Apprentice Early Years Educator Level 3

Little Hands Daycare - Bromsgrove

Bromsgrove (B60 2BQ)

Closes in 13 days (Monday 26 January 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 12 January 2026

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Summary

Support, inspire, and care for children while developing your skills. Earn while learning a Level 3 Early Years qualification and kickstart a rewarding career in childcare.

Wage

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday maximum of 40 hours per week. Opening times 7:30 am - 6pm.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 9 February 2026

Duration

1 year 6 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

  • Support children’s learning, development, and well-being.
  • Plan and deliver fun, educational activities.
  • Observe, record, and monitor children’s progress.
  • Ensure a safe, nurturing environment.
  • Work with colleagues and families to support children’s needs.
  • Complete tasks and training to achieve a Level 3 qualification.

Where you'll work

2 Chapel Street
Bromsgrove
B60 2BQ

Training

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

Training provider

HALESOWEN COLLEGE

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

You will spend two days per month training at college, while the rest of your time will be on-the-job, gaining practical experience. You’ll be fully supported by a work mentor and assessor to help you learn, develop, and achieve your Level 3 qualification.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths and English (grade 4)

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

Skills

  • Organisation skills
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

Other requirements

You will be required to pass a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

About this employer

Little Hands Daycare is a private group of nurseries focused on early years care and education, with a branch located at The Sunday School, 2 Chapel Street, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, B60 2BQ (open typically 7:30 am–6:00 pm, Mon–Fri).

They emphasise a nurturing, stimulating and homely environment where children’s interests guide planned activities, with learning rooted in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) to support development from babies through preschool age. 

After this apprenticeship

After completing a Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship, you typically start as a qualified practitioner in nurseries, preschools, or early years settings, working directly with children aged 0–5 and supporting learning and development. With experience, you can progress to roles with more responsibility, such as Room Leader, Senior Practitioner, or Key Person, overseeing specific age groups and mentoring junior staff. From there, career paths often lead to Deputy Nursery Manager or Nursery Manager, managing staff, compliance, and operations, while further study, like a Level 5 Early Years Lead Practitioner apprenticeship or degree-level qualifications, can open opportunities in leadership, teaching, specialist support (e.g., SEND), or even training and consultancy within the early years sector.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

HALESOWEN COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000008240.

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Closes in 13 days (Monday 26 January 2026 at 11:59pm)