Early Years Educator Apprentice - Level 3
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Company: Kingsclere Day Nursery
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Location: Wokingham, RG40 5SA
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £16,640.00 per month
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Sector: Early Years
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Ref: VAC-01444
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Application Deadline Date: 20/10/2025
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Start Date: 27/10/2025
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: 40 hours a week - Monday to Friday (shifts agreed at offer stage)
Brief Description
Are you looking to develop your career within childcare? Come and join our fun and dynamic team! Grow your early years career with this fantastic opportunity in a growing, ambitious company, providing care, education and compliance for children to the highest standard. Competitive salary, uniform and lunch provided, plus other excellent benefits.
Qualifications Required
We are looking for a passionate and reliable individual with excellent communication skills and fluency in both written and spoken English. The ideal candidate will have a calm, approachable nature and be confident in using their initiative. A genuine enthusiasm for working with children is essential, along with a strong desire to learn and grow within the role. While knowledge of the statutory framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and regulatory requirements is desirable, a commitment to personal and professional development is key to success in this position.
Personal Qualities
• Enthusiastic
• Team player
• Caring
Skills Required
• Confident building relationships at all levels
• Understanding of confidentiality
• Awareness of Safeguarding
• Can work to guidelines and policies
• Uses initiative
Training to be Provided
Your full role and responsibilities will be set out by your employer. They will provide you with all of the on-the-job training you need to up-skill in your role, and your 20% off-the-job learning will be incorporated as part of your working day.
You will be working towards the Level 3 Early Years Educator apprenticeship standard, which includes:
• Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours
• Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Educator
• Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid or Level 3 Award in Emergency Paediatric First Aid
• Level 2 Functional Skills in maths and English (if required)
This will be delivered by your dedicated training provider, Realise.
Future Prospects
You could progress to being a qualified Practitioner and beyond - choosing a career with opportunities to train while you’re working ensures career progression.
Vacancy Detail
Kingsclere Day Nursery in Binfield, Wokingham are delighted to have an opportunity for an Apprentice to join their team. As an Early Years Apprentice you will be trained on the job to give you a true representation of what it is like to work in a day nursery. You will be allocated a buddy who you will work alongside, and you will work towards undertaking the role of a key person. Within the role of Apprentice, you will attend training days with our training provider and the other days will be based at your allocated nursery.
During your apprenticeship you will be required to;
To assist team members in providing the highest standard of compliance, care and education for children, and effectively manage daily operations of the nursery, including positive partnerships with staff and parents.
To contribute ideas to planning ensuring children receive high quality of learning and development.
To liaise with nursery staff regarding children’s specific needs and requirements.
To maintain a safe, clean, and healthy environment.
To adhere to all Nursery policies and procedures
To always meet health and safety and environmental health requirements
You will work closely with your buddy to support the development of good practice with regards to inclusion. You will also observe, assess and plan interesting, stimulating, and challenging activities which links to the individual learning, development needs and abilities of the children in your care.
Rewards and Benefits*:
Staff welfare ethos
Stamp cards
Bike to work scheme
Childcare discount
Development opportunities
Other Information
Please note: We undertake safeguarding checks on all our workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance 'Keeping Children Safe in Education'. As part of these checks, we require a current Enhanced DBS Disclosure for everyone working our nurseries. If you do not have a valid subscription to the DBS Update Service, we will require you to complete a new DBS application as part of the registration process