Early Years Educator Apprentice

TOWN AND COUNTRY NURSERY LIMITED

Market Raisen (LN8 3BJ)

Closes on Monday 23 November 2026

Posted on 8 October 2026

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Summary

Have you completed a Level 2 Early Years Practitioner Apprenticeship? A great opportunity to progress to Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship for someone motivated and enthusiastic who enjoys working with children ensuring they achieve their learning objectives. Flexible start date available.

Wage

£14,976 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, between 7.30am and 6.00pm (agreed in advance on a rota basis).

36 hours a week

Start date

Monday 30 November 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

  • Be responsible for a small number of children in your key room as their key person, ensuring their care and with support from qualified staff ensure their learning and development
  • Ensure the children in your key group meet the leaning objectives according to the Early Years Foundation stage by planning for and observing their development with support from the qualified members of staff
  • Create individual learning journeys to record and evaluate your key groups leaning and development and progress
    Gain a full understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • Provide an interesting, fun, age-appropriate learning environment with a variety of activities that stimulate the children’s learning in you care
  • Make and maintain learning materials and resources
  • Record key information regarding the child’s daily routine following the nursery systems that have been put in place
  • Feedback the children’s routine to parents on a daily basis, creating continuous partnerships with parents
  • To have a full understanding to the settings policies and procedures and ensure they are implemented
  • Ensure all children are continuously stimulated and a range of activities are provided for all the children ensuring that they reach their full potential
  • Assist in the daily domestic duties of the nursery, including ensuring the nursery is kept safe, secure and clean at all times

Where you'll work

Town Country Kiddies
Market Raisen
LN8 3BJ

Training

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

Training provider

JUNIPER TRAINING LIMITED

Training course

Early years educator (level 3)

Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)

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

For on-the-job training, you will be taught by your manager and other qualified early years staff within the setting.

Monthly online virtual masterclasses with the training provider and other students doing the same qualification.

More training information

Monthly virtual online masterclasses with the training provider's Skills Coach, who supports you throughout your apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Math & English (grade 4 or above)

functional Skills in:

Maths and English (grade Level 2)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience
  • Willingness to learn and grow
  • Kind and caring nature

Other requirements

  • Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
  • Be patient and understanding for the needs of children
  • Be committed to completing the apprenticeship with a passion and vision for a career in Early Years

About this employer

Town and Country nursery is a private setting providing a safe and secure environment for children to learn and thrive.

After this apprenticeship

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

  • Fully qualified Early Years Educator
  • Could then progress to be a room leader
  • Level 5 early years as a manager or deputy

 

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

JUNIPER TRAINING LIMITED

Sharon Taylor

sharon.taylor@junipertraining.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000057991.

Apply now

Closes on Monday 23 November 2026