Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship
LITTLE OAKS CHILDCARE (SPALDING) LTD
Spalding (PE12 6EX)
Closes in 22 days (Wednesday 10 December 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 13 November 2025
Contents
Summary
Join our nursery as a Level 3 Early Years Educator apprentice, supporting children’s learning, play and development while earning a nationally recognised qualification. Ideal for someone passionate, hands-on and ready to build a real early years career.
- Wage
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£11,778 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Early years educator (level 3)
- Hours
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Flexible shifts between 08:00 and 18:00, Monday to Friday. Exact hours will be arranged on a rota basis within these times.
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Thursday 22 January 2026
- Duration
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1 year
- Positions available
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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
- Support children’s learning through planned activities and purposeful play
- Assist with daily routines including meals, toileting, and transitions
- Set up and tidy learning environments
- Observe children’s development and record progress
- Follow safeguarding, health and safety, and EYFS requirements
- Work closely with colleagues to deliver high-quality care and education
- Communicate positively with children, families, and the team
Where you'll work
41 Roman Bank
Spalding
PE12 6EX
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
RIVERSIDE TRAINING (SPALDING) 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
Training for this apprenticeship is delivered through a blend of workplace learning, online teaching sessions, and dedicated off-the-job hours built into your working week. You’ll complete monthly remote workshops, regular progress reviews with your trainer, and structured tasks through an online e-portfolio. Your practical skills will be developed hands-on in the nursery each day, supported by your mentor and the wider team. All training is completed either online or at your workplace, so you won’t need to travel elsewhere.
More training information
Your training will be delivered by an experienced early years training provider specialising in Level 3 Early Years Educator qualifications.
The course follows a structured curriculum covering child development, safeguarding, behaviour, play and learning, and the EYFS framework. You’ll work through modules in a set order, completing online teaching sessions, practical tasks, and knowledge assignments. Your trainer will visit (or meet with you remotely) for observations and reviews, ensuring your learning links directly to your day-to-day practice. The programme builds your confidence step by step, preparing you for your End-Point Assessment at the end of the apprenticeship.
Training will include paediatric first aid qualification.
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
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this employer
Little Oaks Childcare is a private care and education centre for children from 3 months - 5 years. Situated in the market town of Spalding, we are privileged to share Maytree Lodge and its beautiful river setting with lots of local families. Little Oaks is a family run Nursery and pre-school comprising of 3 core groups, Babies, Toddlers, and a separate on-site 2-storey Pre-school.
After this apprenticeship
On completion, you’ll be a fully qualified Level 3 Early Years Educator, opening the door to roles such as Room Leader, SEN support, Deputy Manager, or continuing your training with Level 5 early years qualifications. Many apprentices progress into permanent positions within the nursery as their confidence and skills grow.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
RIVERSIDE TRAINING (SPALDING) LTD
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000000489.
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Closes in 22 days (Wednesday 10 December 2025 at 11:59pm)
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