Childcare Practitioner Apprentice
TYSOE CHILDRENS GROUP LTD
WARWICK (CV35 0SR)
Closes in 14 days (Friday 6 February 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 21 January 2026
Contents
Summary
The successful candidate will start a EYEL3 Early Years Educator course with Eden Training Solutions Ltd. Please only apply if you are already qualified at level 2 in Early Years.
- Wage
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£11,778 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
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Salary: Paid Hourly & in line with national apprenticeship wage structure.
Charity worker and teachers discount schemes
Access to Blue Light Card discounts (bi annual membership at a cost to employee) - Training course
- Early years educator (level 3)
- Hours
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Hours: Min of 30 hours per week.
Working hours between 7.45am–6pm, Monday – Friday, on a rota basis – We are flexible and exact working hours can be discussed.
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 2 March 2026
- Duration
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1 year
- 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
Role overview:
- To act as a key person to a group of children, liaising closely and building an effective relationship with parents/carers and ensuring each child's needs are recognised and met.
- To work in partnership with parents/carers, other family members and professionals.
- To advise the manager & room lead of any concerns, e.g. health and well-being of children, parents or the safety of equipment, preserving confidentiality as necessary.
- To teach children offering an appropriate level of support and stimulating play-based learning experiences in a fun, loving environment.
- To ensure that children are kept safe and that you understand when to follow child protection procedures.
- To attend training courses as required and to take responsibility for personal development.
- A keenness to undertake a Level 3 Childcare apprenticeship. Training will be done on site.
Where you'll work
THE OLD FIRESTATION
MAIN STREET
MIDDLE TYSOE
WARWICK
CV35 0SR
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
EDEN TRAINING SOLUTIONS 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 Early Years Level 3 apprenticeship will take place in the workplace, and delivered by a Hybrid Model.
- Monthly meetings.
- Face-to-face visits.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
Other in:
Desirable qualifications
GCSE 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
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks, references and Enhanced Disclosure and Barring checks will be required.
Tysoe Children’s Group is an equal opportunities' employer, and we are dedicated to creating an all-encompassing environment for our staff. We celebrate diversity and applications are welcomed and encouraged from those of diverse backgrounds.
Successful applicants will be subject to our safer recruitment pre-employment process, which includes an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent.
About this employer
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks, references and Enhanced Disclosure and Barring checks will be required.
Tysoe Children’s Group is an equal opportunities employer and we are dedicated to creating an all-encompassing environment for our staff. We celebrate diversity and applications are welcomed and encouraged from those of diverse backgrounds.
Successful applicants will be subject to our safer recruitment pre-employment process which includes an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Company benefits
- Free on site parking.
- Staff discount for childcare.
- Pension scheme contributions (in line with current legislation).
- Free uniform.
After this apprenticeship
The successful candidate will start on the level 3 qualification and have other training opportunities during the employment.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
EDEN TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000009815.
Apply now
Closes in 14 days (Friday 6 February 2026 at 11:59pm)