Early Years Apprentice

MUNCHKINS KINDERGARTEN LTD

SPALDING (PE11 2XA)

Closes in 17 days (Friday 5 September 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 7 August 2025

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Summary

We are looking for someone who is passionate about giving children the best start in life. We have an opening for an Early Years Apprentice in our nursery working with children aged 6 months -5 years old. The right candidate must have a knowledge of child development and have a thirst to grow professionally.

Wage

£11,778 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, flexible working hours between 07:00 - 18:00.

30 hours a week

Start date

Sunday 7 September 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 assist Nursery Nurses to provide high quality care and education for all children who attend
  • To assist the supervision of children on a day-to-day basis
  • To assist in planning and preparation for activities throughout the setting and the ongoing assessment of children’s progress
  • To keep all records that fulfil requirements as laid out in the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • To work with parents, colleagues and outside agencies to provide a safe caring and stimulating learning environment for all children under supervision

Where you'll work

ST. PETERS LODGE
PRIORY ROAD
SPALDING
PE11 2XA

Training

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

Training provider

RIVERSIDE TRAINING (SPALDING) LTD

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

  • Training will be provided by Riverside Training (Spalding) Ltd Training is work-based meaning you spend the majority of time within the workplace but will be released into the centre periodically if needed
  • Functional Skills in English and maths if required.
  • During this apprenticeship, you will work towards learning the Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours of the Early Years Educator Standard and you will work towards the Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years' Educator  Apprentices will successfully complete a first aid qualification in line with the requirements of the EYFS Framework

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Maths (grade 4)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

About this employer

Munchkins Kindergarten Ltd opened in August 2007 as a Children's Day Nursery in Spalding and offers a high level of quality in childcare. Situated in Spalding Town Centre it is a small, friendly Nursery with places for children aged 6 weeks to 3 years old. All of our rooms are designed to support the EYFS. Our baby and toddler rooms are set out in a “home from home” environment with a wide range of age appropriate equipment and resources. In October 2010 we opened our brand new setting for children aged 3 – 5 years, next door to the existing nursery. The building consists of 2 floors, with a large space downstairs where we provide a wide range of facilities and activities to promote learning and development, in order for the children to enjoy and achieve at their own, individual pace. Upstairs offers a quiet and calming atmosphere for the children to relax and enjoy quieter activities such as storytime.

http://www.munchkinskindergarten.com/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

  • To gain your qualification as a qualified early years practitioner, with the possibility for a permanent position on successful completion of interview.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

RIVERSIDE TRAINING (SPALDING) LTD

Susan Bulbeck

Suzie@rts.training

01775 710945

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000336010.

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Closes in 17 days (Friday 5 September 2025 at 11:59pm)

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