Early Years Level 3 Apprenticeship

TINY TOTS VISION LTD FAO GWEN ROLFE

GREATER MANCHESTER (M7 2JR)

Closes in 30 days (Saturday 15 August 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 15 July 2026

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Summary

This is a fantastic opportunity to gain your full and relevant Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification whilst being paid a wage! 

No college to attend; hands on experience.

Wage

£14,560 to £23,132.20, depending on your age

National Minimum Wage

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Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday. Working in shifts between the hours, 7:45am to 6:00pm. 4 days a week.

35 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 1 September 2026

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

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

  • Support children of different ages, stages of development, and abilities, ensuring they feel safe, valued, and included
  • Help create a positive, stimulating, and well-prepared learning environment
  • Encourage children's independence, confidence, and curiosity through play and everyday activities
  • Support daily routines including mealtimes, personal care, sleep routines, and outdoor play
  • Observe and support children's learning, development, and wellbeing
  • Build positive relationships with children, parents, and colleagues
  • Work alongside experienced staff who will provide guidance and support throughout your apprenticeship
  • Promote a safe, caring, and nurturing environment where children can thrive

Where you'll work

THE CARETAKERS HOUSE
GRECIAN STREET
SALFORD
GREATER MANCHESTER
M7 2JR

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

BEST PRACTICE NETWORK 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

What You’ll Gain:

  • A Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification
  • Valuable hands-on experience in a nursery environment
  • Support and mentoring from experienced early years professionals
  • Online learning delivered by Best Practice Network
  • The opportunity to build a long-term career in early years education, with potential for a permanent role
  • Training will include paediatric first aid qualification

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
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness

Other requirements

  • DBS
  • Be sure to have 2 employer references ready before interview

About this employer

 
All children are unique and some are very young when they start in the nursery this is why it is important to us that we provide a homely feel to the nursery. Within the nursery we will provide your child with positive experiences to give them the best start working in close partnership with you and your family. We aim to provide all children with equal opportunities to access early year’s provision in a caring, happy and safe environment and to guide and help children in all aspects of development during these important early stages of life.

https://tinytotsvision.co.uk/grecian-street-nursery/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

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

Potential to progress to full-time or Level 5.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BEST PRACTICE NETWORK LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000042870.

Apply now

Closes in 30 days (Saturday 15 August 2026 at 11:59pm)