Early Years Educator Apprenticeship

LITTLE PUMPKINS NURSERY LTD

Surrey (CR0 2EF)

Closes in 27 days (Monday 20 October 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 23 September 2025

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Summary

This Level 3 apprenticeship training programme develops the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to work in a Early Years setting with the opportunity to take responsibility for leading the Early Years provision. It is suitable for experienced childcare assistants and those wishing to become a room leader or manage the Early Years provision.

• Wage:

  Competitive

  Competitive wage offered

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  £7.55per hour - £10.00 (depending on experience)

• Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
• Hours: Monday to Friday 40 hours per week Flexible- Can work four days and 1 day off 07:30am- 18:00pm

  40 hours a week

• Start date:

  Saturday 25 October 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

Main responsibilities:

• To deliver a high standard of learning, development and care for children aged 0-5 years
• To ensure that the preschool nursery is a safe environment for children, staff and others
• To developing partnerships with parents/carers to increase involvement in their child’s development. To be responsible for any tasks delegated by the Deputy Nursery Manager/Nursery Manager
• To complete all academic aspects of the apprenticeship

Main activities:

• To provide a safe, caring, stimulating educational environment, both indoors and outdoors, at all times
• To deliver an appropriate play based Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum that enables children to make individual progress
• To help ensure the preschool nursery meets Ofsted requirements at all times
• To understand and work to preschool nursery policies and procedures, including how to deal with child protection issues appropriately and how to respond to incidents, accidents, complaints and emergencies
• To plan activities which ensure each child is working towards the early learning outcomes
• To be a key person
• To ensure records are properly maintained, e.g. daily attendance register, accident and incident book, risk assessments
• To liaise closely with parents/carers, informing them about the nursery and its curriculum, exchanging information about children’s progress and encouraging parents’ involvement
• To work in partnership with senior management to update and review the self-evaluation and improvement plan
• To undertake any other reasonable duties as directed, in accordance with the preschool aims and objectives

Where you'll work

48 Sydenham Road
Croydon
Surrey
CR0 2EF

Training

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

Training provider

THE CHILD CARE COMPANY (OLD WINDSOR) 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 apprentice will undertake their training at their nursery and their Development Coach will have 121s with them each month on Teams and face to face

More training information

• Level 2 Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (S.E.N.D)
• Level 3 Paediatric First Aid

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

• English (grade 4 - 9)
• Maths (grade 4 - 9)

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

Skills

• Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Problem solving skills
• Analytical skills
• Team working
• Patience

About this employer

Little Pumpkins Nursery is a group of privately run nurseries across South East London. We provide quality childcare and a learning program in accordance with the standards set forth by Ofsted. Little Pumpkins Nursery offers full and part-time placements for children as young as twelve weeks, up to school transition age of five years. We’re dedicated, not only to the care of your child, but also to nurturing their development at such an influential age. Established to provide a premium solution to the lack of high quality and affordable child care in the London area, Little Pumpkins Nursery provided a safe and welcoming environment.

https://www.littlepumpkinsnursery.com/about/about-little-pumpkins/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Pension Employee Assistance App FREE counselling sessions. Discount coupons 40 hours additional hours of CPD Home cooked meal at lunch Uniform Birthday off once probation completed 100% discount on childcare for the days you work

After this apprenticeship

• When completed Level 3 if they wish to undertake the L5 EYLP that is possible and positions like Room Leader

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

THE CHILD CARE COMPANY (OLD WINDSOR) LIMITED

Ali Franklin

ali.franklin@thechildcarecompany.com

01753 978514

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000343318.

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Closes in 27 days (Monday 20 October 2025 at 11:59pm)

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