Apprentice Early Years Educator-DreamCatchers -Treeton, S60 5PN

Summary

We have a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and committed candidate to join the team here at Dreamcatchers. Can you always interact and engage with children, receive guidance, enthusiastic and motivated whilst progressing in your childcare career? Apply now if yes!

Wage

£14,526.20 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course

Early years educator (level 3)

Hours

The setting is open Monday to Friday, 7.30am to 6.00pm, so you will be working a 37 hour week during these times.

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 28 July 2025

Duration

1 year 3 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

What you’ll do at work:

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work:

To contribute to the creation of a safe, welcoming and inclusive environment for all children and learn how to do this
To carry out the policies, procedures and ethos of the setting, to promote positive values and attitudes, ensuring these are being carried out throughout the setting
To demonstrate and then ensure that they are responsible for the needs of all children in their designated room, following systems to ensure consistent, high-quality care
To be vigilant and protect children from harm or abuse, reporting any concerns immediately - in accordance with safeguarding or whistle blowing policies
To learn and then ensure that they can use resources effectively, maintaining ratios in their room
To learn how to reflect on their practice and routines, tailoring them to meet the individual needs of each child throughout the day for their key children
To learn how to plan and ensure that there is a provision of a stimulating range of developmentally appropriate activities and ensuring their room is well-resourced and creatively set-up
To learn how to and then carry out observations and the assessment of children’s learning and development, ensuring records are kept up-to-date, are of a high standard and are shared effectively
To develop genuine bonds with their key children and support their team’s key person system responsibilities, when this skill has been learnt
To work in partnership with all parents/carers, building and maintaining relationships that encourage trust, open communication and involvement in nursery life whist remaining professional at all times and maintaining confidentiality
Having a mentor to show them what this looks like in practice before they are left to do this on a one to one with families and children

Where you'll work

1 Station Road
Treeton
Rotherham
S60 5PN

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

Your training plan:

Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship Standard
Level 2 Functional Skills in maths and English
End-Point Assessment (EPA)
Employee Rights and Responsibilities (ERR)
Personal Learning and Thinking Skills (PLTS)
First Aid Training
On and off the job training and location to be confirmed

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 9-5)
Maths (grade 9-5)

Other in:

Early Years Practitioner (grade Level 2)

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
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Presentation skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

About this company

Welcome to Dream Catchers Day Nursery – Treeton The Treeton nursery was established in May 2025 and has allowed us to further expand the delivery of high quality childcare that our Dream Catchers team are proud to provide. We continue our ‘home from home’ ethos across our Treeton site and have a family orientated ethos where we cater for the needs of each child individually, supporting each child to reach their full potential during their time with us. Our staff team all receive mandatory training in line with government guidance including food hygiene, safeguarding and paediatric first aid as well as accessing further focused training provided by Rotherham early years sector and other training providers. At Dream Catchers your child will be based in a room specific to their age, stage and individual needs. Our ‘Explorers’ room is a warm and welcoming environment where babies can gain confidence and thrive. This room caters for children from birth upto when they are walking and ready for their next step. Our ‘Mini Discoverers’ room is the next step for older babies who are confidently walking and ready to explore on a larger basis. This room continues to offer the cosy and homely environment that younger children require whilst also challenging them to reach their full potential. Our ‘Discoverers’ room is for our toddlers aged up to around 30 months old. This room offers lots of physical opportunities to stimulate the brain and support it in making further connections that they will come to need further in life. Our ‘Inventors’ room is for our preschool children up to when children leave us ready to start their school journey. This room focuses on preparing the children for their next step with a flexible routine throughout each day. All rooms are extremely well equipped and children will have access to a wide range of resources and activities relating to their current interests and developmental levels. At Dream Catchers each child will be allocated a key worker prior to starting with us. The role of the Key worker is to ensure that every child has the best start to their educational journey. They will work closely with each individual child and their families to ensure the best outcomes. At Dream Catchers Nurseries we passionately believe that nurturing children’s personal, social and emotional wellbeing is paramount in ensuring children thrive. We enjoy a language rich environment where children can flourish. All our observations, photographic evidence and tracking is stored on an electronic data system called learning journeys. Each parent will be given access to the online app where they will be able to track their child’s progress as well as seeing ‘wow moments’ of their child’s journey in our setting. Learning Journeys allows us to ensure that children’s progress is monitored to the highest standard. Parents/carers are also invited to attend regular review meetings with their Key worker to ensure that each child’s achievements are recognised and their progress can be discussed. At Dream Catchers we pride ourselves on the strong relationships we build with our families and enables us to build on a child’s natural interests.

http://dreamcatchersdaynursery.co.uk/our-nurseries/treeton/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

For the successful candidate, there may be the opportunity of ongoing employment and further progression. We have a very high rate of progression within the organisation and a number of our apprentices are now part of our management team.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

EDEN TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Miss Sally Baldwin

sallybaldwin@eden-ts.com

01709886839

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000325725.

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Closes on Friday 25 July 2025

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