Early years educator apprentice
CASA TIERRA BILINGUAL CHILDCARE LIMITED
London (SE15 3RP)
Closes in 30 days (Sunday 8 November 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 8 October 2026
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Summary
Start your career in early years education with our Level 3 Apprenticeship! Gain hands on experience working with young children, learn from an experienced team, develop valuable skills and work towards a recognised qualification. You’ll be supported while making a difference to children’s learning, development and wellbeing.
- Wage
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£16,640 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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20 - 40 hours (flexible) Monday - Friday. Shifts TBC.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Thursday 12 November 2026
- Duration
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1 year 2 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
- Helping to prepare and feed children simple meals and drinks (the cook prepares hot meals).
- Changing nappies or helping with potty/toilet training.
- Teaching general life skills, such as basic hygiene and manners.
- Helping to get the children safely access nature play at our house or in local green spaces.
- Closely supervising children during activities and ensuring the environment is safe.
- Developing positive relationships with children, parents, other staff, and members of the household to ensure children and parents feel happy and comfortable with the provision.
- Planning and delivering stimulating activities to enable the children to develop in all the EYFS key areas.
- Tidying away resources and cleaning up after meals in line with health and safety and food hygiene requirements.
- Helping to track and record the children’s development and experiences using an online software programme.
- Be familiar with all the policies and procedures such as safeguarding, data protection and emergency evacuation procedures and ensure they are adhered to.
- Be familiar with Ofsted requirements and how to ensure they are met (training provided).
Where you'll work
104 Gordon Road
London
SE15 3RP
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
THE RECALVI ENTERPRISE LTD
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
Requirements
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
We are a warm, home-from-home early years setting in leafy East Dulwich, caring for children aged 10 months to 4 years in a calm, family-focused environment. We are a bilingual Spanish setting with a diverse team and care for a maximum of 24 children each day, allowing us to build strong relationships with children and families. We are passionate about child-led learning and creativity and are currently working towards Curiosity Approach accreditation. Staff wellbeing is a key priority, with minimal unnecessary paperwork, flexible working and plenty of training and apprenticeship opportunities. We pride ourselves on being a supportive, inclusive, and friendly place to work, with excellent relationships across our team and wider nursery community.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
- A warm, caring, and patient nature.
- Be committed to safeguarding children effectively with the ability to work in a way that always promotes the safety and wellbeing of children.
- Be committed to diversity and equality.
- Good interpersonal, communication and professional skills in liaising with staff, parents, and other practitioners in the groups we visit.
- The ability to work with young children and their families in a sensitive and positive way.
- A sense of responsibility and excellent time keeping are essential as we are such a small team.
- Creative ideas for activities.
- Good written English skills for recording children’s progress.
- An interest in child development.
- Some basic meal prep skills for breakfast and tea (a chef cooks the main lunch) or a willingness to learn.
- A willingness to support nature play.
- Appropriate professional appearance (practical casual own clothes to be worn).
- Demonstrates a high level of honesty and integrity.
- Some basic Spanish would be an advantage but is not essential, as would any extra skills like the ability to play an instrument, arts and crafts or gardening/nature play skills.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
THE RECALVI ENTERPRISE LTD
Harleigh O'Connor
harleigh.oconnor@apprenticeshipconnect.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000058019.
Apply now
Closes in 30 days (Sunday 8 November 2026 at 11:59pm)