Early Years Educator Apprentice
RAINBOW NURSERIES WORDSLEY LIMITED
STOURBRIDGE (DY8 5QU)
Closes in 31 days (Monday 20 April 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 20 March 2026
Contents
Summary
Rainbow Nursery is a well-established nursery for 0-5 years olds. Offering a new and exciting opportunity for either a newly qualified Level 2 practitioner or someone who has knowledge/ experience within Early Years to complete Early Years Educator Level 3 apprenticeship. This is an amazing opportunity for a career within childcare.
- Wage
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£16,640 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 - Friday, with shifts to be confirmed between the hours of 7.00am - 6.00pm. (Discussed at Interview).
Varied shifts:
8.00am-5.00pm.
7.00am-4.00pm.
9.00am-6.00pm.
Max hrs 40 per week.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 21 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
- Learning and developing the skills to successfully observe, monitor and record children's learning and development
- Plan and carry out activities to encourage children's progress
- Communicate and engage with children to support their learning journey
- Provide a safe and nurturing environment
- Follow policies and procedures within the setting
- Support the preparation of meals and snacks
- Liaise with colleagues, parents/carers and other professionals
- Be able to use your own initiative
- Any other day-to-day tasks as requested
Where you'll work
STREAM ROAD
STOURBRIDGE
DY8 5QU
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
STAFF SELECT 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
- Early Years Educator Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
- Functional Skills maths (if required)
- Functional Skills English (if required)
- Training carried out within the working environment, online portfolio, coach visits once a month
More training information
No college day release required. Coach will visit Apprentice within the nursery setting.
Requirements
Desirable 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
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
- Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
About this employer
Rainbow Nursery is situated in Wordsley, Stourbridge. The nursery opens their doors and their arms to parents/ carers and their children, providing an engaging and caring environment where children can feel safe whilst reaching their full potential. If you can offer compassion, empathy, a sense of humour and are willing to follow their values, apply below.
After this apprenticeship
Potential for full-time employment on successful completion of the apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
STAFF SELECT LTD
Nova Training
carolyn.marson@novatraining.co.uk
07534486764
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000022235.
Apply now
Closes in 31 days (Monday 20 April 2026 at 11:59pm)