Early Years Practitioner Apprentice

MILLMEAD CHILDRENS CENTRE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED

MARGATE (CT9 3RU)

Closes in 17 days (Friday 17 October 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 30 September 2025

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Summary

Millmead Children's Centre are looking to recruit a Level 3 Early Years Practitioner Apprentice, who has experience and knowledge within the field to make a difference in children's lives. Duties include actively identifying individual children's needs and planning the implementation to meet these on a daily basis, lead by the key worker/staff.

Wage

£14,722.50 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday. Hours to be confirmed. Full year.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 17 November 2025

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

  • Comply with Kent County Council/ MCCPL Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy and Practice.
  • Undertake day-to-day duties across Childcare Services to ensure high standards of education and care are maintained.
  • Ensure preparation of rooms with appropriate play-based activities, including accessible equipment and food and drink.
  • To actively identify individual child needs and plan the implementation to meet these on a daily basis, lead by the key worker/staff.
  • Establish positive relationships with parent/carers to ensure they are involved in their children’s education and development.
  • To provide a warm, safe and stimulating environment with a caring educational setting based on health and safety requirements being met at all times for children and staff.
  • Work as part of a team on a daily basis, taking part in regular weekly/monthly meetings.
  • Ensure compliance with all MCCPL policies and procedures, including Child Protection.
  • Participate in supervision and appraisal processes, ongoing internal/external training and development to improve practice.
  • Contribute to the overall development of the setting, liaising with parents/carers on their child’s development as appropriate.
  • Observe and record individual children’s development and learning.
  • Lead developments, displays and varied activities in designated rooms to provide education and learning.
  • Ensure that children are appropriately supervised and the Key Person buddy system is embedded into practice.
  • Any other duties identified by the Childcare Services Deputy or the Centre Manager.

Where you'll work

MILLMEAD EARLY YEARS CENTRE
DANE VALLEY ROAD
MARGATE
CT9 3RU

Training

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

Training provider

EKC GROUP

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

Certificate in Early Years Educator Level 3 Apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

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

NVQ or SVQ Level 2 or equivalent in:

Early Years (grade Pass)

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
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Patience

About this employer

Our Community Centre aim is to offer information, advice and support to parents, as well as integrated childcare and early learning, health services, family support and parental outreach. Includes services for all ages, hosts partner organisations such as Age Uk Thanet, NHS Midwifery, NHS Health Visiting. Includes a Community Cafe onsite.

After this apprenticeship

  • Potential full-time position.
  • Progression to a level 4 qualification.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

EKC GROUP

Hope Amber Smith

hope.smith@eastkent.ac.uk

01227811315

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000293317.

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Closes in 17 days (Friday 17 October 2025 at 11:59pm)

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