Apprentice Level 3 Early Years Educator

APPLEBLOSSOM CHILDCARE LTD

Sunderland (2 available locations)

Closes in 14 days (Thursday 26 February 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 12 February 2026

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Summary

An early years apprentice is employed by Apple Blossom Day Nursery to provide a happy, safe, secure and stimulating environment for children in the Day Nursery.

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 - Friday, 8.00am - 5.00pm

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 2 March 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

  • To help plan, prepare and set out in accordance with the EYFS an attractive, stimulating range of experiences, equipment, activities & displays which are suitable to the age range of children you are working with both indoors and out
  • To have a sound and good understanding of safeguarding children. To actively promote and support the safeguarding of children and young people in the workplace, ensuring Setting policies and procedures are observed at all times
  • To attend and complete relevant safeguarding training as required by the setting and traineeship
  • To establish & develop close, effective, working partnerships with parents/carers to ensure the wellbeing of their children
  • To adhere to the early years statutory frameworks and to give due regard to equalities, diversity, inclusion, anti-discrimination and human rights
  • To work alongside professional agencies and Ofsted
  • To ensure policies and procedures are fully understood and adhered to
  • To recognise and maintain the importance of confidentiality
  • To assist key workers in collating information on each individual child through observations, monitoring, assessing and recording
  • To contribute to regular room/staff meetings- weekly/monthly for discussion, planning and development of good practice
  • To maintain all equipment in good repair to ensure high standards of health and safety and report any defects promptly to the room senior, nursery manager or nursery director
  • Plus additional duties 

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:

  • 2 St. Catherines Court, Sunderland Enterprise Park, Sunderland, SR5 3XJ
  • Merle Terrace, Sunderland, SR4 6SF

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

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:

Maths and English (grade 4 to 9)

Other in:

EYE (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
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience
  • DBS check
  • Empathy

Other requirements

Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
Level 2 EYE qualification or experience working in a nursery setting 

About this employer

Welcome to the North East’s leading group of private children’s day nurseries. We have nurseries on Durham Road, Sunderland Enterprise Park and in Pallion along with our new sister nursery in Alnwick. All of our nurseries offer fantastic care and Early Years education for babies from 6 weeks old to children up to 5 and a holiday club catering for children up to 8 years old during school holidays.

After this apprenticeship

  • To continue growth within the company 

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SKILLS NORTH EAST LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000015371.

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Closes in 14 days (Thursday 26 February 2026 at 11:59pm)