Apprentice Early years Educator- Chingford House School, London E4 9AL

Summary

Are you looking to upskill to a Level 3- do you have your level 2 in childcare already? Working in partnership with the management to ensure the daily running and administration of the nursery, delivering flexible, high-quality education and care that meets the needs of young children and their families? If so, apply now!

Wage

£11,856 to £18,836.22, depending on your age

National Minimum Wage

Training course

Early years educator (level 3)

Hours

You will be working a 3-day week, 28.5 paid hours each week. Times and days to be confirmed upon offer, but will be Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

28 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Tuesday 1 September 2026

Duration

1 year 3 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

• Model and support high-quality interaction, which extends children’s learning and thinking
• Stay vigilant and support all staff to provide high-quality interaction, to plan, prepare and participate in a range of activities that promote each child’s physical, intellectual, and emotional needs to enable each child to reach their full potential
• To ensure that the planned activities come from the children’s next steps, observations, and interests, as the EYFS framework requires
• To ensure the calm, smooth running of the room using staff delegation as appropriate
• Ensure that the environment is well set out and that the resources are excitingly presented and accessible
• Organise and supervise meals and mealtimes ensuring they are a time of pleasant social sharing
• To ensure, where appropriate, all children use cutlery, serve themselves, and sit at the table during meal and snack times as an important element of planning to support learning and development
• To help children acquire self-help skills, including dressing, feeding, toilet training, and awareness of personal hygiene as an important element of planning to support learning and development
• Lead and implement positive management of children’s behaviour
• To act as a key person for a group of children
• Develop and maintain positive and effective relationships with all the parents and other appropriate agencies
• Provide a good role model for all members of staff, students and volunteers and help new staff fit in with them
• Use your observations and reflective practice to plan and implement improvements to provision for individuals and groups of children
• To keep up to date with developments in childcare through regular training and reading as appropriate
• To ensure that all children are safe at all times while on the premises
• To provide feedback to the Room Leader/ Nursery Manager on issues relating to the nursery day

Where you'll work

22 MARLBOROUGH ROAD
LONDON
E4 9AL

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

EDEN TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Training course

Early years educator (level 3)

What you'll learn

Course contents

• Recognise when a child or a colleague is in danger or at risk of abuse and act to protect them in line with safeguarding policy and procedure.
• Apply legislation, policy and procedure to protect the health, safety and wellbeing of children in the setting (for example, food safety, diets, starting solid food, allergies, COSHH, and accidents, injuries, and emergencies).
• Apply the principles of risk assessment and risk management within documentation and practice.
• Teach children to develop skills to manage risk and maintain their own and others safety.
• Use a range of communication methods, including technology, with other professionals to meet the individual needs of the child.
• Develop and maintain effective professional, collaborative relationships with others involved in the education and care of the child.
• Undertake the role and responsibilities of key person.
• Recognise and apply theories of attachment to develop effective relationships with children.
• Provide sensitive and respectful personal care for children from birth to 5 years.
• Advocate for all children’s needs, including children which require SEND or EAL support.
• Promote and facilitate children’s interpersonal communication to develop their social interactions and relationships.
• Support children to develop a positive sense of their own identity and culture.
• Support children to understand and respond to their emotions and make considered choices about their behaviours.
• Assess the responsiveness of the environment for effective child-centred experiences in line with curriculum requirements.
• Create inclusive, child-centred, dynamic, innovative, and evolving physical environments both indoors and outdoors.
• Create inclusive and supportive emotional environment that enables the child to feel safe, secure, respected and experience a sense of wellbeing; maintaining and prioritising the individual child’s voice.
• Apply strategies that support children’s ability to manage change, transition, and significant events.
• Analyse observation evidence to assess and plan holistic individual learning based on a comprehensive understanding of the child’s needs and interests.
• Facilitate and support child-centred opportunities and experiences based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy.
• Provide adult led opportunities and experience based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy.
• Use reflection to develop themselves both professionally and personally.
• Recognise when a child or a colleague is in danger or at risk of abuse and act to protect them in line with safeguarding policy and procedure.
• Apply legislation, policy and procedure to protect the health, safety and wellbeing of children in the setting (for example, food safety, diets, starting solid food, allergies, COSHH, and accidents, injuries, and emergencies).
• Apply the principles of risk assessment and risk management within documentation and practice.
• Teach children to develop skills to manage risk and maintain their own and others safety.
• Use a range of communication methods, including technology, with other professionals to meet the individual needs of the child.
• Develop and maintain effective professional, collaborative relationships with others involved in the education and care of the child.
• Undertake the role and responsibilities of key person.
• Recognise and apply theories of attachment to develop effective relationships with children.
• Provide sensitive and respectful personal care for children from birth to 5 years.
• Advocate for all children’s needs, including children which require SEND or EAL support.
• Promote and facilitate children’s interpersonal communication to develop their social interactions and relationships.
• Support children to develop a positive sense of their own identity and culture.
• Support children to understand and respond to their emotions and make considered choices about their behaviours.
• Assess the responsiveness of the environment for effective child-centred experiences in line with curriculum requirements.
• Create inclusive, child-centred, dynamic, innovative, and evolving physical environments both indoors and outdoors.
• Create inclusive and supportive emotional environment that enables the child to feel safe, secure, respected and experience a sense of wellbeing; maintaining and prioritising the individual child’s voice.
• Apply strategies that support children’s ability to manage change, transition, and significant events.
• Analyse observation evidence to assess and plan holistic individual learning based on a comprehensive understanding of the child’s needs and interests.
• Facilitate and support child-centred opportunities and experiences based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy.
• Provide adult led opportunities and experience based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy.
• Use reflection to develop themselves both professionally and personally.

Training schedule

Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship Standard, which includes:

• Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification
• Level 2 Functional Skills in maths and English (if required)
• End-Point Assessment (EPA)
• Employee Rights and Responsibilities (ERR)
• Personal Learning and Thinking Skills (PLTS)

Apprentices must successfully complete the Level 3 Award in:

• Paediatric First Aid (RQF) or
• Level 3 Award in Emergency Paediatric First Aid (RQF)

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Early Years Practitioner (grade Level 2)

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

• English Language (grade 4/C or above)
• maths (grade 4/C or above)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

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