Early Years Educator Apprenticeship

Working in a childcare setting with children ranging from ages 0-5. You will be working towards an Advanced Diploma Early Years. Your apprenticeship will last for 14 months. This apprenticeship requires dedication, commitment and punctuality for you to be successful.

What you'll do

Vacancy Description:

• Supporting the development of childcare provision
• Providing an excellent range of activities that ensures the child learns whilst having fun
• Assisting in meeting Ofsted requirements
• Being a team player
• Providing challenging and stimulating activities for children appropriately
• Responsibility for equal opportunity in delivery
• Supporting children's learning and development
• Supporting children's self-help needs
• Being creative and enthusiastic
• Following safeguarding rules and regulations
• Creating a fun, engaging and safe environment for the children
• Teaching within the EYFS requirements
• Partaking in a range of indoor and outdoor activities
• Supporting the children with a range of self-care needs such as feeding and personal hygiene
• Communicating with other team members and parents
• Working in a childcare setting with children ranging from ages 0-5
• Liaise with external customers, parents, and provide a high level of service for the childcare setting

Training

• You will be working towards an Advanced Diploma Early Year
• Your apprenticeship will last for 14 months, where you will be supported by a dedicated assessor throughout your apprenticeship, as well as a mentor and other staff within the nursery
• This apprenticeship requires dedication, commitment and punctuality for you to be successful
• This apprenticeship will open doors to a variety of future roles and career paths within the childcare sector
• Training will take place in the workplace
• You will need to attend online training with your assessor for 1 day a week for the first 8 weeks of your 14-month apprenticeship, for your classroom-based learning, and you will be working within the nursery for the rest of the time with the support of your dedicated childcare assessor
• You will complete a qualification in paediatric first aid
• Apprenticeship is 14 months in duration
• Working in a nursery setting full time, minimum 30 hours a week
• Attending online group classroom session 1 day a week for the first 8 weeks
• Updating online portfolio in a timely manner to meet deadlines
• Training schedule will be communicated once the candidate is successful

After the apprenticeship

Developing into a Level 3 practitioner, with the potential of a full time position upon successful completion. Other prospects could include applying for:

• Room Leader positions
• Possible management training
• Springboard into primary education
• Paediatric nursing
• Continuous development in current nursery setting

Skills

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Problem solving skills
• Presentation skills
• Administrative skills
• Number skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Creative
• Initiative
• Non judgemental
• Patience
• Physical fitness

Qualifications

• Essential: GCSE, Maths & English (grade C/4 or above)
• Essential: Functional Skills, Maths & English (grade Level 2)

Things to consider

You will need to attend online training with your tutor for 1 day a week for the first 8 weeks of the apprenticeship. A laptop / PC will be essential for your online classroom-based learning. You will be working the remainder of the time within the nursery with the support of your dedicated childcare assessor and the staff in the nursery.

About the employer

Welcome to Little Treasures Nursery and Pre-School.Here at Little Treasures we have created Zones which embrace, excite and stimulate learning and development in our children. The space provided for the children has been designed for all their areas of learning, while ensuring that the setting is safe and secure.

We believe that all children have the potential to achieve great things individually. By providing the right environment, that process is made easier. We spend quality time with your child, enabling us to show understanding, as well as taking care of each child's wants and needs.

​Little Treasures Nursery and Pre-school encourages

children to express themselves, to explore the world

around them, and to investigate using critical thinking,to think and reflect while being involved in projects. Children are taught how to be successful communicators​

Little Treasures, offers a curriculum from birth to 5 years within the Early Years Foundation Stage. To create a tailor-made style of teaching and learning, Little Treasures is a Nursery and Pre-School that knows and understands that children learn best through play and exploration. It is the exploration aspect that guides Little Treasures to characteristics of the Reggio Emilia Approach.We are a Reggio Emilia inspired nursery that embraces the principles of the Reggio Approach which:

Ensures strong relationships are made between children and staff as well as understands the value added to the child's development from parents' involvement.

Allows all staff to engage in Reflective Practice allowing practitioners to value each child individually while providing a high-quality environment.

All of this is achieved through planning and providing extra time for creative and challenging activities.

All children have an innate ability to learn. Children learn via a wide range of teaching tools. Little Treasures provides an environment for creativeness, we provide creativity (in a range of ways) through music, art and dramatic play. The arts and creativity provide a more holistic approach (to learning and development), and look at many areas of development, such as Physical, Emotional, Cognitive and Linguistic development.

Art provides children with tools for later life. Such as migration, tolerance, logical thinking and self-esteem.

Music is used for learning and helps to create mood. Children have a natural capacity to develop musical skills. Activities such as singing, playing instruments, movement, listening and creating music are especially important to musical learning.

Dramatic play through which children explore different roles and situations. Children play with items and tools adults use in everyday life. Role play helps children learn about their community, their surrounding environment, and a variety of careers.

Apprenticeship details

• Course: Early years educator (level 3), Education and early years
• Apprenticeship level: Advanced (level 3)
• Training provider: SWIFT ACI
• Expected duration: 1 Year 2 Months
• Hours: 30 hours a week. Working week: The minimum working week will be 30+ hours, Monday - Friday, shifts to be confirmed. Apprentices are required to be flexible to meet the needs of the business, and punctuality is key. Working as part of a team and using your own initiative are essential.
• Start date: 15 November 2026
• Positions available: 2
• Wage: £12,480 a year