Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship

BRIGHT BEES NURSERY LTD

Leicester, LEICESTER

Closes in 31 days (Saturday 30 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 29 July 2025

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Summary

Kickstart your career in early years education! Join a nurturing and dynamic team as an Early Years Educator apprentice. You'll gain hands-on experience working with children, creating engaging learning environments, and supporting their development while studying towards a nationally recognised Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification.

Wage

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

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Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday, full time, shifts to be confirmed.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Thursday 4 September 2025

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

3

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, your responsibilities will include:

  • Planning and delivering fun, engaging activities tailored to children’s individual needs and interests.
  • Supporting children’s social, emotional, and physical development.
  • Ensuring a safe, secure, and inclusive environment for all children.
  • Observing and recording children’s progress to monitor their development.
  • Assisting with daily routines such as meals, naps, and hygiene.
  • Building positive relationships with children, parents, and colleagues.

Where you'll work

You can select which locations you want to apply for in your application on Find an apprenticeship.

This apprenticeship is available in these locations:

  • 388 Coleman Road, Leicester, LE5 4EF
  • Beaumont Lodge, 260 Astill Lodge Road, Leicester, LE4 1EF
  • 394 GIPSY LANE, LEICESTER, LE4 7DA

Training

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

Training provider

BRIGHT BEES NURSERY LTD

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.

Training schedule

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

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
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Patience

About this employer

You will join a wonderful and caring team who put the children in their care first and support one another to achieve the best outcomes for the children in your care.

After this apprenticeship

By completing this Level 3 Early Years Educator apprenticeship, you will gain:

  • A nationally recognised Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification.
  • The knowledge and skills required to work as a qualified Early Years Educator.
  • A thorough understanding of child development, safeguarding, and play-based learning.
  • Opportunities to progress into roles such as Room Leader, Deputy Manager, or further study in childcare and education.
  • A strong foundation for a lifelong career in early years education.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BRIGHT BEES NURSERY LTD

Aysha Navsa

anavsa@scopetraining.co.uk

07861665510

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000334320.

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Closes in 31 days (Saturday 30 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

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