Level 3 Early Years Educator apprenticeship

WORKING MUMS LTD

Deptford (SE8 3PH)

Closes on Tuesday 30 September 2025

Posted on 13 August 2025

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Summary

You will provide high-quality care and education to young children within the setting. You will help to create a safe, stimulating, and nurturing environment that promotes children's physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development. You will work closely with other employees and parents/carers to ensure each child's individual needs are met.

Wage

£25,396.80 a year

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Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday 8.00am till 6.00pm.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 6 October 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

Childcare and Development:

  • Support a fun, engaging, and safe environment aligned with the Early Years Foundation Stage.
  • Provide direct care for children, including feeding, changing, comforting and outdoor play.
  • Implement age-appropriate activities and educational programs.
  • Celebrate each child's progress and identify any developmental concerns.
  • Ensure the safety and well-being of all children at all times.
  • Collaborate with team members and attend planning, curriculum, and training meetings.

Environment and Safety:

  • Maintain a clean, organised, and safe nursery environment.
  • Adhere to all health and safety regulations and policies.
  • Conduct regular risk assessments of the nursery space and equipment.
  • Report any accidents or incidents promptly and accurately.

Communication and Collaboration:

  • Communicate effectively with parents (as required) regarding their child's daily activities, progress, and any concerns.
  • Collaborate with colleagues to plan and deliver cohesive care and educational programs.

Administrative Tasks:

Complete daily records, including attendance, incident reports, and developmental observations.

Where you'll work

60 66 Crossfield Street,
Deptford
SE8 3PH

Training

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

Training provider

MONTESSORI APPRENTICE ACADEMY

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

You will have one-to-one sessions with your Development Coach every four weeks. You will receive a combination of both online and face-to-face learning.

  • TQUK Level 3 Early Years Educator (RQF) apprenticeship
  • Level 2 Functional Skills in English and Maths if not exempt.

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
  • Organisation skills
  • Creative
  • Patience

About this employer

The Working Mums Club is creating spaces where mums can thrive personally and professionally, while staying on top of family life. They offer high quality childcare, workspaces mums want to spend time in, and the grown-up conversations they crave – all under one roof. Their vibrant community programme brings families together to create a village of support from one mother to another, close to home.

After this apprenticeship

With a Level 3 Early Years Educator apprenticeship, you can work as a Room Leader, Deputy Manager. 

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

MONTESSORI APPRENTICE ACADEMY

Megan Thompson

megan@montessoriapprentice.co.uk

01923463927

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000336572.

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Closes on Tuesday 30 September 2025

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