Early Years Educator Apprenticeship Level 3
LITTLE GEORGE'S NURSERY LIMITED
BLACKPOOL (FY1 3HY)
Closes in 18 days (Friday 3 April 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 13 March 2026
Contents
Summary
This is a fantastic opportunity to continue or start your career & development in childcare through a Level 3 Apprenticeship.
- 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 7.45am - 5.45pm.
35 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 7 April 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
- To learn how to work as part of a team and to have input into the planning of a programme of care, education and play activities for children 0-5 years
- To support children during mealtimes so they are a time of pleasant social sharing, encouraging manners and conversation
- To be polite and friendly to all staff, parents and children
- To contribute towards providing a warm, friendly and stimulating environment, offering good quality play, care and education both indoors and outdoors
- To contribute to team meetings
- Have a commitment to personal and professional development.
- To have an understanding of Safeguarding & Prevent Policies, Health & Safety Hygiene standards and Covid-19 prevention, this will include domestic duties, associated to the care of children
- To have an understanding of Ofsted, work within current legislation and the Company’s, Policies and Procedures
- To have an understanding of good practice with regard to Special Needs and Inclusion
- To have high standards of confidentiality in relation to roles, tasks and responsibilities described above
- To undertake such other duties as directed by senior staff, appropriate to that of an Early Years Apprentice
Where you'll work
82-82A GEORGE STREET
BLACKPOOL
FY1 3HY
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
TRAINING WORKS (NW) LTD
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
Working towards a Level 3 Early Years Educator apprenticeship standard, including Functional Skills in English and maths if required.
Training schedule has yet to be agreed. An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 6 hours a week will be spent training or studying. Details will be made available at a later date.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
Other 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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
Passing DBS Check.
2 references.
About this employer
Little George’s Nursery School was established in 2017, by Diane Meyer NNEB and Kamini Chamberlain BA Hons with QTS. Both have many, many years experience in early years and aim to offer a very high standard of care and education, providing fun and friendship within a secure, caring and stimulating environment for children aged 2 – 4 years.
After this apprenticeship
Once qualified, the right candidate may become a fully qualified professional in early years & a valuable member of the team.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
TRAINING WORKS (NW) LTD
Chloe Mcilwaine
chloe@training-works.co.uk
01253478180
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000017825.
Apply now
Closes in 18 days (Friday 3 April 2026 at 11:59pm)