Level 3 Apprenticeship
MANVIA KAUR
WILLENHALL (WV13 2NY)
Closes in 14 days (Friday 15 August 2025)
Posted on 29 July 2025
Contents
Summary
Join our friendly nursery as a Level 3 Early Years Educator apprentice! Enjoy a 4-day working week, term-time only, with paid off-the-job training from home on Fridays. Pro rata pay ensures a steady income all year. Gain hands-on experience while working towards a recognised qualification.
- Wage
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£14,918.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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Pro Rata Salary - equal monthly pay despite school holidays.
- Training course
- Early years educator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Thursday 8am - 4pm
Friday's Off the Job Training - either at home or within the setting.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 8 September 2025
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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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
- Support a qualified Level 3 Educator to meet the individual needs of all children, with a strong focus on the three prime areas: Communication & Language, Physical Development, and Personal, Social & Emotional Development
- Contribute to an inclusive and nurturing environment that promotes emotional wellbeing and supports children with SEND through differentiated approaches and consistent routines
- Draft meaningful observations and reflections, helping to inform planning in line with your mentor’s guidance and the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)
- Follow and implement planning provided by your mentor and coach, while also supporting the delivery of stimulating, developmentally appropriate activities
- Assist with safeguarding and health & safety procedures by maintaining awareness of children’s wellbeing, reporting concerns appropriately, and promoting a safe environment
- Participate in daily routines including snack time, toileting, tidy-up time and outdoor play, encouraging independence and positive relationships throughout the day
Where you'll work
1A FIELD STREET
WILLENHALL
WV13 2NY
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
JUNIPER TRAINING LIMITED
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
Requirements
Essential qualifications
Other in:
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
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
Successful applicants will be required to pass an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. You must be able to provide two satisfactory references before starting the role. A genuine passion to work with young children and a commitment to safeguarding is essential.
About this employer
At Tiny Talents Pre-School, we’re passionate about creating a safe, inclusive, and nurturing environment where every child can thrive. Our setting is rooted in values of curiosity, emotional wellbeing, and respect for individual needs. We pride ourselves on being a term-time only nursery with a four-day working week, supporting a healthy work-life balance for our team. Our approach is grounded in the EYFS and inspired by child-led learning, with a strong focus on the prime areas of development and emotional regulation. As a small, dedicated team, we value collaboration, creativity, and ongoing professional growth.
After this apprenticeship
Upon successful completion of the Level 3 Early Years Educator apprenticeship, you’ll be fully qualified to work as a key person in a range of early years settings. Career progression may include:
- Room Leader – take on more responsibility leading practice within a room
- SENDCo (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Coordinator) – support inclusive practice and lead on SEND provision
- Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) – take the lead on safeguarding and child protection
- Deputy Manager or Nursery Manager – step into leadership and management roles with experience and further training
- Level 5 or Foundation Degree in Early Years – pursue higher qualifications to continue your professional development
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
MANVIA KAUR
Manvia Kaur
manvia.kaur@tinytalentspreschool.com
01902 604216
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000334389.
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