Early Years Level 3 Educator Apprenticeship - Children's Corner Childcare

Summary

Would you love the opportunity to work for an award-winning nursery group, to be immersed in the magic of children's play? The position is full time, you will earn as you learn, completing your apprenticeship at nursery with our in-house, face-to-face early years tutors, with no need for college. Progression from level 2.

Wage

£16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

Bonus scheme

Training course

Early years educator (level 3)

Hours

Monday to Friday. Shifts to be confirmed.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 June 2026

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

9

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

• Create awe and inspiration for the children you care for through creating exciting activities and teaching them new skills
• Gain new knowledge, skills and behaviours throughout your apprenticeship to become a qualified practitioner
• Support all their daily needs from helping them at mealtimes, supporting their sleep needs and their well-being too
• Teach them through a range of play types both indoors and outdoors as well as taking them on outings to enhance their cultural experiences

Where you'll work

You can select which locations you want to apply for in your application on Find an apprenticeship.

This apprenticeship is available in these locations:

• Children's Corner Childcare Farsley, Springbank School, Wesley Street, Farsley, LS11 5BQ
• Children's Corner Harrogate, The Annex, Central House, Otley Road, Harrogate, HG3 1UG
• Children's Corner Childcare, Bardsey Primary School, Woodacre Lane, Leeds, LS17 9DG
• Children's Corner Headingley, Chapel Hall, Chapel Fold, Leeds, LS6 3RG
• Children S Corner Kids Academy West Park, West Park Drive West Park, Leeds, LS16 5AS
• Childrens Corner Kids Academy Adel, Holtdale Approach Adel, Leeds, LS16 7RX
• Children S Corner Childcare Leeds Dock, Central Place, Leeds, LS10 1FB
• Valley View School, Coal Hill Drive, Rodley, LS13 1DD
• Children's Corner Moor Allerton Hall, Moor Allerton Hall Primary School, Lidgett Lane, Roundhay, LS17 6QP

Training

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

Training provider

CLIFFE HOUSE DAY NURSERIES LIMITED

Training course

Early years educator (level 3)

What you'll learn

• 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

• Early Years Educator Level 3
• All training will take place at the nursery, at your place of work.
• This will be delivered to you face-to-face, with your own dedicated tutor, whether one-to-one or in small groups with other students. Group sizes are max of 5 students
• Your coaching sessions happen once a month or more often if needed, the training is unique and tailored to your learning needs, we come to you
• Training schedule is unique to each student to meet your individual needs
• Support is always here; this is something we pride ourselves on and the consistency of the same tutor throughout your course

More training information

• Cliffe House Training are an outstanding unique training provider who has developed their academy to ensure that support is always there for its learners
• They value their delivery of face-to-face learning sessions, unique to you as the student
• You will receive your own online learning platform to submit and receive your work, and everything is developed in a manageable way, all learning is completed in your contacted hours

Requirements

Essential qualifications

Other in:

Early Years Practitioner (grade Pass)

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

• English (grade 4)
• Maths (grade 4)

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
• Number skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Creative
• Initiative
• Non judgemental
• Patience
• Physical fitness