Early Years Apprentice Level 3

LYNWOOD DAY NURSERY LTD

BARROW IN FURNESS (LA13 9NG)

Closes on Thursday 30 April 2026

Posted on 23 March 2026

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Summary

Lynwood Day Nursery seeks a fun and enthusiastic Early Years apprentice to work under the direct instruction of the Early Years Leader, to support access to learning for children under the age of 4 providing support to the childcare team.

Wage

£12,480 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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We value our staff and that is why extra training or staff meetings outside working hours are always paid. 

We pay monthly in arrears 

Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Mondays to Fridays between the hours of 7:30am - 5:30pm. We are an all year around nursery but closed on bank holidays and between Xmas and New Year

30 hours a week

Start date

Friday 1 May 2026

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

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

Your day-to-day duties include:

  • To work with children aged 0–5 (the best years to teach) in co-operation with the childcare practitioners and under the supervision of the room leaders
  • Support the child practitioners to deliver the EYFS (Early Years Framework) and assist children in following their interests and curiosities in their learning journey. Yes, we love playing with them as one of our main goals, but we also teach them as their main educators
  • Assist in providing a quality experience whilst at nursery and providing high quality childcare and education for all our children
  • To contribute to and implement all the setting policies and procedures
  • To attend your mandatory, once a week college course and the training provided by the setting
  • To ensure that children learn and develop/ progress by following our child-led padagogy and embed that in your practice
  • To maintain a high standard of safety and check if equipment is safe for children to use
  • To assist during mealtimes and let the child self-serve their lunch as part of their learning
  • Whilst working towards your qualification, ensure all targets are met as set by your assessor
  • To ensure you are a good role model for the children at all times and to use appropriate language

Where you'll work

ASHTREE HOUSE
HOLLOW LANE
BARROW IN FURNESS
LA13 9NG

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

FURNESS 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

  • Training of the Early Years foundation stage, the 7 areas of learning and the characteristics of learning
  • The Lynwood Curriculum and how we teach it to our children
  • Planning in the moment – a child-led padagogy where practitioners follow their interests
  • Safeguarding level 2 to protect all children
  • Food hygiene level 2
  • Paediatric first-aider 

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths and English (grade 3 or higher)

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
  • Problem solving skills
  • Number skills
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Patience

About this employer

Lynwood Day Nursery is looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic apprentice as an extension to our team. We are a very homely setting with a well practised and experienced team and some our staff have been working for Lynwood for 10 years or longer.

http://www.lynwooddaynursery.co.uk (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

  • Employee program
  • Company events (paid)
  • Additional holiday after 12 months of service
  • Child discounted places if available 
  • Good team spirit

After this apprenticeship

  • Good communication skills with children, colleagues and parents in a calm, positive and caring manner
  • The ability to work with children and their families in a sensitive and positive way
  • Creativity and imagination for game playing
  • Open to planning and organising activities in cooperation with a qualified child practitioner
  • To deal with the children’s physical and emotional requirements with care and sympathy
  • To maintain a professional, courteous and friendly relationship with the parents and to respect confidentiality regarding any information which might be given
  • To follow all reasonable instructions given by the nursery manager and/or room leader which are directed towards the smooth running of your allocated group
  • To ensure that a positive approach to children in their general treatment and in matters of discipline is displayed at all times
  • Positive body language by smiling, facing the children when talking to them and going on child’s level, eye contact
  • Take responsibility for fulfilling the jobs and tasks given by the training agency
  • Feeding and changing children (we do provide training on this at first if apprentices have no experience)
  • Making sure children are safe, well and involved to the given format
  • Obey the nursery policy, which we will ask every employee to read, especially in regard to safeguarding
  • To ensure that the nursery is kept tidy and to prepare for the following day
  • To fully comply and be aware of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Act in regard to the DBS procedure and suitability checks to work with young children
  • Show initiative, interest and motivation in dealing with children and in becoming a skilful practitioner. Even though you might not have the experience or tools for that, we hope you have the right attitude for job

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LYNWOOD DAY NURSERY LTD

Deborah Oates

deborah@lynwooddaynursery.co.uk

01229821998

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000022762.

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Closes on Thursday 30 April 2026

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