Early Years Educator Apprentice Level 3

RED ROBINS MONTESSORI LTD

THORNTON HEATH (CR7 7AF)

Closes on Tuesday 25 November 2025

Posted on 21 October 2025

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Summary

This Level 3 apprenticeship training programme develops the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to work in a childcare setting with the opportunity to take responsibility for leading childcare provision.

Wage

£17,465 a year

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Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
9am – 6pm for 3 days – Monday, Tuesday and Thursday

27 hours a week

Start date

Sunday 30 November 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

Under the guidance of teachers, the successful candidate will be involved in working with individuals or small groups of children to support the education, personal and social development of pupils and establishing positive relationships to assist pupils complete structured learning activities.

 

Duties may include:

·       Support to implement learning activities working with individual or small groups of pupils,

·       Support to assist the development of varying skills that support pupils' learning,

·       Support in producing learning resources,

·        Support to assist in pupil supervision,

·       Support in monitoring and recording of pupil progress and developmental needs,

·       Reporting pupil progress to the teacher,

·       Work within the schools policy and procedures,

·       Working to the relevant apprenticeship standard/framework and completing work in a timely manner,

·       To the accountabilities above, the apprentice may be required to undertake any of the duties normally
·       Empathy and understanding of children under five.

·       Excellent verbal and communication skills with children and parents.

·       Ability to write reports and keep clear and accurate records.

·       Excellent organizational skills

·       Administrative and basic IT skills

·       Calm and caring nature

·       Ability to work as part of a team Able to work on own initiative

Where you'll work

83 BENSHAM MANOR ROAD
THORNTON HEATH
CR7 7AF

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

A Development Coach will be assigned to you for the length of your apprenticeship journey, they will have 121 with you monthly and some with be face to face and others will be on Teams

Requirements

Essential 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
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Patience

Other requirements

- Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

About this employer

Red Robin Montessori is an established pre-school and day nursery, located in Thornton Heath, Croydon. The nursery is based in a grand Victorian detached manor house known as Heathville House. It is one of the earliest houses in the Croydon borough and was built in 1869. We are located 5 minutes walk from Thornton Heath train station which has links to Clapham Junction, London Bridge and Victoria underground stations we are also close to bus routes along Brigstock Road and Whitehorse Road. Our nursery provides the best in high quality childcare and education for young minds. We are one of the few nurseries to use the Montessori method which celebrates a child centred educational approach which nurtures each child’s intrinsic desire to learn which we find many parents come to the nursery for. We have a highly experienced team of qualified staff, within a warm and welcoming environment. The nursery provides care for babies from 5 months up to the age of five. Opening hours are Monday to Friday 7.45 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. Red Robin is registered with OFSTED. Our high standard of child provision is inspected by the governing authority OFSTED on a regular basis.

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

Company benefits

Paid lunch hour Childcare discount up to 50% Pension Uniform Meals provided

After this apprenticeship

Once the Level 3 has been completed we can review to look for you to complete the L5 to become a 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 VAC1000347673.

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Closes on Tuesday 25 November 2025

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