Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprentice
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Company: WOODENTOTS MONTESSORI NATURE BABIES LIMITED
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Location: Rickmansworth, WD3 1JE
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: Apprenticeship Minimum Wage
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Sector: Education and early years
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Ref: NAS-2000042422
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Application Deadline Date: 01/09/2026
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Start Date: 02/09/2026
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Positions Available: 2
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Working Week: Monday to Friday, 7:30am – 3:00pm
Brief Description
You will support children from 3 months to 5 years within a warm and nurturing nursery setting. As your confidence and skills develop, you will become a key person for a small group of children, helping to support their learning, development and wellbeing.
Training to be Provided
- The programme offers a blended approach including virtual classrooms, webinars, work-based tasks and online assignments
- Candidates are not required to attend college
- One-to-one support and tuition from your apprenticeship tutor, this tutor will make in person visits to you at the nursery, or schedule online meetings every 5-6 weeks
Future Prospects
You could progress to the Level 5 Early Years Lead Practitioner apprenticeship and do further training to reach Early Years Teacher Status
Vacancy Detail
- Work and build good, positive professional relationships with the children and support them
- Complete all set assignments on time
- Work well independently as well as in a team
- Build and maintain a strong partnership with parents
- Adhere to all company policies and procedures
- Follow the nursery’s robust Safeguarding procedures to ensure all children are kept safe, well and secure
- Assist with meeting the personal and emotional needs of individual children
- Attend out-of-working-hours activities, e.g. training, staff meetings, parents' evening, etc.
- To be flexible within the working practices of the nursery
Be prepared to help where needed, including undertaking certain domestic jobs within the nursery, such as cleaning resources and preparing snacks - Plan activities alongside the staff team, ensuring each child is working towards their early learning outcomes
Other Information
Right to Work & Residency Requirements
Applicants who are not UK nationals must meet apprenticeship funding eligibility rules, including having lived in the UK or EU for at least 3 consecutive years prior to the start date. You must hold a valid visa that does not expire within 18 months of your apprenticeship start date. We will require a share code to verify your right to work and study in the UK. After submitting your application, you will receive a screening form where you can securely provide your share code for eligibility checks.