Early Years Educator Apprentice

BENTLEY FEDERATION CHILDCARE SERVICES

Walsall, WALSALL

Closes in 30 days (Friday 1 May 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 30 March 2026

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Summary

Working full-time in a childcare setting, with 20% off-the-job training, combining practical experience with study to gain a recognised qualification. Allows individuals to earn a salary while gaining a nationally recognised qualification and hands-on experience.

Wage

£15,392 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday between 7.45am and 6.00pm on a Rota basis - All year.

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 4 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

  • Deliver high-quality care and education for children aged 0-5
  • Support children’s learning and development through planned activities and play
  • Observe, record, and report on children’s progress
  • Ensure a safe, inclusive, and nurturing environment
  • Work as part of a team and follow guidance from qualified staff
  • Communicate effectively with parents and carers about children’s wellbeing

Where you'll work

You can select which locations you want to apply for in your application on Find an apprenticeship.

This apprenticeship is available in these locations:

  • Wilkes Avenue, Walsall, WS2 0JN
  • MONMOUTH ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 0EQ

Training

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

Training provider

JUNIPER TRAINING 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

Training will take place on the job and once a month you will attend a virtual master class with your skills coach from the training provider

More training information

  • Monthly Masterclasses with skills coach from training provider
  • 20% of your paid working week will be new learning called off the job training

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4 or above)
  • Maths (grade 4 and above)

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
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness

Other requirements

  • You will be required to pass an Enhanced DBS check
  • Children can be demanding so you will need to be patient and caring at all times
  • You must be available full time
  • This isn't just a job it is an apprenticeship so you must be committed to completing the assignments, attending the masterclasses and getting your set work done on time as this can result in you failing your apprenticeship if you are not committed

About this employer

  • Our Nursery is a warm, caring, stimulating and welcoming environment to all our children and families. By providing constant activities, we are building the foundation of a bright and healthy future for our children. 

    We pride ourselves on building strong relationships with our parents, and work on settling in the children and families to our nursery by working with them in partnership. We are passionate about creating an enabling environment that has been carefully planned to follow our children’s needs and interests. Children’s learning occurs through curiosity, investigating, exploring and continuously discovering new things.

https://www.bentleycc.org.uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

  • Fully Qualified Early Years Educator

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

JUNIPER TRAINING LIMITED

Alison Pursglove

alison.pursglove@bentleycc.org.uk

01922746592

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000024091.

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Closes in 30 days (Friday 1 May 2026 at 11:59pm)