Childcare Apprentice
DEE'S CHILDCARE LTD
213A Burrage Road (SE18 7JZ)
Closes in 22 days (Saturday 18 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 26 September 2025
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Summary
To provide a high standard of quality care and education. To contribute effectively to the planning and provision of activities in relation to the Early Years Foundation Stage. To assist with school runs and the walk to school. To work closely and provide supervision for school aged children
- Wage
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£13,741 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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£286.47 a week
- Training course
- Early years educator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
35 hours a week
- Start date
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Thursday 23 October 2025
- Duration
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1 year 9 months
- Positions available
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2
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 practitioners in the execution of the nursery’s daily routines and activities
● To interact with, and support children as they play and learn during planned activities and independent play
● Provide support to room leaders and other team members to ensure the safe care of children whilst in the nursery.
● To attend trips, visits, and outings to a variety of locations weekly.
● To provide support in daily personal care routines (with Advanced DBS)
● To assist children with eating during daily meal times (x4), and ensure the environment is kept clean, sanitary, and tidy after meals.
● To develop knowledge and experience in the use and update of our data management system, Babysdays.
● To actively ensure the safe supervision of children in the indoor and outdoor provision at all times.
● To develop the skills to become a valued and competent team member.
Where you'll work
Lower Ground Floor
213A Burrage Road
SE18 7JZ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
LONDON SOUTH EAST COLLEGES
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 successful apprentice will spend 90% of their time at the employer's location, as stated above. However, as the employer regularly visits other external centres, sites, and locations temporarily, the apprentice will also attend those locations when needed.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
A Level in:
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
We request that the applicant doesn’t need to travel more than 45 minutes to our location. Whilst we operate a shift rota system here, during their training period, the apprentice will not be included in the shift rotation. The apprentice will work fixed hours until an offer of full employment is made once training is completed. The applicant will be required to work two weekends per year and will attend two evening staff meetings per month. The apprentice is welcomed and encouraged to participate in all staff social activities.
About this employer
Dee’s Childcare was founded in 2001 by the owner Decima Isles-Broughton in her home, as a small childminding business that grew with demand from other parents who heard about the wonderful services Dee’s Childcare was offering. Over the years, the business expanded and now, Dee’s Childcare operates from a newly refurbished setting offering care in a bright, clean, safe and homely environment for children aged 6 months to 12 years. With a team of friendly and qualified Practitioners and Assistants, Dee’s Childcare goes above and beyond to offer the children stimulating learning experiences, healthy lifestyle and a safe place to learn, grow and play.
After this apprenticeship
To become a qualified L3 Early Years Childcare Practitioner.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LONDON SOUTH EAST COLLEGES
Evelyn Nartey
evelyn.nartey@lsec.ac.uk
02039544152
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000342616.
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Closes in 22 days (Saturday 18 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
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