Apprentice Early Years Educator- The Children's House, Grimsby, DN41 8AJ

EQUALGRADE LIMITED THE CHILDRENS HOUSE

N E LINCS (DN41 8AJ)

Closes on Friday 19 December 2025

Posted on 14 November 2025


Summary

Are you looking for a career in childcare? The Children's House, Grimsby, DN41 8AJ are recruiting! You will be ensuring the educational, social, physical, emotional, health and welfare needs of the children are always met. During the apprenticeship, you will complete an Early Years Educator Level 3.

Wage

£0 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
To be confirmed. Must be flexible to work between the hours of 8am to 5pm. Salary - £7.55 per hour for the first 12 months of training.

30 hours a week

Start date

Monday 12 January 2026

Duration

1 year 3 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

Child Related Responsibilities:

  • To ensure that the children are cared for in a happy, safe and stimulating environment
  • Ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children at all times
  • Support the planning, preparation and implementation of a meaningful and effective early years curriculum based on the Montessori philosophy and Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) in conjunction with staff, parents and children
  • Promote equal opportunities throughout the setting
  • Support the observation and assessment of children’s learning
  • Ensure that the organisation and appearance of the classroom is maintained to a high standard
  • Display children’s work in designated areas

Staff Related Responsibilities:

  • To work with and support other members of the staff team
  • To be consistent and professional at all times
  • To co-operate and communicate with the Nursery Manager over children’s transitions
  • To participate in our in-house training and take advantage of training courses made available

Parent Related Responsibilities:

  • Develop and maintain a partnership with parents/carers and ensure their participation in the setting
  • Work alongside parents/carers of children with special needs to achieve full integration within the setting
  • Provide parents with information on a regular basis on their children’s development
  • Communicate to parents/carers all other relevant information on the setting to enable their full involvement

Organisation Related Responsibilities:

  • Keep abreast of current educational thought and good practice
  • Act at all times as an ambassador for The Children's House
  • Attend, as appropriate, training and personal development opportunities

Outside Responsibilities:

  • Act at all times as an ambassador for The Children's House
  • Attend, as appropriate, training and personal development opportunities

Where you'll work

STATION ROAD
STALLINGBOROUGH
N E LINCS
DN41 8AJ

Training

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

Training provider

EDEN TRAINING SOLUTIONS 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

  • Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification
  • Level 2 Functional Skills in maths and English (if required)
  • End-Point Assessment (EPA)
  • Employee Rights and Responsibilities (ERR)
  • Personal Learning and Thinking Skills (PLTS)
  • Apprentices must successfully complete the Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid (RQF) or Level 3 Award in Emergency Paediatric First Aid (RQF)

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 9-5)
  • Maths (grade 9-5)

Other in:

Early Years Practitioner (grade Level 2)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

Other requirements

The successful candidate will be required to pass a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and provide 2 references.

About this employer

A warm welcome to the children’s house. Founded in 2000 and based on many years of experience in early years, the nursery provides outstanding care and education for children aged birth to five. We have worked in early childhood education for over forty years and seen many changes in that time. Policies and priorities come and go but we strive to remain true to our core values. We believe that the period of early childhood is crucial in an individual’s development and that warm, nurturing relationships are key to children’s wellbeing and their disposition to learn. We have a team of highly trained and qualified early years professionals – many of whom have trained in the Montessori education philosophy – who will work in partnership with you to enable your child’s holistic development. We are very proud of the difference we make in supporting learning and development, and our team continue to work hard offering fantastic opportunities for young children. We hope you will visit soon and discover for yourself what makes our nursery a special place for children.

https://thechildrenshouse.org.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

For the successful candidate there may be ongoing employment upon completion of the relevant qualifications.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

EDEN TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000000619.

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Closes on Friday 19 December 2025

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