Level 3 Early Years apprentice

Lyndhurst Early Years

GATESHEAD (NE9 6TA)

Closes in 12 days (Tuesday 24 February 2026)

Posted on 11 February 2026

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Summary

Work with and support children to contribute to a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for all children in the nursery. 

Wage

£11,778 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
The hours are standard 30 with chance of overtime to cover 7:30am to 8.30am and 3.00pm to 6.00pm. Shift pattern discussed at interview.

30 hours a week

Start date

Monday 16 March 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

  • Encourage independence, age appropriately, through the routines of the nursery.
  • Get to know children very well, especially own key person children in order to plan and provide activities and resources to meet all children’s individual needs and interests.
  • Provide comfort and reassurance to any child upset or poorly.
  • Contribute to activities suitable to the age range of children your working with in conjunction with other staff.
  • Support and liaise with all parents/carers.
  • Work alongside outside professionals of children with SEND in order to fully integrate those children into the setting.
  • Record accidents in the accident book and on Tapestry. Ensuring management are made aware of it before the parents.
  • Complete incident forms, behaviour forms and incidents at home forms, nappy changing forms, mediation forms as required. And ensure they are signed at the end of the sessions.
  • Use Tapestry to log children’s progress and development and communicate with parents/carers.
  • Attend all out of work activities eg, training, staff meetings, parents’ consultations, Christmas and end of year parties.
  • Prepare snacks and clean snack areas and kitchen, prior to and when finished.
  • Clean snack areas and kitchen after lunch times.
  • Clean paint and craft equipment after use where needed.
  • Ensure each child is collected by the person named on the register at the end of the sessions.
  • Work to the Routines of the Nursery and younger children’s routines from home.
  • Carry out adult led activities both indoors and outdoors to suit children’s age and stage of development throughout the sessions.
  • Join in with children’s free play both indoors and outdoors throughout the sessions.
  • Ensure meal times/snack times are sociable and promoting independence.
  • Carry out children’s personal care as required, in a sensitive manner.
  • Keep the Nursery clean and safe throughout the day, cleaning spillages etc as you go, remove any broken toys as noticed and clean toilets and sinks as required.
  • Keep play areas clutter free and encourage children to tidy away toys as they are finished, age appropriately.
  • Last half hour of your working day, clean the area of the nursery as per the daily rota.

Where you'll work

CLEVELAND HALL ASSOCIATION
BEACON LOUGH ROAD
GATESHEAD
NE9 6TA

Training

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

Training provider

GATESHEAD COUNCIL

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

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Maths (grade 4)

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
  • Team working
  • Patience

About this employer

At Lyndhurst Early Years Nursery we provide a safe, secure, welcoming, warm, bright and happy nurturing environment for children to play, learn and grow. We aim to help and encourage every child to reach their full potential, where their safety, welfare and happiness is paramount

After this apprenticeship

Apprentice may be offered full time employment after they complete the level 3 apprenticeship.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

GATESHEAD COUNCIL

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000014108.

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Closes in 12 days (Tuesday 24 February 2026)

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