Early Years Apprentice

Summary

Join Jitterbugs, a fantastic nursery setting offering hands-on experience and mentoring to support your development in early years education. You'll be part of a passionate, supportive team dedicated to helping every child thrive, while gaining real-world skills and recognised qualifications in a nurturing environment.

Wage

£15,311.40 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course

Early years educator (level 3)

Hours

Monday to Friday. Working hours are between 08:00 am and 18:00pm. Work hours / shifts and day off in week to be agreed at time of appointment.

39 hours a week

Start date

Monday 11 August 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

To support fellow educators/practitioners in delivering the setting’s curriculum and standard of practice
To work towards an early years qualification with support from the setting’s staff and training provider
To seek support from members of the team to assist your learning
To work closely with children aged 0-5 years old, looking after their daily needs such as feeding, nappy changing and toileting
To work as part of a team to deliver and meet the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage for all children
To plan, provide and support age-appropriate play opportunities in line with the curriculum and individual needs of the children in your care
To ensure the safeguarding and welfare of all children in your care
To observe, assess and record children’s learning and development progress
Provide an enabling environment that meets the needs of each unique individual child
To build and maintain positive relationships with parents/carers.
To adhere to and follow the setting’s policies and procedures.
To attend regular team meetings
To ensure standards of health and safety, hygiene and cleanliness are maintained at all times
To attend additional training events and meetings as identified by the Setting Manager for training requirements
To liaise and work in partnership with external agencies (both statutory and voluntary) to support
children within the setting as appropriate
To undertake any other duties as deemed necessary by the Setting Manager. Please note that this is not an exhaustive list of duties. The apprentice will be required to undertake any
other reasonable duties outlined by the Setting Manager.

Where you'll work

3-7 TRINITY ROAD
SCARBOROUGH
YO11 2TD

Training

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

College or training organisation

CRAVEN 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

A high level of support with monthly tutor visits and taught lessons
Work alongside qualified professionals whilst undertaking on-the-job training
At the end of the course, a Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification will be awarded and Paediatric First Aid

Functional Skills in English and maths if required.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4 or above or equivalent)
Maths (grade 4 or above or equivalent)

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
Organisation skills
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Patience
Committed
Resilient
Caring
Sense of humour
Be reflective
Work well under pressure
Flexible
Positive
Self- motivated
Self- reflective
Hardworking

About this company

Our journey began in 1999, and since then, we’ve flourished into a thriving nursery in the Scarborough area. Our commitment to excellence in childcare has earned us the honour of receiving ‘outstanding’ ratings from Ofsted on four consecutive inspections. We are immensely proud of this recognition and strive to maintain this level of quality in everything we do on a daily basis. At Jitterbugs, they wholeheartedly believe that early years play a vital role in a child’s life. These formative years are filled with exploration, learning and development. They are dedicated to providing a nurturing environment that fosters growth and supports each child’s unique along with supporting our parents/carers.

https://www.jitterbugschildcare.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Successful completion of this apprenticeship could lead to a permanent level 3 position in the nursery when the qualifications and standard is achieved.
The apprentice will also attend all relevant training courses in the setting to further develop their knowledge.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CRAVEN COLLEGE

Phil Armitt

parmitt@craven-college.ac.uk

01723588072

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000328037.

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Closes in 29 days (Friday 25 July 2025 at 11:59pm)

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