Early Years Educator Apprentice
WOODLANDERS CIO
NEWTON ABBOT (TQ13 7DR)
Closes in 31 days (Wednesday 11 February 2026)
Posted on 9 January 2026
Contents
Summary
To assist the Head of Woodlanders and our Room Leaders in creating a safe and nurturing environment, we aim to help the children at Woodlanders learn and build their confidence and social skills. You'll have the chance to provide engaging and creative learning experiences while pursuing your Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification.
- Wage
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£11,778 to £19,047.60, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Early years educator (level 3)
- Hours
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30 hours per week during term time and our holiday clubs. Dates can be found on our website.
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 2 March 2026
- Duration
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1 year 3 months
- Positions available
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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
At Woodlanders, you will be working towards a Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship over the course of 15 months!
To assist the Head of Woodlanders and our Room Leaders in creating a safe and nurturing environment, we aim to help the children at Woodlanders learn and build their confidence and social skills.
You'll have the chance to provide engaging and creative learning experiences while pursuing your Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification. We will allocate some study time during your paid hours, but we also encourage you to dedicate some of your personal time to complete the course in approximately 15-18 months. We are more than happy to work with your tutors when they need to visit you at our setting.
Key tasks:
- To promote the welfare of children in all areas of Safeguarding
- To maintain confidentiality at all times regarding children, their families, staff and the business of Woodlanders
- To help the Head of Woodlanders, and other staff as part of an effective team
- To observe and assess children’s development and contribute to the evaluation of the educational programme
- To demonstrate and promote understanding of all aspects of inclusion and to complete relevant training where necessary
- To support children with their learning and development by thinking on your feet and planning in the moment
- To participate in the Woodlanders appraisal system
- To participate in training and development opportunities when needs have been identified, possibly out of working hours
- To carry out daily tasks assigned by the Room Leader
- To work in partnership with the Head of Woodlanders, Committee members, parents/carers and other professionals
- To contribute to shaping a stimulating and warm environment with clear boundaries for children and adults
- To work within the policies and procedures of Woodlanders
This is an outline for the range of duties expected of an Early Years Educator to indicate the level of responsibility for the time being. It is not a comprehensive or exclusive list and duties may be varied from time to time which do not change the general character of the job or the level of responsibility entailed.
Where you'll work
WOODLAND ROAD
ASHBURTON
NEWTON ABBOT
TQ13 7DR
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
LIFETIME TRAINING GROUP 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
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
- Customer care skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Caring
- Playful
- Friendly
- Empathy
Other requirements
We go outside what ever the weather!
We have no parking on site, but are a short walk away from the town car park. There is often on street parking near by.
About this employer
Woodlanders Pre-School provides early years care and education to children in Ashburton and the surrounding areas. We are an independent registered charity, rooted in the community and run by a team of dedicated staff who are passionate about early years education and supporting the needs of local families. Woodlanders was established in 1999 and has seen many families and children in the community benefit from the services we provide.
Woodlanders is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and does require a criminal records check.
Applicants must be prepared to disclose any convictions they may have and any orders which have been made against them.
Employment can only commence subject to a satisfactory DBS check and two references.
After this apprenticeship
- There is no guarantee that you will automatically be offered employment with Woodlanders on competition of your qualification
- Woodlanders are committed to supporting our apprentices and you will be kept informed throughout in the form of supervisions
- We always hope to gain long term employees from the apprenticeship route, however the needs of the business will dictate the need for permanent recruitment at that time
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LIFETIME TRAINING GROUP LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000007351.
Apply now
Closes in 31 days (Wednesday 11 February 2026)
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