Woodhoots Nursery - Early Years Educator Level 3 Apprenticeship - NG20 9AD

Woodhoots

MANSFIELD (NG20 9AD)

Closes in 17 days (Friday 3 October 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 15 September 2025

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Summary

Are you qualified in Level 2 Early Years? If so Woodhoots are providing a great opportunity for you to further develop in Early Years and provide the Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship at there lovely established setting. A perfect workplace to further develop your skillset and obtain the Level 3 Early Years Educator apprenticeship.

Wage

£14,133.60 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, 11.45am - 5.45pm, with 6hrs study time = 36hrs per week. Opportunity to work additional extra hours in the morning within the whole nursery if needed.

36 hours a week

Start date

Monday 6 October 2025

Duration

1 year 4 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 ensure high standards in all aspects of care and development in line with the EYFS for all children attending the nursery
  • To organise resources for activities and experiences in the nursery
  • To assist in enhancing the developmental progress of children
  • To implement the daily routine within the nursery
  • To maintain a high standard of cleanliness and good housekeeping
  • To maintain a thorough knowledge of all the nursery’s policies and procedures, ensuring that they are followed and respected 

Where you'll work

LANGWITH JUNCTION CHILDRENS CENTRE
BURLINGTON AVENUE
LANGWITH JUNCTION
MANSFIELD
NG20 9AD

Training

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

Training provider

EDEN TRAINING SOLUTIONS 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

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade C/4+)
  • Maths (grade C/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

Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

About this employer

We are an Ofsted registered Inclusive childcare setting for children aged from 3 months up to 5 years. Open all year except 2 weeks closure in the Summer, ar Christmas, 2 weeks closure over Easter and for Bank Holidays. We also have 5 x inset days We provide a wide range of Early Years learning experiences for all children and families within our warm and friendly environment. Including our online Tapestry platform which Parents can play a vital part in supporting staff with your child's development and view pictures/videos of what they've been doing in nursery. Woodhoots staff are Level 2, Level 3, Level 5 and Level 6 qualified. We also offer Apprenticeship placements with staff training for their Level 2 and 3 qualification. Our setting is based on the same entrance grounds of Brookfield Primary School and Stubbin Wood Inclusive Nursery, just off Burlington Avenue, Langwith Junction, NG20 9AD.

After this apprenticeship

Once the apprenticeship has been completed, the nursery is open and willing to pursue and assist with a career for you within the nursery.


**Subject to completion to the level 3**.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

EDEN TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Matthew

matthewoates@eden-ts.com

07764966256

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000342040.

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Closes in 17 days (Friday 3 October 2025 at 11:59pm)

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