Summary
Like the sound of a paid, practical based training course with an opportunity to learn from our experts? This is a unique opportunity to develop your skills whilst building the foundation required to launch your career as a Childcare Apprentice! If this appeals to you and you are a self-motivated learner we would love to hear from you.
Wage
£13,741 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
This salary will be pro-rated as it is a Term-Time role (including training days). The apprentice will therefore be working 39 weeks with 13 weeks holiday.
Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday 35 hours per week Shift pattern 8am – 3.30pm or 10.00am- 5.30pm
35 hours a week
Start date
Sunday 1 March 2026
Duration
1 year 6 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
To provide high quality care and education for all children
• To demonstrate a positive attitude and always provide a welcoming environment
• Establish rapport and respectful, trusting relationships with children, young people and those caring for them
• Communicate effectively and establish constructive relationships with all staff, children, parents, families, carers, external agencies and other professionals
• To establish the Key persons role, to make assessments and keep records of your key children’s development and learning journals, and future developments of all key children, to share with parents,
carers and other key adults in the child’s life at regular intervals
• To ensure good standards of safety, hygiene and cleanliness are maintained at all times
• To be aware of and support differences and ensure all children have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop
• Engage in good team working with all Early Education and wider school community
• To support the team to provide a broad and balanced Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum that will meet the requirements of relevant national and local standards
• To promote the inclusion and acceptance of all children within the nursery environment, assisting in the implementation of appropriate behaviour management strategies
• Report any concerns about child welfare to the appropriate member of staff in a confidential manner
• To maintain confidentiality
• To take responsibility for a group of children during any building evacuation
• To actively promote an inclusive environment
• To read, understand and adhere to all policies and procedures relevant to your role as deemed
appropriate. Record accidents as per the Early Education procedures
• To develop your role within the team, contributing actively to team meetings and planning sessions.
• To be aware of the high profile of the setting and to uphold its standards at all times, both within work hours and outside
Where you'll work
Halton Moor Avenue
Leeds
LS9 0JY
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BEST PRACTICE NETWORK 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
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* English (grade 4 and above)
* Maths (grade 4 and above)
Other in:
Childcare (grade Level 2)
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
* Number skills
* Analytical skills
* Team working
* Initiative
* Patience
* L2 childcare qualification
* Safeguarding experience
Other requirements
Red Kite Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure. We are an equal opportunities employer which welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. We are committed to promoting diversity and want a workforce which reflects the local population of each of our schools. Our recruitment guidelines and privacy notice for applicants can be found on
Eligibility to work in the UK
Knowledge of the SEN code of practice and Early support programme