Early Years Educator Level 3 Apprenticeship - Almozene Day Nursery
ALMOZENE DAY NURSERY LTD
Walsall (WS4 2DQ)
Closes on Tuesday 30 June 2026
Posted on 20 May 2026
Contents
Summary
Almozene Day Nursery are located in Walsall and provide a supportive and nurturing work environment with on-the-job training and mentorship from experienced childcare professionals and the opportunity to gain recognised qualifications in childcare.
- Wage
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£10,400 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Early years educator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday between 7.30am and 6pm.
25 hours a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 1 July 2026
- Duration
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1 year 3 months
- Positions available
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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
Are you looking for a career in childcare and the chance to make a positive impact on the lives of children and their families? Enhance your early years career with this fantastic opportunity working at Almozene Day Nursery, providing quality childcare in a loving, home from home environment and caring for children.
You'll be supporting their learning and development through play and activities.This is a fantastic apprenticeship role with lots of opportunities for development. In return, you'll receive a competitive compensation and benefits package.
The duties of your role will include:
- To be responsible for coordinating high-quality education, ensuring positive outcomes for children.
- To provide the highest standards of support, assisting children in achieving their maximum potential and independence.
- Maintain, monitor and further develop good teaching practice and ensure the highest possible quality of teaching and learning that meets statutory requirements and maintains a supportive atmosphere, ensuring the safety, protection and well-being of each child.
- To ensure the highest possible standards of education, socially, emotionally, physically, intellectually and aesthetically.
- To work alongside an EYFS team by establishing clear expectations and constructive working relationships, good team working and mutual support, delegating tasks where appropriate, evaluating practice and development, and motivating assistants in delivering quality teaching and learning.
- To create and develop policies and programmes to meet the needs of all children.
- To develop best practice in the Early Years Foundation Stage.
- To ensure good progress in all areas of the EYFS stage.
- To play a positive leading role in the general life of the setting, eg special events, book week, visits, and off-site activities.
- To welcome parents and ensure they understand setting policies. To promote good communication with parents by phone, meetings, newsletters, chat, book information and displays.
- To ensure a good transition for children into their next setting/school.
- To actively promote equal opportunities for all pupils in the EYFS.
What will you need to succeed in this role?
- A "Can do" attitude.
- Willingness to learn.
- Punctual and self-motivated to work.
- Good communication skills.
- An attention to detail.
- Good organisational skills.
- Able to effectively problem solve.
- Team working abilities.
- Able to take the initiative.
Where you'll work
23 Mellish Road
Walsall
WS4 2DQ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
SKERN LODGE 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 will be supported by an assessor throughout your apprenticeship.
As you progress through your apprenticeship, your duties and responsibilities will alter as you develop the skills for a successful career in childcare
Training will be a mix of face-to-face and online learning.
You will gain an Early Years Practitioner qualification, with further opportunities for training, development, and permanent employment upon completion.
Functional Skills in maths and English if required.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
Hours per week are 25 - 30 hours, Monday to Friday, between 7.30am and 6pm.
About this employer
Almozene Nursery and Children's Centre, offers childcare provision from ages 0-8years. The centre offers a high quality childcare provision with an inspiring family environment. Utilising inside and outside spaces for exploration and development and visiting local such as farms to extend the knowledge and understanding of the world. Offering pre and post school programmes, holiday clubs and nursery provision throughout the year.
After this apprenticeship
There are opportunities for permanent employment and further development following the Level 3 Apprenticeship Qualification.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SKERN LODGE LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000032647.
Apply now
Closes on Tuesday 30 June 2026
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