Level 3 Early Years Apprenticeship - Barking Riverside Explorers IG11 0AN

Barking Riverside Explorers

Barking (IG11 0AN)

Closes on Sunday 31 May 2026

Posted on 14 April 2026

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Summary

Are you looking for a career in childcare? Barking Riverside Explorers are recruiting! You will be ensuring the educational, social, physical, emotional, health and welfare needs of the children are always met. During the apprenticeship, you will complete an Early Years Educator Level 3.

• Wage:

  £15,600 a year

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  This is refelctive of the working hours you complete and is a slighlty higher than the national minimum wage for apprenticeships

• Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
• Hours: Monday - Friday 7.30am - 3.30pm or 9am-5pm (to be discussed).

  37 hours 30 minutes a week

• Start date:

  Monday 1 June 2026

• Duration:

  1 year 4 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

• To become involved in children’s activities to stimulate and extend their learning
• To demonstrate sensitivity toward children and families within the facility
• Assisting in the admission and induction of new children
• Assisting in the maintenance of all necessary records to meet internal, E.Y.D.C.P., and Ofsted requirements
• To take an active role in the promotion of excellent health and safety practices
• To respond effectively to any health and safety issues that may arise and report any necessary matters
• To participate in training and meetings as requested by the management team
• Performing any other duties commensurate with the general nature of the position requested by the management team

Where you'll work

The Wilds Ecology Centre
Northgate Road
Barking
IG11 0AN

Training

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

Training provider

EDEN TRAINING SOLUTIONS 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

The apprenticeship will be completed at the employers setting.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

• English (grade C/4+)
• Maths (grade C/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
• 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

Other requirements

Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

About this employer

Learning should be fun, which is why Barking Riverside Explorers is focused on ensuring a varied curriculum. This helps our Explorers experience a wide variety of what this wonderful world has to offer and ensure school-readiness in their subject knowledge within the 7 core areas of learning.

Our approach is based on work by many well-known educational philosophers such as Montessori and Vygotsky which is why we don’t fall into one typical approach to education.

https://www.br-explorers.co.uk/about-us (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Can work all year round or term time only (to be discussed prior to enrolment).

After this apprenticeship

Subject to the completion of the apprenticeship, there will be a review of ongoing employment being available.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

EDEN TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Matthew Oates

matthew.oates@eden-ts.com

01709 886833

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000026315.

Apply now

Closes on Sunday 31 May 2026