Early Years Educator Apprentice

Summary

To be a part of our committed team. To be highly motivated, enthusiastic, reliable, dedicated and passionate to offering high quality care and learning experiences for babies and young children. Have an in-depth understanding and knowledge of child development, with a focus on the Early Years Foundation Stage

Wage

£14,918.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course

Early years educator (level 3)

Hours

Between the hours of 7.30am-6.00pm - shifts will vary.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 4 August 2025

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

2

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 contribute to the delivery of high-quality Childcare:

To effectively deliver the EYFS, ensuring that the individual needs and interests of the children in the setting are met
To meet the Ofsted standards of Early Years provision
To meet the needs of children and provide appropriate opportunities for all children
To contribute to a safe, secure and stimulating environment for all children
To establish relationships with parents/carers, keeping them updated with their child’s progress and achievements, highlighting any concern
Plan and provide a safe, secure and stimulating environment that is appropriate for all children, enabling them to reach their potential
Participate in professional development and training
To respect confidentiality within and outside of the setting
Compliance with policies and procedures at all times
Work in partnership with other early years professionals and outside agencies
To participate in the daily preparation of childcare before the children arrive and clearing up for the next session
To support children during meal times and participate in the daily preparation of meals, snacks and drinks
To support students
To participate in professional discussion and meetings as necessary with other staff and support the planning of the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum and the monitoring, assessment and observation of individual children
To understand children with special educational needs including those at risk
To contribute to and support appropriate strategies to address each child’s individual needs
To work within the Company’s guidelines at all times, with particular reference to safeguarding and child protection, equal opportunities, special educational needs, behaviour management and health and safety
To ensure records are properly maintained, e.g., daily attendance register, risk assessments, accident forms etc.
To promote the inclusion of all children
To advise the manager/deputy of any concerns, e.g., over children, parents, the safety of the environment, preserving confidentiality as necessary
To work in partnership with parents and carers, recognising that parents are their children’s first educators
Contribute to the effectiveness of team work
To be aware of child protection issues and follow safeguarding policies and procedures
Act as a representative of the setting and the Company, promoting a professional image at all times
To assist in any other extra duties as and when required by the Manager

This Job description outlines the main activities of the post holder. It is not meant to be, nor is it, an exhaustive or exclusive list of specific duties and responsibilities.

The post holder will be expected to undertake any duties which could reasonably be considered within the remit of the post. These might be a result of changes in legislation, regulations, working practices, methods, procedures and reviews as directed from time to time.

Where you'll work

PARTRIDGE TERRACE
WINGATE
TS28 5BD

Training

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

College or training organisation

EAST DURHAM COLLEGE

Your 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.

Your training plan

The successful candidate will complete a Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship
You will have an assessor visit you in the workplace once a month, and you will attend a teaching day in college once a month
This will be at East Durham College, Willerby Grove, Peterlee, SR8 2RN.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4 / C and above)
Maths (grade 4 / C and above)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

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

About this company

At Wingate Community Nursery School, we believe in the old African Proverb, ‘It takes a whole village to educate a child’ and as such, work in true partnership with parents, carers and families to raise young children together, as the future citizens in society. We believe that a high-quality curriculum is not something to be ‘delivered’, but rather a journey we take together, rooted in a respect for children and their childhood and one that focuses on their needs, interests and rights – in particular, the right to play. So, to ensure our curriculum is appropriate for young human beings, play is acknowledged as the serious work of childhood and is placed at the heart of what we do. Through relevant, meaningful, purposeful and playful contexts, facilitated by interested, knowledgeable, skilful adults, children have opportunities to gain knowledge, learn new skills and techniques and absorb a rich vocabulary. More than anything, we want our children to love learning and to never stop loving learning; to be curious and ask questions, rather than answer them, to wonder why things happen and how things work, and to be intrigued enough to search for possible reasons why. We want them to believe in themselves and have a positive mindset, so that they grow into confident, competent, capable individuals within a community of people. And to help them achieve this, we want to give them hundreds and hundreds of opportunities to play.

https://www.wingatecommunitynurseryschool.com/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

This is a private nursery setting and is therefore open all year round. You will not receive standard school holidays, you will receive 28 days including bank holidays.

After this apprenticeship

Possibility of permanent employment and going on to complete further qualifications

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

EAST DURHAM COLLEGE

Emma Norbury

emma.norbury@eastdurham.ac.uk

01915185587

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000322436.

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