Early Years Apprentice
EVER AFTER DAY NURSERY LTD
KIDDERMINSTER (DY14 8AF)
Closes in 18 days (Tuesday 10 March 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 19 February 2026
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Summary
As a Childcare Apprentice, you will have the chance to work closely with experienced childcare professionals and gain valuable hands-on experience in a supportive and inclusive setting. You will have the opportunity to work with children aged 3 months to four years, and contribute to their physical, cognitive and emotional development.
- Wage
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£11,778 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Early years educator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday.
Exact timings to be confirmed.
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 31 March 2026
- Duration
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1 year 6 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
- Assist in planning and implementing age-appropriate activities
- Support children’s social and emotional development through positive interactions and guidance
- Ensure the safety and well-being of children at all times
- Maintain a clean and organised childcare environment
- Collaborate with colleagues and parents to create a positive and inclusive learning environment
- Attend training sessions and workshops to enhance your knowledge and skills in child care
Where you'll work
LOWER STREET
CLEOBURY MORTIMER
KIDDERMINSTER
DY14 8AF
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
HEREFORDSHIRE, LUDLOW, AND NORTH SHROPSHIRE COLLEGE
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 apprenticeship standard will be completed within the workplace, where the apprentice will have regular contact with the assessor. The assessment methods include face-to-face or online meetings, professional discussions and completing the portfolio. The off-the-job training requirement will be completed during the working week, away from the apprentice's normal role, for an opportunity to develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours required.
Additional training on workplace procedures will be provided by the employer.
More training information
- Practical, hands-on training, shadowing mentoring and application of skills
- Support with all areas of child development, practicing skills in the setting
- Understanding safeguarding and health and safety policies
Requirements
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
- Team working
- Patience
- Caring and compassionate
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Enthusiasm and motivation
- Observational skills
About this employer
Ever After Day Nursery opened in September 2011, after the premises had been completely refurbished. It is a family run business operating in the heart of the Cleobury Mortimer community, on the borders of Shropshire and Worcestershire. Our location is on Lower Street next door to Cleobury Mortimer Fire Station. The spacious building provides a very safe and secure environment for the children. There is also adequate safe parking and drop off area, within the confines of Ever After Day Nursery premises. At Ever After we offer care for children aged from 3 months to 11 years, in a happy, homely environment by confident qualified caring staff, which are all CRB checked. We work within the Early Years Foundation Stage Guidelines.
After this apprenticeship
- This apprenticeship could lead to a job position following completion of the standard
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
HEREFORDSHIRE, LUDLOW, AND NORTH SHROPSHIRE COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000016345.
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Closes in 18 days (Tuesday 10 March 2026 at 11:59pm)