Apprentice Early Years Educator - Adventurers Day Nursery, York, YO10 4DZ
ADVENTURERS DAY NURSERY LTD
YORK (YO10 4DZ)
Closes on Friday 18 July 2025
Posted on 28 May 2025
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Summary
An Apprentice Early Years Educator (Level 3) is required. This apprenticeship is a great way to achieve your Level 3 Early Years qualification whilst gaining work experience. During this apprenticeship, you will complete a variety of tasks with guidance from qualified staff.
- Wage
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£14,918.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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The wage will increase once probation period has been completed successfully
- Training course
- Early years educator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, the setting is open between 7.30am and 6.00pm (Shifts TBC).
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 21 July 2025
- 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
- Following appropriate policies, procedures and systems to ensure the educational, social, physical, emotional, health and welfare needs of the children are always met
- To become involved in children’s activities to stimulate and extend their learning
- To demonstrate sensitivity toward children and families within the facility
- Assisting in the admission and induction of new children
- Assisting in the maintenance of all necessary records to meet internal, E.Y.D.C.P and Ofsted requirements
- To take an active role in the promotion of excellent health and safety practices
- To respond effectively to any health and safety issues that may arise, and report any necessary matters
- To participate in training and meetings as requested by the management team
- Performing any other duties commensurate with the general nature of the position requested by the management team
Where you'll work
37 HOSPITAL FIELDS ROAD
FULFORD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
YORK
YO10 4DZ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
EDEN TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
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
Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship Standard, which includes:
- 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)
- Training schedule has yet to be agreed. Details will be made available at a later date
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- Early Years Practitioner (grade 2)
- English (grade 9-5)
- Maths (grade 9-5)
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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Administrative skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this company
Our Nursery Facilities Adventurers Day Nursery is purpose built, detached building, with large car parking facilities, situated within easy walking distance of the city of York centre and Fulford. Here at Adventurers Day Nursery we are a friendly and dedicated team. Our prime aim is to maintain a safe and caring environment, in which we provide stimulating activities so your child will be able to develop to their full potential. We offer a wide range of stimulating activities and have two large soft play surfaced gardens, with a vegetable garden at the rear of the building. The nursery is registered with Ofsted for children from birth to eight years. The setting offers a variety of care from full or part-time, before and after school care and during school holidays. The Nursery is open Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm, but offers on request an opening time of 7.30am for an additional fee. The setting is closed on bank holidays and for approximately one week over the Christmas/New Year period. We are keen to maintain a high standard of childcare, where your child can achieve new skills and knowledge in all areas of development. We offer a fully inclusive practice where all children are given the opportunity to participate in activities which will help them develop towards the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum. The nursery team consists of area manager, manager, deputy and qualified nursery nurses and qualified cook. All staff hold relevant qualifications and continuously seek professional development. Adventurers Day Nursery sets a high standard of care which the staff are keen to play an influential part of your child’s learning and development throughout their time at nursery. The setting understands the importance of continuity in your child’s life and recognises working in partnership with parents can provide a positive impact on a child’s learning and development
After this apprenticeship
- An apprenticeship allows you to earn a wage, gain valuable work experience and industry specific competence
- Potential for full time employment on successful completion of the apprenticeship
- Transferable skills that are invaluable in the wider world of work
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
EDEN TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
Sally Baldwin
sallybaldwin@eden-ts.com
01709886839
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000323084.
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Closes on Friday 18 July 2025
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