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.

Training

• You will gain a Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification at the end of the course.
• All training is completed remotely via teams. Your tutor will be there to support you throughout and visit your setting.
• Online remote training sessions will take place once every week for the first 8 weeks, and they'll be scheduled in, as and when.
• You will complete your Level 3 Paediatric First Aid.

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
• Organisation skills
• Problem solving skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Creative
• Initiative
• Non judgemental
• Patience

Qualifications

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

About the employer

At Smiles , we believe that every child deserves the best possible start in life and we are dedicated to providing a safe, fun and nurturing environment to help them learn and grow. We help children expand their comfort zones in a safe, secure and highly individualised way. We aim to help children develop into happy, confident, sociable and independent people.

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 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 to be confirmed.
• Start date: 19 December 2026
• Positions available: 1
• Wage: £12,480 a year