Early Years Educator Apprentice

• Working in a childcare setting to plan and lead learning activities for children from birth to 5 years old while earning a wage and studying toward a recognised educator qualification
• Offers a direct, fully funded route to becoming a qualified Early Years Educator while earning a salary from day one.

What you'll do

• Daily routine & direct care
• Welcome families
• Manage personal care
• Supervise active play
• Learning & development
• Deliver EYFS activities
• Observe child milestones
• Teamwork & administration
• Update digital learning journals
• Participate in staff handovers

Training

• On-the-job in the childminding setting, being mentored and trained by the manager
• Will attend a virtual online monthly masterclass with the training provider on teams

After the apprenticeship

• Qualified Early years Educator
• Room Leader

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

Things to consider

• You must not have any criminal record.
• Be available for the hours required
• Pass and enhanced DBS check, this is regularly checked and updated
• Have a passion to work with children
• Patiences
• Live close to the setting

About the employer

• We are new to the B90 area!

I am a fun-loving individual and and am a proud mother of two beautiful boys aged 9 and 12. Little Bundles ran successfully for 2 academic years in Yorkshire and was rated Outstanding by Ofsted in 2024. The inspector was particularly impressed with how well I knew the children in my care and the level of progress that they were all making in all areas from their starting points.

We provide a home away from home for children between 6 months and 5 years and create a child friendly, stimulating and engaging environment where we can develop young minds and help them to make optimum progress.

When a child joins us at Little Bundles we try to understand their needs and work with parents to help them to consistently make progress from their starting points. We share photos and videos with parents so they can partake in their child's development. We provide a healthy and balanced diet over the week with timely snacks and meals to encourage positive eating habits as well as opportunities for them to rest or sleep as appropriate.

We track the progress that our babies and children make using the Birth to 5 matters so we can actively help them to progress towards their next steps.

Apprenticeship details

• Course: Early years educator (level 3), Education and early years
• Apprenticeship level: Advanced (level 3)
• Training provider: JUNIPER TRAINING LIMITED
• Expected duration: 1 Year 6 Months
• Hours: 30 hours a week. Working week: Monday to Friday 30 hours per week, morning of afternoon shifts.
• Start date: 26 October 2026
• Positions available: 1
• Wage: £12,480 a year