Apprentice Early Years Educator

SHOOTING STARS CHILDCARE

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, Wallsend

Closes in 6 days (Friday 16 January 2026)

Posted on 9 January 2026

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Summary

As an Early Years Educator, you will be dedicated to supporting children’s development in a fun, nurturing and inclusive environment. This is an exciting opportunity to join a passionate and energetic team within a nursery full of life – a place where children are actively learning, playing, and exploring the world around them.

Wage

£14,918.80 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 - Shifts to be confirmed.

38 hours a week

Start date

Monday 26 January 2026

Duration

1 year 3 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

  • Maintaining accurate records of children’s development and sharing progress with parents and carers
  • Building strong, positive relationships with families to enhance children’s care and learning experiences
  • Supporting room routines, activities and daily planning as directed by the Room Lead
  • Help create a safe, stimulating and inclusive learning environment that considers all children’s cultural, medical and developmental needs
  • Ensuring the health, safety and welfare of every child at all times.
  • Adhering to all nursery policies, procedures and legislative requirements
  • Promoting positive behaviour and act as a role model for healthy, respectful and inclusive values
  • Contribute to regular cleaning, hygiene and safety checks

Where you'll work

You can select which locations you want to apply for in your application on Find an apprenticeship.

This apprenticeship is available in these locations:

  • BENFIELD SPORTS CENTRE, BENFIELD ROAD, WALKERGATE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 4NU
  • 92 Station Road, Wallsend, NE28 6TD

Training

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

Training provider

SKILLS NORTH EAST 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

Early Years Educator Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths and English (grade 4 and above (C and above))

Desirable qualifications

Other in:

Early Years Education (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
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience
  • Warm and caring personality
  • Naturing personality

Other requirements

  • Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

About this employer

Welcome to Shooting Stars Childcare, we are an Ofsted registered childcare setting for children aged 0-11 years. Our highly qualified team provide a warm and inviting atmosphere to let your little one shine. We are looking for two Early Years Educator Apprentices - one at our Walkergate location and one at our Wallsend location (NE28 6TD). You’ll become part of a friendly, professional team committed to providing every child with the highest standard of care, along with exceptional teaching and learning experiences, guided by the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework.

After this apprenticeship

  • At the end of completion there will be the opportunity to proceed onto a Level 5 Early Years Apprenticeship Standard

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SKILLS NORTH EAST LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000007832.

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Closes in 6 days (Friday 16 January 2026)

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