Early Years Educator Apprentice
THE MONTESSORI PEOPLE LTD
STOCKTON-ON-TEES (TS17 9JP)
Closes on Wednesday 15 April 2026
Posted on 13 March 2026
Contents
Summary
- To Take the lead from the room leader and assist in the running of the room
- To be vigilant and have a high regard for safeguarding and children, staff and adults.
- Providing a high standard of quality, care, and education.
- Wage
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£15,392 a year
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This may increase based on experience/progress
- Training course
- Early years educator (level 3)
- Hours
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Various Shifts
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Friday 17 April 2026
- Duration
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1 year 9 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
Professional Conduct & Presentation
Follow the organisation’s dress code as outlined in the staff handbook.
Maintain a polite, professional approach during all parent handovers.
Act as a positive role model for children, colleagues, students, volunteers, and visitors.
Build open, respectful, and supportive relationships with all staff members.
Childcare & Learning Responsibilities
Provide a consistently high standard of childcare in line with Development Matters and Montessori philosophy.
Develop strong knowledge of child development for your age group and continue researching new practices.
Get to know all children in your room and across the setting, supporting their individual needs.
Support children during settling-in sessions and ensure first-day packs are sent out.
Carry out focused learning daily where appropriate (phonics, numeracy, workbooks).
Create an environment that supports individual childcare needs and promotes a healthy lifestyle, including daily teeth brushing.
Observe all children regularly across the seven areas of learning.
Ensure behaviour management follows the behaviour policy consistently.
Planning, Activities & Room Environment
Take an active role in planning, potential planning, and setting up engaging activities.
Regularly contribute to the planning book and ensure it is kept up to date.
Research new ideas and activities to enhance the room’s provision.
Work with the Management Team to fulfil the learning intentions of The Montessori People Ltd.
Help create and deliver room learning intentions and maintain awareness of intentions across the setting.
Display children’s work and room displays in line with brand guidelines, ensuring they are high quality, regularly updated, and well presented.
Provide the Nursery Manager with suitable photographs daily or weekly for social media.
Health, Safety & Safeguarding
Ensure the welfare and safety of all children at all times.
Maintain full knowledge of safeguarding procedures and follow required steps without exception.
Complete risk assessments for your room when needed.
Ensure hygiene and cleanliness standards are consistently high, including responsibility for daily cleaning charts, resources, and furniture.
Ensure laundry tasks are completed regularly and the laundry area is maintained.
Follow all nappy changing, toileting routines, and related charts accurately.
Prepare snacks and refreshments while adhering to dietary requirements.
Administer first aid when required and complete all associated paperwork promptly.
Policies, Procedures & Quality Assurance
Maintain in-depth knowledge of company policies and procedures and ensure they are implemented consistently.
Participate in any quality assurance schemes identified as appropriate by The Montessori People Ltd.
Ensure all necessary records are kept up to date, including daily diaries and registers.
Provide weekly feedback to the kitchen team using the meals feedback form.
Teamwork, Communication & Leadership
Act as a mentor for junior staff, offering guidance, support, and positive leadership.
Attend meetings to discuss ideas, issues, concerns, and to support colleagues.
Work collaboratively with Room Leaders across all settings to maintain consistent company standards and branding.
Bring any issues or concerns to the Room Leader or Nursery Manager promptly.
Communicate effectively with all staff, parents, guardians, carers, students, and volunteers.
Manage room ratios effectively and complete ratio sheets accurately.
Professional Development
Actively participate in training programmes and attend professional development activities as appropriate.
Continue researching new ideas, practices, and approaches relevant to your age group and Montessori education.
Where you'll work
TEDDER AVENUE
THORNABY
STOCKTON-ON-TEES
TS17 9JP
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
MIDDLESBROUGH 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
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Math (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
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this employer
We know that comparing cost, location and premises is an important part of the process but the deciding factor tends to be ‘will my child be safe, happy and encouraged here?’
That’s why we have set out to answer that very question. We believe our compelling offer from our Thornaby-based Nursery School makes choosing this new adventure as easy as possible.
Firstly, we are the largest independent nursery in the north east and the only nursery in the region to be awarded Silver in Investors in People for People and Wellbeing.
We have a caring, dedicated and highly qualified team in each age-related room, driven to meet the developmental goals for that age and to challenge further their skills. Our team embeds confidence, trust and a conscientious nature among our children and have been specially trained to help children appreciate their importance in the wider world.
Then there’s our space. Our five expansive and well-equipped rooms keep children stimulated, safe and ready to learn – each with direct access to their own amazing garden just waiting to be explored. It’s a fun and friendly environment where we encourage children to care about themselves, others and the world around them.
Next, our proven nursery curriculum with its focus on building independence and self-confidence for all. From the start children are given their own voice and encouraged to ‘have a go’ for themselves. Individuals welcome!
After this apprenticeship
Potential to gain employment depending on circumstances of employer and conduct during apprenticeship
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
MIDDLESBROUGH COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000019750.
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Closes on Wednesday 15 April 2026