Early Years Educator Level 3 Apprenticeship
WILLIAM PATTEN DAYCARE LIMITED
Church Street, (N16 0NX)
Closes on Thursday 30 April 2026
Posted on 23 March 2026
Contents
Summary
William Patten Day Care are giving you an opportunity to develop your career within childcare. Develop your early years career with this fantastic opportunity to become an early years apprentice in a growing, ambitious company, providing care, education and compliance for children to the highest standard.
- 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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40 hours per week Monday to Friday - shifts to be agreed at offer stage.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 4 May 2026
- Duration
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1 year 2 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
William Patten Daycare has been open since 1986 and are Ofsted registered, recently awarded good. They aim to provide a fun, friendly and stimulating environment for all the children they care for.
They are looking for an early years apprentice to join their experienced, committed team to work towards a level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship.
Role Description
1. To take full part in the day-to-day running of the Daycare.
2. To be responsible as part of a team for the provision of a safe, stimulating environment which promotes the education of the child.
3. To ensure that the Daycare promotes a positive image of the community, by being helpful and responsive to the needs of others.
Main Duties/Responsibilities.
1. To assist in the provision of the daily activities programme, ensuring a wide range of play and learning opportunities reflecting the needs and circumstances of children and taking into account cultural diversity and accessibility.
2. To establish positive relationships with both children and parents.
3. To work, observe, and play with children cooperatively and increase their self-confidence, to work with children in a non-directive manner.
4. To be responsible for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
5. To act as a key worker for children, to observe and record information about the child’s development.
6. To develop knowledge through training.
7. To participate in setting out, displaying, clearing away, cleaning, caring for and storing all educational and play equipment.
8. To insure the confidentiality of the staff, parents and children’s information.
9. To undertake any other reasonable duties instructed by the manager or lead on duty.
Where you'll work
William Patten Daycare Limited
Church Street,
N16 0NX
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
REALISE LEARNING AND EMPLOYMENT 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
Your full role and responsibilities will be set out by your employer. They will provide you with all the on-the-job training you need to up-skill in your role, and your 20% off-the-job learning will be incorporated as part of your working day.
You will be working towards the Level 3 Early Years Educator apprenticeship standard, which includes:
- Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours
- Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Educator
- Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid or Level 3 Award in Emergency Paediatric First Aid
- Level 2 Functional Skills in maths and English (if required)
This will be delivered by your dedicated training provider, Realise.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- Mathematics (grade 4)
- English Language (grade 4)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Attention to detail
- caring
- Communication Skills
- Creative
- Friendly
- Initiative
- Maths and English
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- understanding
Other requirements
Full Enhanced DBS required.
About this employer
The day care has been open since 1986 and we are Ofsted registered, our recent Ofsted was good. We aim to provide a fun, friendly and stimulating environment for all children we care for. The daycare is based on the grounds of William Patten School, we are a private independent nursery.
https://www.williampattendaycare.info/home (opens in new tab)
After this apprenticeship
Progression within the organisation.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
REALISE LEARNING AND EMPLOYMENT LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000022686.
Apply now
Closes on Thursday 30 April 2026
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