Child care Apprenticeship

Little Gems

Rochdale (OL16 2UP)

Closes in 17 days (Tuesday 15 July 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 27 June 2025

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Summary

This exciting role will expect to see you planning and providing programme of activities (play, education and care) on a daily basis to ensure that each child develops to his/her full potential and to monitor & develop the programme to meet the changing needs of the children.

Wage

£14,918.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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£7.55 per hour

Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
5 days a week across Monday – Friday 8am -6pm 37.5 hours per week on a rota basis

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Wednesday 16 July 2025

Duration

1 year 6 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

Little Gems is a community based private nursery that provides a caring, stimulating, learning environment to meet your child’s educational and social needs.

KYP are looking for a child care apprenticeship to join our Little Gems Nursery team. This exciting role will expect to see you planning and providing programme of activities (play, education and care) on a daily basis to ensure that each child develops to his/her full potential and to monitor & develop the programme to meet the changing needs of the children.

You will incorporate in the daily activities the areas of learning as appropriate to the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and to help to prepare the children for mainstream infant schools. You will have passion, boundless energy, enthusiasm and a desire to maintain the highest standards in supporting children and ensuring they achieve.

As a Nursery Practitioner you will:

  • Work in partnership with parents, consulting and sharing information with them about the needs and progress of their child,
  • To maintain daily registers and up-to-date children’s development records.
  • To be responsible for caring for the needs of each child in the Nursery and to ensure that effective provision is made to meet the emotional, physical, educational and social needs of each child in order to meet their full potential.
  • To assist senior staff to administer, co-ordinate, develop, and manage the provision of Childcare services and to ensure all services are carried out in accordance with the OFSTED standards for Early Years.

Where you'll work

KYP Centre
Belfield Road
Rochdale
OL16 2UP

Training

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

College or training organisation

ROCHDALE TRAINING ASSOCIATION 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

Training to be provided on site with Rochdale Training.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths and English (grade Grade 4/C 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
  • Good listener
  • energetic and hard working
  • Passionate

About this company

Little Gems Nursery a safe, caring and stimulating environment for young children between the ages of 5 months- 5 years (2-4 years). We provide comprehensive care from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM (4.00pm) throughout the year (term time only),with only brief exceptions for Bank Holidays and Christmas. Our team is made up of qualified and experienced nursery practitioners who will create a fun welcoming environment to ensure your child feels safe and happy.

https://kyp.org.uk/little-gems/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Progression will be offered to the right candidate.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

ROCHDALE TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Jason Wales

jwales@rochdaletraining.co.uk

07860 919 380

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000328580.

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Closes in 17 days (Tuesday 15 July 2025 at 11:59pm)

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