Apprentice Early Years Educator -PAWS pre school- NE61 3XH
PRE-SCHOOL AND AFTER SCHOOL AT WHALTON SCHOOL LIMITED
Morpeth (NE613XH)
Closes on Friday 11 December 2026
Posted on 9 November 2026
Contents
Summary
Are you passionate about nurturing young minds and creating exciting, engaging learning experiences for children?
PAWS Preschool is looking for a Level 3 Early Years
Apprentice to join our dedicated team at our rural, nature-inspired
childcare setting in Whalton.
- Wage
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£12,480 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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The setting offers Wraparound care 7:30am - 6:00pm , Monday to Friday so your shifts will be accommodated within these times and you will be offered a minimum of 30 hours each week
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 4 January 2027
- 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
- Be responsible for completing observations and adding this to children's records as appropriate
- Help to settle children in the nursery and liaise with parents daily
- Ensure all children always have access to drinking water, both indoors and outdoors
- Record any accidents and incidents which may occur during the day
- Respect and maintain confidentiality within the nursery
- To put into practice the nursery’s policies and procedures
- To work positively within the team structure and be included in the staff duty rotas
- Generally, assist the staff when and where appropriate
- Participate in staff training and staff meetings
- Familiarise yourself with children’s individual care and dietary needs and ensure they are maintained, respected, and always followed
- To respect and keep tidy all classrooms during and after use
🌳 We're looking for someone who:
✨ Has a genuine love for working with young children
✨ Is willing to commit to a Level 3 Early Years apprenticeship
✨ Is caring, enthusiastic and creative
✨ Has a passion for outdoor and nature-focused learning
✨ Shares our commitment to safeguarding and promoting children's
welfare
✨ Is a positive team player who shares our ethos and values
At PAWS, we believe children learn best when they are given the
freedom to explore, discover and connect with the world around them.
Where you'll work
Preschool and Afterschool at Whalton School PAWS
Whalton
Morpeth
NE613XH
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
- Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification
- Level 2 Functional Skills in maths and English (if required)
- End-Point Assessment (EPA)
- Employee Rights and Responsibilities (ERR)
- Personal Learning and Thinking Skills (PLTS)
- Apprentices must successfully complete the Level 3 Award in
Paediatric First Aid (RQF) or Level 3 Award in Emergency
Paediatric First Aid (RQF)
Requirements
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Patience
Other requirements
Verification Checks & Appointment
Appointment is subject to interview, two suitable written references and all required verification and clearance checks. This includes an Enhanced DBS check with Barred List check.
This position is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Applicants are therefore required to disclose any spent and unspent convictions as part of the application process.
About this employer
At PAWS we take play very seriously. It is the cornerstone of everything we do and how our children learn.
We value fun and the freedom to be ourselves, amongst friends.
We think of our staff as the scaffolding that supports your growing child. All children are different, so the structure we build around each child is unique and stays in place for as long as they need it. Our job is to show them everyone has unique qualities and will succeed in their own way.
Our children learn early that they and their peers are without exception worthy of respect – little minds full of self-worth.
PAWS might be small but we are broadminded. We explore life and culture through music literature, dance, exercise and food. We teach children about the world, as well as what’s on their doorstep.
And what a doorstep – open green spaces and beautiful countryside. We get our boots muddy as often as we can.
With a quick hop over to our primary school, our children frequently get a sneak peek into what big school has to offer. We know and love our village too and often work together.
After this apprenticeship
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For the successful candidate there is ongoing employment upon completion of the relevant qualifications.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
EDEN TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
Sally Baldwin
sally.baldwin@eden-ts.com
01924982877
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000063089.
Apply now
Closes on Friday 11 December 2026