L3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship

Orange Day Nursery

London (N8 0JE)

Closes in 15 days (Saturday 25 October 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 10 October 2025


Summary

This is a fantastic opportunity to continue or start your career & development in childcare through a Level 3 Apprenticeship.

Wage

£13,741 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Hours: Friday 8 am–6 pm Saturday Closed Sunday Closed Monday 8 am–6 pm. Tuesday 8 am–6 pm Wednesday 8 am–6 pm Thursday 8 am–6 pm

35 hours a week

Start date

Saturday 1 November 2025

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

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 learn how to work as part of a team and to have input into the planning of a programme of care, education and play activities for children 0-5 years.
  • To support children during mealtimes so they are a time of pleasant social sharing, encouraging manners and conversation.
  • To be polite and friendly to all staff, parents and children.
  • To contribute towards providing a warm, friendly and stimulating environment, offering good quality play, care and education both indoors and outdoors.
  • To contribute to team meetings.
  • Have a commitment to personal and professional development.
  • To have an understanding of Safeguarding & Prevent Policies, Health & Safety Hygiene standards and Covid-19 prevention, this will include domestic duties associated to the care of children.
  • To have an understanding of Ofsted, work within current legislation and the Company’s Policies and Procedures.
  • To have an understanding of good practice with regard to Special Needs and Inclusion.
  • To have high standards of confidentiality in relation to roles, tasks and responsibilities described above
  • To undertake such other duties as directed by senior staff, appropriate to that of an Early Years Apprentice.

Where you'll work

24 Willoughby Road
London
N8 0JE

Training

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

Training provider

TRAINING WORKS (NW) LTD

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

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

Requirements

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
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

About this employer

Providing the best facilities for working parents in the area we are a homely All Day Care Nursery located 2 mins from Turnpike Lane Underground and Bus stations. We serve parents living in and around Harringay Ladder, Tottenham, Hornsey and Wood Green. We are open 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday throughout the year closing only between Christmas and New year. We provide full day and sessional care flexibly for children aged 3 months to 5 years. Our environment is created to give a naturally relaxing and supportive nursery environment that encourages your child to play, experiment, treasure, discover and learn to grow and develop into thriving children.

https://orangedaynursery.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Disability Confident

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

Once qualified, the right candidate may become a fully qualified professional in early years & a valuable member of the team.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

TRAINING WORKS (NW) LTD

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000345935.

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Closes in 15 days (Saturday 25 October 2025 at 11:59pm)

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