L3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship

SPARTHFIELD HAPPY DAY NURSERY

ACCRINGTON (BB5 5RP)

Closes in 25 days (Friday 10 October 2025)

Posted on 15 September 2025

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Summary

Sparthfield Happy Day Nursery opened in January 2007 and is recognised as providing quality care and learning. If you hold a L2 Diploma in Early Years, then this can be an amazing opportunity for someone to progress to their Level 3 Early Years Educator apprenticeship.

Wage

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Monday – Friday between 07:30 – 17:30.

40 hours a week

Start date

Saturday 25 October 2025

Duration

1 year 8 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

  • To promote the aims and objectives of the nursery
  • To promote the high standards of the nursery at all times to parents, staff and visitors
  • To provide leadership in the delivery of the Early Years Foundation Stage to other practitioners within the setting
  • To follow the nursery safeguarding procedure to ensure all children are kept safe, well and secure and ensure all team members are able to do the same
  • To ensure the provision of high standards of physical and emotional care
  • To support, inspire and mentor other practitioners
  • To establish and sustain a culture of collaborative and co-operative working between colleagues
  • To work in partnership with families and parents/carers at home and in the setting
  • To contribute to the work of a multi-professional team and co-ordinate and implement agreed programmes and interventions on a day-to-day basis
  • To be accountable for the delivery of high-quality provision through an effective observation, assessment and planning process
  • Remain up-to-date with all legislation, outstanding practice and leadership developments in the early years
  • Implement changes following amendments to policy, new research and training
  • To be involved in out-of-working hours activities, e.g. training, planning meetings, monthly staff meetings, parents' evening, fundraising events etc.
  • To undertake such other duties and responsibilities of an equivalent nature as may be determined from time-to-time by the Manager

Where you'll work

419 WHALLEY ROAD
CLAYTON LE MOORS
ACCRINGTON
BB5 5RP

Training

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

Training provider

BLACKBURN COLLEGE

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

Training will take place at Blackburn College, once a week:

Blackburn College, Feilden Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 1LH.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English Language (grade 4/C)
  • Mathematics (grade 4/C)

Other in:

Early Years Practitioner (grade pass)

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
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness

About this employer

Sparthfield Happy Day Nursery opened in January 2007 and is recognised as providing quality care and learning. We offer full and part time places and are always willing to work with you to accommodate your individual needs. We welcome parents to visit the nursery while sessions are in progress so they can see how we operate and the interaction between the staff and the children. We want children to feel safe, stimulated and happy in the nursery and to feel secure and comfortable with staff. We also want parents to have confidence in both their children’s well being and their role as active partners within the nursery.

https://www.sparthfieldhappydaynursery.co.uk/copy-of-about-us-1 (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Progression to the next level Apprenticeship/Working as a qualified practitioner.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BLACKBURN COLLEGE

Apprenticeship Team

apprenticeships@blackburn.ac.uk

01254292500

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000342101.

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Closes in 25 days (Friday 10 October 2025)

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