprenticeship

Summary

To work as a member of the team within the Nursery. To provide an excellent quality play and day care provision for children under 5 years, including child development, planning activities, and learning and assessment.

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 - Friday, Either 8.00am - 4.30pm OR 9.00am - 5.30pm

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 14 July 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

Main tasks and responsibilities of this apprenticeships are:

Curriculum planning and development of activities relating to Early Years Foundation Stage
Assessment of the child’s needs of individual children
Identify specific needs of individual children
Display children’s work making best available use of space
To provide a safe, stimulating, caring and creative environment for the children
Maintaining hygiene standards, to indicate general cleaning within the Nursery
To provide a service which values and respects the culture, language, religion, and ethnic background of families
To develop positive self-image for both children and parents
To promote equal opportunities and ante-oppressive practice in all aspects of the Nursery
To provide a high standard of physical care and safety
To complete all requested tasks (relevant to your qualification) set by your assessor and ensure you meet all appropriate deadlines

Where you'll work

THE MADEN CENTRE
ROCHDALE ROAD
BACUP
OL13 9NZ

Training

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

College or training organisation

BURNLEY COLLEGE

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

The apprentice's training delivery will be onsite
The apprentice will be training towards the Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship
The Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship is 18 months

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4 or above)
Maths (grade 4 or above)

Other in:

Level 2 Early Years (grade Level 2 pass or above)

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
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Patience

About this company

Within the play that The Maden Centre provide, they follow the Early Years Foundation framework. This ensures that they provide a rich and varied curriculum that allows for the individual learning and development of every child, treating them as individuals and promoting positive relationships. The environment the nursery provide is carefully designed to ensure that it stimulates and supports children’s learning. The staff all plan activities for the children, taking their interests and building them into a learning opportunity in order to extend their development through provision. The progress of every child is monitored and formally recorded once a term. The Maden Centre welcome Parent/Carer input and share all progress reports to ensure they are providing a holistic approach to each child’s learning.

After this apprenticeship

The apprentice will be working towards a Level 3 Early Years Apprenticeship qualification
The apprentice would also be able to provide an excellent quality play and day care provision for children under 5 years, including child development, planning activities, and learning and assessment

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BURNLEY COLLEGE

The Themis Team

themis@burnley.ac.uk

01282733005

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000326304.

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