As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

• 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

Where you’ll work

ABBEY ROAD, BELVEDERE, DA17 5DE

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

BEST PRACTICE NETWORK LIMITED

Your training course

Early years educator

Equal to Level 3 (A level)

Your training plan

• Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship
• NCFE Diploma for the Early Years Workforce
• Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid OR Level 3 Award Emergency Paediatric First Aid
• Apprentices will achieve a qualification which has been approved to count towards the EYFS Level 3 child to staff ratios
• Level 2 Functional skills in maths and English, if required
• Training schedule has yet to be agreed. Details will be made available at a later date 

Requirements

Essential qualifications

• GCSE English Language (Grade Grade 4/C) essential
• GCSE Maths (Grade Grade 4/C) essential

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Communication skills
• Team working
• Creative
• Initiative
• Patience

About this company

We are Ofsted registered and we provide excellent quality childcare within a caring and stimulating environment. We endeavour to work closely with all parents and carers to meet the individual needs of all of the children in our care. Our practice incorporates the principles of the “Reggio Emilia approach”. We believe that the child is a strong, capable protagonist in his or her own learning, and, importantly, as a subject of rights to ‘realise and expand their potential’.

After this apprenticeship

Once you have finished the apprenticeship, there may be an opportunity to continue working for the same company and progress on to Level 5 Early Years Lead Practitioner, EYITT, ECT or Level 3 Early Years SENCO.

Early Years Educators are found in a range of settings including day nurseries, playgroups, nursery schools, pre-schools, kindergartens, primary schools, hospitals, social care settings, out of school environments and local authority provision, giving you a broad range of employment opportunities.

Other

Please ensure you live within a reasonable distance (this will need to be local on public transport- around 30 minutes) 

Both GCSEs for Mathematics & English are also essential for this post.