Apprentice Early Years Educator - LS21 2DF
Little Green Nursery
Otley (LS21 2DF)
Closes on Tuesday 5 May 2026
Posted on 11 February 2026
Contents
Summary
Apprentice early years educator required at Little Green Nursery. We are looking for someone with a love of working with children, where you will gain the Level 3 qualification.
- Wage
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£7,066.80 to £11,428.56, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Early years educator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, between 08:00 and 18:00. Shifts are confirmed two weeks in advance via the rota.
18 hours a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 6 May 2026
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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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 contribute to a planning and delivering programme of activities suitable to the age range of children that you are working with in conjunction with other staff
- To make written observations and plan next steps for individuals and groups of children’s learning and development
- To contribute to the development of the continuous provision with the room ensuring that the needs of children of differing ages and stages of development are met
- To assist the room leader to work with parents of special needs children and outside agencies to achieve full integration in the nursery
Specific childcare tasks:
- To blend educational and developmental goals and learning opportunities into the routine of the day
- Washing, changing and providing personal care to children as required
- To manage children’s behaviour effectively and in line with nursery policy and any specific interventions a child may need
- Encourage children’s independence whenever possible
- To ensure that mealtimes are a time of pleasant social sharing
- Providing comfort and warmth to a poorly child
- Support all staff and engage in with the staff team, communicating effectively about the events of the day.
- Liaise with and support parents and other family members
- Attend staff meetings and other activities outside working hours
- To be flexible within the working practices of the nursery. Be prepared to help where needed, including to undertake certain domestic jobs within the nursery for example preparation of tea, cleaning, care of the outdoor area etc
- Record accidents and incidents, making sure parents/carers read and sign the form and ensuring the form is correctly filed away
- To ensure confidentiality of information received
- Ensure each child is signed in and out of the nursery and is collected by someone known to nursery
- To develop your role within the team, attend courses as available and read material relevant to your work to constantly refresh your skills
- In conjunction with the room team be aware of and plan for an environment and educational/care programme that meets the needs of individual children from differing cultures and religious backgrounds
- To have a smart, clean and professional appearance
- To be aware of the high profile of the nursery within the Otley community and to uphold its standards at all times
- Work alongside the manager and staff team to make sure that the philosophy of the nursery is fulfilled
Where you'll work
Weston Lane
Otley
LS21 2DF
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
- 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
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- ENGLISH (grade Grade C or 4+)
- MATH (grade Grade C or 4+)
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
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this employer
Children learn from the real world and are inspired by nature. For children, play is their work and so we work to ensure that it is meaningful for them.
We recognise that all experiences that small children have are learning experiences. Because of this we are loving and thoughtful in all of our interactions; we are always teaching the children and in this natural and unpressured way the children are always learning.
Children benefit from spending time with highly motivated and trained adults so we have high expectations of our team and we all support each other to be the best we can be.
After this apprenticeship
- For the successful candidate there is the possibility of ongoing employment upon completion of the relevant qualification
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
EDEN TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000014419.
Apply now
Closes on Tuesday 5 May 2026