Early Years Educator Apprentice

ACTIVE ANGELS LTD

SOLIHULL (B90 4BY)

Closes in 22 days (Monday 20 April 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 27 March 2026

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Summary

An Apprentice Early Years Practitioner supports nursery staff in creating a safe, caring environment. They assist with activities, learning through play, routines, and mealtimes, while maintaining cleanliness and safety, and training alongside experienced staff.

Wage

£16,640 to £26,436.80, depending on your age

National Minimum Wage

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Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday 7.30am until 5.30pm

40 hours a week

Start date

Saturday 25 April 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

Early Years Practitioner Apprentice - Key Duties:

  • Support staff in providing a safe, caring and stimulating environment for children
  • Assist with planning and setting up learning and play activities
  • Engage with children through play to support their learning and development
  • Help with daily routines such as snack times, meals and tidy-up time
  • Support children with personal care where appropriate (e.g. hand washing, toileting with supervision)
  • Observe children and report progress or concerns to senior staff
  • Maintain a clean, safe and organised learning environment
  • Follow safeguarding, health and safety, and nursery policies 

Skills and Attributes:

  • Good communication and listening skills
  • Caring, patient and nurturing attitude
  • Enthusiasm for working with young children
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Willingness to learn and develop new skills
  • Reliable, punctual and responsible
  • Good organisational and time management skills
  • Basic understanding of health and safety and safeguarding (or willingness to learn)
  • Positive attitude and strong work ethic
  • Ability to follow instructions and take guidance from experienced staff

Where you'll work

TANWORTH LANE
SHIRLEY
SOLIHULL
B90 4BY

Training

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

Training provider

THE CHILD CARE COMPANY (OLD WINDSOR) 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

  • Early Years Educator Level 3
  • Training will include paediatric first aid qualification

The apprentice will be allocated a Development Coach that will have 121s with you every month and it will either be at the place of work or virtual on a Teams call.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4 - 9)

Other in:

Early Years Practitioner (grade PASS)

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths (grade 4 - 9)

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
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Patience

Other requirements

  • Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
  • Passing of all reference checks

About this employer

The nursery was set up in April 2006 by Managing Director Lisa Hill and is fully OFSTED Registered (Rated OUTSTANDING August 2024) in addition to holding a 5* Food Hygiene Rating for the past 18 years. The nursery prides itself on providing a ‘home from home’ environment for all children ranging from 0-5 years, and is ran by a large team of experienced staff including: A hands on Director, A Strong Leader’s & Management Team, Level 2 & 3 Qualified Staff, Support Staff and a private Kitchen Chef. All staff are Paediatric First Aid Trained and we are delighted to state that 75% of our staff have been with us for 5 years +. 

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Company benefits

  • Car park
  • Uniform
  • Pension

After this apprenticeship

Permanent role with the opportunity to progress onto further qualifications.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

THE CHILD CARE COMPANY (OLD WINDSOR) LIMITED

Ali Franklin

ali.franklin@thechildcarecompany.com

01753 978514

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000023493.

Apply now

Closes in 22 days (Monday 20 April 2026 at 11:59pm)