Early Years level 3 Apprenticeship

Canterbury College Nursery

Canterbury (CT1 3AJ)

Closes in 28 days (Thursday 1 January 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 1 December 2025


Summary

EKC Group have an exciting opportunity for an Early Years level 3 Apprentice to join the EKC Canterbury College Site Nursery. The successful apprentice will gain practical experience, receive expert mentorship, and develop essential skills while working in a supportive and nurturing environment.

Wage

£21,447 a year

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Pay is £21,447 - £24,310 Per Annum

Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Shift work 5 days a week in between 08.00 - 18.00.

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 12 January 2026

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

2

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

  • Undertake day-to-day nursery duties, ensuring a high standard of care and opportunities for development are maintained
  • Show a willingness to support other team members
  • Responsible for monitoring, handing over to parents and updating the day's activities
  • Support children with social, emotional, well-being and ensure safeguarding protocols are adhered to
  • Any other requirements of the qualification being completed

Where you'll work

New Dover Road
Canterbury
CT1 3AJ

Training

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

Training provider

EKC GROUP

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

Working towards an Early Years Educator level 3 apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4/C)
  • maths (grade 4/C)

Desirable qualifications

Other in:

Early Years (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
  • Attention to detail
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Patience

About this employer

A high-quality nursery with first-class facilities and a spacious play area, look no further. Nuturing Growth through Play and Learning Where children flourish in an inclusive environment where they will engage with children of various ages, whilst benefiting from age-specific learning areas. We offer 50 weeks of enriching activities and free play, both indoors and outdoors, where children build relationships, share experiences and learn together. Our experienced, qualified and DBS-checked staff ensure a stimulating and safe environment.

https://www.canterburycollege.ac.uk/public-facilities/ekc-canterbury-nursery/ (opens in new tab)

Disability Confident

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

The right candidate could be well-placed to progress into an ongoing career, leading to roles such as Room leader or undertaking a level 5 in early years.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

EKC GROUP

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000003068.

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Closes in 28 days (Thursday 1 January 2026 at 11:59pm)

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