Early Years Educator Apprentice
KATEY'S HOUSE LIMITED
1A St Marks Road (TW11 9DE)
Closes in 9 days (Friday 19 December 2025)
Posted on 9 December 2025
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Summary
Are you looking for a career that involves changing and shaping lives? At Katey's Nursery & Pre-School Teddington you will cultivate a nurturing environment where children, families and colleagues can thrive as an early years apprentice, earning while you learn with the support of a talented team. Salary rise following successful probation period.
- Wage
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£16,640 a year
- Training course
- Early years educator (level 3)
- Hours
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40 hours Monday - Friday on a rotating shift pattern
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 5 January 2026
- Duration
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1 year 2 months
- Positions available
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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
At Katey’s House Nursery & Pre-School the friendly, collaborative and professional culture is grounded by leading practices and the belief that work should be both rewarding and enjoyable. We offer a welcoming workplace that encourages professional development and fosters a love of learning. Our talented team are known for their skills, knowledge, experience and teamwork.
As a Level 3 early years apprentice you will;
• Assist in the delivery of a safe, engaging, and stimulating learning environment for children.
• Support qualified nursery staff in implementing educational activities and programs.
• Help with daily routines including meal times, nap times, and personal hygiene.
• Foster positive interactions with children, encouraging their social, emotional, and physical development.
• Maintain cleanliness and organisation of the nursery environment.
• Observe and report any changes in children's behaviour or health to senior staff.
• Participate in training and development opportunities as required.
• Participate in Katey’s Nursery & Pre-school community events as necessary.
• Attend regular staff meetings.
• Prepare the children for their naps and monitoring whilst they sleep.
• Attend relevant training enriching their knowledge of early childhood learning.
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with our families to enhance learning both inside and outside of the classroom.
Benefits of Katey's Nurseries
• £8 per hour on appointment increasing to £9 after 12 week competency check
• Enhanced holiday - 28 days (including bank holidays) plus 3 days Christmas closure
• Discounted childcare
• Free meals provided whilst on shift
• Full uniform provided
• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• Regular staff social events
• Recognition initiatives
Where you'll work
1A St Marks Road
TW11 9DE
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
REALISE LEARNING AND EMPLOYMENT 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
Your full role and responsibilities will be set out by your employer. They will provide you with all of the on-the-job training you need to up-skill in your role, and your 20% off-the-job learning will be incorporated as part of your working day.
You will be working towards the Level 3 Early Years Educator apprenticeship standard, which includes:
• Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours
• Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid or Level 3 Award in Emergency Paediatric First Aid
• Level 2 Functional Skills in maths and English (if required)
This will be delivered by your dedicated training provider, Realise.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE or equivalent 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
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Organisation skills
- Patience
- Team working
Other requirements
Enhanced DBS required
About this employer
At Katey’s Nursery, we provide a nurturing environment for children up to age 5, focusing on physical, intellectual, and social development. Our team supports each child’s growth in a caring setting. We follow the Early Years Foundation Stage framework, tailoring activities to each child’s needs. Outdoor play enhances physical, cognitive, and social skills, encouraging exploration and creativity.
After this apprenticeship
Progression to Room Lead
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
REALISE LEARNING AND EMPLOYMENT LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000002310.
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