Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship

TICK TOCK DAY NURSERY LTD

CRADLEY HEATH (B64 5LS)

Closes in 11 days (Tuesday 2 September 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 19 August 2025

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Summary

We are seeking three motivated and enthusiastic individuals to join our team as Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprentices. This is a fantastic opportunity to earn while you learn, gaining hands-on experience in a nursery setting while working towards your Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification.

Wage

£14,918.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
The nursery is open between 7:30 am- 5:30 pm Monday to Friday. You will work a minimum of 37.5 hours per week between these hours.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 8 September 2025

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

3

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

Key Responsibilities

  • Assist in the planning and delivery of fun, engaging, and age-appropriate activities that promote children’s development
  • Support the safeguarding, welfare, and wellbeing of all children in your care
  • Build positive relationships with children, families, and colleagues
  • Observe and record children’s progress, contributing to individual learning plans
  • Help to create a stimulating and inclusive environment, ensuring all children feel safe and valued
  • Follow nursery policies and procedures, including those relating to health & safety, safeguarding, and equality
  • Work towards achieving the Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship Standard

Where you'll work

134 HALESOWEN ROAD
CRADLEY HEATH
B64 5LS

Training

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

Training provider

HALESOWEN COLLEGE

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 Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship is a work-based programme combining on-the-job training with off-the-job learning
  • Apprentices will attend Halesowen College twice per month for face-to-face lessons

It’s designed to develop the skills and knowledge needed to work in early years settings such as nurseries, pre-schools, and reception classes.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths and English (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
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

Other requirements

• A genuine passion for working with young children. • Good communication and teamwork skills. • Reliable, enthusiastic, and eager to learn. • Ability to follow instructions and use initiative. • The ideal applicants will already have achieved a Level 2 qualification in Early Years. • GCSEs (or equivalent) in English and maths are desirable, but support can be provided to achieve these if not already obtained.

About this employer

Tick Tock Day Nursery is a welcoming and nurturing early years setting in Cradley Heath. We are committed to providing high-quality childcare and education that supports every child’s individual needs and development. Our team is dedicated, supportive, and passionate about helping children thrive in a safe, stimulating, and caring environment.

Company benefits

• Apprenticeship wage (in line with government guidelines). • Paid holiday entitlement. • Supportive team environment. • Hands-on experience in a well-established nursery setting.

After this apprenticeship

  • Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, there may be opportunities for progression within Tick Tock Day Nursery, such as permanent employment or further training in early years education

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

HALESOWEN COLLEGE

Tess Harris

tessharris@halesowen.ac.uk

01216027777

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000337962.

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Closes in 11 days (Tuesday 2 September 2025 at 11:59pm)

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