Childcare Apprenticeship - Level 3 Early Years Educator

This apprenticeship is ideal for someone with some prior knowledge and experience within a nursery or school setting and especially someone passionate in childcare and early years, looking to further their career.

What you'll do

• Providing an excellent range of activities that ensures that the child learns whilst having fun.
• Supporting children's learning and development, including supporting planning and observations.
• Preparing and maintaining the environment and resources for the children.
• Preparation of food for breakfast, snack and afternoon tea.
• Supporting children's self-help needs.
• Being creative and enthusiastic.
• Following safeguarding rules.
• Undertaking First Aid training as required.
• Undertaking training as appropriate to meet any changes in standards or appropriate legal requirements as required.
• Ensuring that all Health and Hygiene requirements are always adhered to.

After the apprenticeship

After completion, you will develop into a Level 3 practitioner, with the potential of a permanent position upon successful completion. There is also the potential to go into other childcare-orientated roles, e.g., social work, teaching, managerial roles etc.

Skills

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

Qualifications

• Essential: GCSE, English (grade 4)
• Essential: GCSE, Maths (grade 4)

About the employer

Dandelion Days Nursery is a professional nursery school, that offers friendly childcare services for children aged between 3 months to 5 years. Personal individual attention is given to each child at our nursery. Our staff have over 25 years of experience and will ensure to provide a smooth transition between home and school for your child. We provide a nurturing environment with dedicated baby room, engaging toddler room, and stimulating preschool room facilities to support every stage of your child's development.

Apprenticeship details

• Course: Early years educator (level 3), Education and early years
• Apprenticeship level: Advanced (level 3)
• Training provider: SWIFT ACI LIMITED
• Expected duration: 1 Year 1 Month
• Hours: 30 hours a week. Working week: Apprentices are required to be as flexible as possible to meet the needs of the business. The average working week will be between 30-40 hours, Monday to Friday. Shifts TBC.
• Start date: 21 October 2026
• Positions available: 1
• Wage: £12,480 a year
• Other locations: Liverpool, L4 5UF