Early Years Apprentice Level 3
LITTLE QUAY NURSERY AND LEARNING HUB LTD
Torpoint (PL11 2JW)
Closes in 24 days (Friday 6 March 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 9 February 2026
Contents
Summary
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an Apprentice to join our friendly Torpoint nursery and complete a Level 3 Early Years apprenticeship. We’re seeking someone who shares our passion for quality childcare and is committed to supporting every child’s learning, development and well‑being.
- Wage
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£13,741 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Early years educator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, between the hours of 7:00am and 6:00pm.
35 hours a week.
35 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 9 March 2026
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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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
Experience & Qualifications
- Experience working with children aged 0-5 years.
- Level 2 Early Years qualification.
Skills & Abilities
- Professional, mature approach to work.
- Flexible with working hours.
- Reliable, conscientious, and committed to high‑quality care.
- Strong team‑working skills.
- Understanding of the need for a stimulating, caring, and consistent environment.
- Awareness of the importance of following policies, procedures, and guidelines.
- Ability to work effectively within a professional childcare team.
- Clear understanding of confidentiality.
- Understanding of children’s needs and behaviour.
- Ability to plan and support age‑appropriate, engaging activities.
- Commitment to promoting respect for all backgrounds, abilities, and cultures.
- Motivated, with the ability to motivate children and colleagues.
- Creative, with the ability to develop imaginative ideas.
Where you'll work
16 Antony Road
Torpoint
PL11 2JW
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
ACHIEVEMENT TRAINING 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
You will receive dedicated on‑the‑job training from your employer at Little Quay Nursery and Learning Hub.
Off‑the‑job training will be delivered through weekly classroom sessions at Achievement Training’s City Centre location. Alternatively, you may be work‑based and allocated time during your working week to study the theory elements of the programme.
You will be working towards:
- Level 3 Early Years Educator standard.
- Apprentices under 19, without level 2 English and maths (A*-C or 9-4 GCSE or equivalents) will need to achieve this level prior to completion of their Apprenticeship.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
A Level in:
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
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
About this employer
Nestled by the sea, Little Quay Nursery and Learning Hub is a haven for beginnings- welcoming babies, toddlers, and pre-schoolers into a setting that cherishes curiosity, nurtures emotional safety, and fosters lifelong confidence.
We offer more than childcare; we offer quiet strength, clear purpose, and a poetic rhythm to the early years. With safeguarding at the heart of every decision and stories waiting to be written in every room, Little Quay is where families find trust, and children find their way.
Whether it’s a baby’s first smile, a toddler’s bold step, or a preschooler’s leap forward in learning- every moment here matters.
Nurtured by Nature
At Little Quay, sustainability isn’t a tick-box exercise- it’s a promise. From eco-friendly nappies and reusable resources, to energy conscious operations, we believe young children flourish when surrounded by mindful choices..
We are committed to:
Sourcing toys and materials from ethical suppliers.
Reducing plastic use and encouraging refillable systems.
Embedding nature-based learning with seasonal gardening and composting.
After this apprenticeship
- Qualified Early Years Educator
- Room Leader
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
ACHIEVEMENT TRAINING LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000013227.
Apply now
Closes in 24 days (Friday 6 March 2026 at 11:59pm)