Early Years Educator Apprenticeship KT12 1LZ

Walton Montessori Nursery

Hersham Road (KT12 1LZ)

Closes in 30 days (Friday 14 August 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 14 July 2026

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Summary

The Early years Educator will inspire, excite and nurture children through a crucial stage of their development. They will motivate children, using resources imaginatively to aid learning, providing a safe and secure environment for them to develop their social and communication skills, while observing & summarising their achievements.

• Wage:

  £16,640 to £26,436.80, depending on your age

  National Minimum Wage

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  The pay may be negotiated and may rise after a probation period has been successfully completed.

• Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
• Hours: 40 hours a week in shifts anytime from 7am- 6pm.

  40 hours a week

• Start date:

  Saturday 15 August 2026

• Duration:

  1 year 6 months

• Positions available:

  3

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

• Plan rich and stimulating learning activities that achieve good progression in pupils’ understanding
• Foster close relationships with parents/carers and the wider community
• Assist them to support their child’s learning at home
• Present a positive image of the school to all other stakeholders
• The Governing Body is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment
• Matching the teaching approaches used to the learning and development area of the curriculum and the age of the pupils being taught
• Modelling good language use to children
• Modelling good social skills to children

Where you'll work

Walton Montessori Nursery
The Courthouse
Hersham Road
KT12 1LZ

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 4/C)
• Maths (grade 4/C)

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
• Team working
• Creative
• Initiative
• Non judgemental
• Patience

Other requirements

• Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
• Excellent understanding of the EYFS curriculum and requirements
• Experience within the Early Years Foundation Stage
• Be an effective team player that works collaboratively and effectively with others
• Excellent interpersonal skills, communicating (verbally and in-writing) effectively to a wide-range of audiences
• Support, motivate and inspire both colleagues and pupils by leading through example
• Suitability to work with children
• Confidence, warmth, sensitivity, reliability and enthusiasm

About this employer

We are an Ofsted registered Surrey-based nursery offering a child-friendly environment for children from 3 months to five-year-olds which follows the Montessori philosophy and ethos, encouraging independent learning through being able to make choices.

Each child has their own individual planning, which they work towards with the guidance of a trained practitioner.

Our nursery team provides a warm and inviting setting which helps children to settle quickly. We take care to get to know each child, bond with them and identify their strengths and areas that need scaffolding to support their progress.

We ensure that our children are well prepared for school has benefited from a range of well-directed learning opportunities that involve both practical and educational activities. This is supplemented with an environment that encourages children to explore and investigate their surroundings, allowing them the freedom to be inquisitive and develop their curiosity.

We also follow the Early Years Foundation Stage which was introduced in 2012 to ensure all children in Early Years settings are being offered the best chances of development. We have incorporated both the Montessori and EYFS philosophies and devised a formula that allows the child to develop as expected and beyond, whilst also allowing the children to be ‘School Ready’ when their time to be promoted to formal education comes.

We pride ourselves on building good partnerships with parents and carers promoting family values so that we can work together to support the children in their developmental journey through Walton Montessori Nursery.

https://www.waltonmontessori.co.uk/about-us/welcome/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

• Westfield health scheme

After this apprenticeship

Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).

• For the successful candidates, 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

Georgia Carter

georgia.carter@eden-ts.com

01924927836

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000042705.

Apply now

Closes in 30 days (Friday 14 August 2026 at 11:59pm)