Early Years Apprentice

BRIGHT LITTLE STARS HARROW LIMITED

HARROW (HA1 2JL)

Closes in 30 days (Monday 15 September 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 15 August 2025

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Summary

A career in childcare is an incredibly rewarding path that lets you use your imagination. You’ll have the opportunity to nurture a child’s imagination, see them develop and give them a brilliant, happy start in life. You will assist in undertaking all base room activities alongside studying a relevant and recognised early years qualification.

Wage

£16,161 a year

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Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday Shifts rotating 8.00am - 5.00pm / 9.00am - 6.00pm.

40 hours a week

Start date

Wednesday 1 October 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

  • Interacts with children, using appropriate language and open body language.
  • Provides a friendly, caring and relaxing environment in-order to encourage confidence, independence and help children to learn.
  • Assists in maintaining a safe, clean and tidy nursery, ensures daily routines are adhered to.
  • Assist in the completion of key person children’s development records where required.
  • Adheres to all policies and procedures in relation to the safeguarding of children. Reports any concerns about children to the room leader, mentor or Safeguarding Officer.
  • Communicates effectively with parents and visitors where appropriate.
  • Actively contributes as part of the team, attending team meetings and activities.

Where you'll work

51 SHEEPCOTE ROAD
HARROW
HA1 2JL

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

Your training will be delivered both online and face-to-face.

You will have one-to-one sessions with your Development Coach once every four weeks.

There will be 2/3 observations carried out on you during your apprenticeship

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade Grade A* - C or 4 - 9)

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
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Patience

About this employer

Children come first. This wonderful nursery prides themselves on having a high quality team who are dedicated, committed and work together to provide a warm, welcoming, safe and stimulating environment. All of their staff are recruited based on their qualifications, experience and commitment to the children in their care.

Company benefits

Daily Hot Staff Lunches. Win BLS Bucks Rewards, such as Virgin Experience Days. Wellness Programme. Paid Training Days. Apprentice Support Days.

After this apprenticeship

With a Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification, you can progress to a Room Leader position.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

MONTESSORI APPRENTICE ACADEMY

Megan

megan@montessoriapprentice.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000337527.

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Closes in 30 days (Monday 15 September 2025 at 11:59pm)

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