Overview
This Level 3 Early Years Educator apprenticeship provides the opportunity to gain practical experience supporting young children’s learning, development and wellbeing while working towards a nationally recognised qualification. Based at The Tots Team nursery in Leeds, the role involves working alongside experienced practitioners to create a safe, caring and stimulating environment where children aged 0–5 can learn through play, build confidence and reach their full potential.
Apprentices will develop practical skills in planning activities, supporting children’s physical, emotional, social and intellectual development, and observing and recording their progress. The role includes encouraging children’s independence and self-esteem, supporting personal care routines such as feeding, toileting and hygiene, preparing learning resources, and building positive relationships with children, parents, carers and colleagues. Apprentices will also learn about safeguarding, child protection, health and safety, inclusion and supporting children with different needs, while helping to maintain a clean and welcoming nursery environment.
The apprenticeship is suited to someone who is caring, patient, creative, organised, enthusiastic and committed to helping children learn and develop. Good communication, teamwork, problem-solving skills and initiative are important. Applicants must have GCSE English and Maths at grades 4–9 and a Level 2 Early Years Practitioner qualification at a pass grade. Alongside workplace experience, apprentices will complete the Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification with Luminate Education Group, attending college once a month at College House on Park Lane, Leeds, while learning on the job with support from a workplace mentor and line manager. Successful completion may lead to a permanent role as a Qualified Early Years Educator, with opportunities for further training and career progression.
About the Employer
The Tots Team is committed to providing a safe, caring, and inspiring environment where children can learn, play, and thrive. We believe in nurturing each child’s individual potential while supporting families and creating positive early learning experiences that lay the foundations for lifelong success.
If you are passionate about making a difference in children’s lives and want to begin a rewarding career in early years education, we’d love to hear from you.
Training to be Delivered
- Learn how to support children’s learning and development from birth to five years through play-based activities and experiences that encourage curiosity, creativity and independence.
- Develop skills in planning and preparing engaging activities and learning resources that support children’s physical, emotional, social, language and intellectual development.
- Learn how to observe children, monitor their progress and record evidence to help plan individual learning experiences based on their needs, interests and abilities.
- Develop an understanding of safeguarding and child protection, including recognising signs that a child may be at risk and following the correct procedures to protect their welfare.
- Learn how to maintain children’s health, safety and wellbeing by following nursery policies, carrying out risk assessments and understanding food safety, allergies, accidents and emergency procedures.
- Develop skills in providing sensitive and respectful personal care, including supporting children with feeding, toileting, changing and hygiene routines.
- Learn how to build positive relationships with children, parents, carers, colleagues and other professionals, using effective communication to support each child’s individual needs.
- Develop an understanding of inclusion and how to support children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), English as an additional language (EAL), and different cultural backgrounds.
- Learn how to support children’s emotional wellbeing, confidence, identity and social development, helping them understand their feelings, build relationships and make appropriate choices.
- Develop skills in creating safe, inclusive and stimulating indoor and outdoor environments that encourage children to explore, play and learn.
- Learn how to support children through changes and transitions, apply knowledge of attachment and build secure, trusting relationships as part of the key person role.
- Develop professional skills through reflection, teamwork, training sessions, staff meetings and feedback from experienced practitioners and workplace mentors.
- Complete the nationally recognised Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification alongside practical workplace experience.
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