Early Years Educator Apprenticeship

TINY TOEZ CHILDRENS DAY NURSERIES LIMITED

Stoke-On-Trent (ST3 4RF)

Closes in 11 days (Monday 25 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 11 August 2025

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Summary

An Early Years Educator Level 3 apprenticeship is designed for people working with children from birth to age 5, helping them gain the skills, knowledge, and behaviours to support children’s learning and development in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework. You will achieve a full and relevant Level 3 qualification.

Wage

£15,704 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 between the hours of 07.30am till 6.00pm.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 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

  • Working Directly with Children.
  • Plan and lead fun, age-appropriate activities linked to the EYFS framework.
  • Safeguarding & Wellbeing.
  • Follow safeguarding and child protection procedures.
  • Supporting Learning & Development.
  • Contribute to individual learning plans for children.
  • Building Relationships.
  • Work closely with parents/carers to share updates and celebrate achievements.
  • Professional & Organisational Tasks.
  • Keep accurate records (attendance, accident forms, learning journals).

Where you'll work

Buccleuch Road
Stoke-On-Trent
ST3 4RF

Training

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

Training provider

JUNIPER TRAINING LIMITED

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

  • The Training will take place on the job when at work.
  • Training from the employer.
  • Monthly interative online masterclasses with a Juniper training skills coach.
  • Assignments set by the Juniper training skills coach.

More training information

  • The training will take place on the job when at work.
  • Training from the employer.
  • Monthly interactive online masterclasses with a Juniper Training skills coach.
  • Assignments will be set by the Juniper training skills coach.

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

  • 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
  • Physical fitness

Other requirements

You will be required to pass an Enhanced DBS check. Have patience and understanding to work with children. Be able to commit and complete the 18-month apprenticeship. Must be able to get to and back from work in an acceptable time. Location must not be too far away to enable you to be a reliable member of the team.

About this employer

At Tiny Toez @ Westfield, we are committed to providing children with the best possible start in life and empowering them with the skills they need for lifelong learning. We embrace the innovative Curiosity Approach to support child development, fostering exploration, imagination, and creativity.

https://tinytoez.com/tiny-toez-westfield/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

  • Qualified full and relevant Early Years Educator level 3.
  • Room Leader.
  • Deputy Manager.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

JUNIPER TRAINING LIMITED

Angela Gordon

angela.gordon@junipertraining.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000336479.

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Closes in 11 days (Monday 25 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

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