Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship

This programme is perfect for those with little or no formal childcare qualifications but a genuine interest in working with children.

• Gain a Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification
• Learn while working in a real nursery environment

What you'll do

• You'll create meaningful relationships with the children, your team and with parents to provide the best service for our families
• Ensure that every child's wellbeing is met by providing a thriving and safe environment
• Safeguarding all children in the setting and making sure any child protection concerns are always appropriately acted upon immediately
• You will observe, monitor and support delivering activities and learning experiences linked to the EYFS
• Ensure children's progress and achievements are regularly and effectively assessed and recorded. Including any activities, meals served, and medication administered
• Meet the needs of individual children, having an awareness of any disabilities, family cultures, and medical histories
• Learn and maintain high standards in the nursery
• Support and serve food to children, ensuring any special dietary requirements are always met

Training

• Early Years Educator Level 3
• Training will include paediatric first aid qualification
• The programme offers a blended approach including virtual classrooms, webinars, work-based tasks and online assignments
• Candidates are not required to attend college
• You will receive one-to-one support and tuition from your apprenticeship tutor, this tutor will make in person visits to you at the nursery, or schedule online meetings every 5-6 weeks

After the apprenticeship

Why Apply?

• No course tuition fees
• Excellent pathway into Early Years teaching
• Hands-on experience across nursery and school environments
• Opportunity to build a rewarding career shaping young children's futures

Skills

• Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Problem solving skills
• Number skills
• Team working
• Creative
• Initiative
• Non judgemental
• Patience

Qualifications

• Essential: GCSE, English (grade 4)

Things to consider

Right to Work & Residency Requirements

Applicants who are not UK nationals must meet apprenticeship funding eligibility rules, including having lived in the UK or EU for at least 3 consecutive years prior to the start date. You must hold a valid visa that does not expire within 18 months of your apprenticeship start date. We will require a share code to verify your right to work and study in the UK. After submitting your application, you will receive a screening form where you can securely provide your share code for eligibility checks.

About the employer

'It takes a village to raise a child'

A wonderful saying that beautifully captures how an entire community of people must interact with children for them to experience and grow in a safe and healthy environment.

After becoming a mum in 2013, our director, Helen, joined a generation of mothers juggling career and mum life. A careful balancing act which lead her to discover that, without the support of others, life was going to be a real struggle.

Since then her family has grown and she found the need to lean on the local community more and more, bringing her to where she is today – recreating new, a much loved community child care setting.

In October 2023 Jiminy Cricket, a 40 year old setting closed and the wonderful team who have helped care for so many local children were no longer there to support us. An increasingly common and sad situation for smaller independent settings these days.

So here we are, reinventing a much loved local setting for families. Creating an environment that aims to nurture and care for the children of the village in the way we were always meant to….and what a privilege that is.

Apprenticeship details

• Course: Early years educator (level 3), Education and early years
• Apprenticeship level: Advanced (level 3)
• Training provider: BEST PRACTICE NETWORK LIMITED
• Expected duration: 1 Year 6 Months
• Hours: 30 hours a week. Working week: The Nursery is open Monday - Friday 8.00am - 6.00pm.

Working hours will be in between these hours. To be discussed at interview stage. The employer can be somewhat flexible with working hours.

• Start date: 2 December 2026
• Positions available: 1
• Wage: £12,480 a year