Early Years Educator Apprentice

CT Skills

103 Anstey Road, Alton (GU34 2RN)

Closes in 30 days (Friday 22 May 2026)

Posted on 22 April 2026

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Summary

This is an exciting opportunity where you will be part of a homely, warm, caring and flexible environment helping to provide high-quality care and education for children aged 0-5.

• Wage:

  £16,640 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 shifts between 8am and 6pm.

  40 hours a week

• Start date:

  Monday 25 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

• Assisting with the daily care and supervision of children, ensuring their safety and wellbeing at all times. 
• Supporting the planning and implementation of age-appropriate activities that promote learning and development. 
• Engaging with children through play, conversation, and educational activities to foster their social, emotional, and cognitive growth. 
• Maintaining a clean, organised, and stimulating environment suitable for young children. 
• Working collaboratively with team members to ensure smooth daily operations within the nursery. 
• Supporting with administrative tasks such as record keeping and updating children's progress records.
• Following all health and safety policies and procedures to ensure a safe environment for children and staff. 
• A minimum of 6 hours per week will be spent on apprenticeship work and training.

Where you'll work

103 Anstey Road, Alton
GU34 2RN

Training

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

Training provider

CT SKILLS 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

You'll attend monthly 1-2-1 meetings (online via teams every month - NO classroom OR college!) with your tutor and learn about modules including risk management, key person & attachment, learning & development, and more!

You will be given a minimum of 3 hours per week to complete any apprenticeship work (assignments, research, and projects) and will receive at least another 3 hours of training from your employer.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

None required (grade None required)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Communication skills
• Creative
• Customer care skills
• Initiative
• Logical
• Non judgemental
• Patience
• Problem solving skills
• Team working

About this employer

As a day nursery registered for 72 children, they are open from 7.30am to 6pm Monday to Friday, 51 weeks of the year closing at Christmas and on bank holidays. They have four base age rooms, an attic space, a full-time kitchen, a large main Over 2's garden, a smaller Nature garden and a canopy garden for the Under 2's age group. They also offer a sensory room and Extra Activities room.

After this apprenticeship

As with any apprenticeship opportunity – if you prove yourself to be a valuable member of the team, there is a strong chance of a permanent post within the business.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CT SKILLS LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000027732.

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Closes in 30 days (Friday 22 May 2026)

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