Early Years Educator Apprenticeship
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Company: Happy Tots
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Location: Manchester, M8 4NB
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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-2000045483
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Application Deadline Date: 14/08/2026
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Start Date: 01/09/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Monday to Friday, shifts to be confirmed. Term-time only.
Brief Description
We are looking to recruit an apprentice to join our team to ensure a high standard of physical, emotional and social care for the children. You will also support the aims and objectives of the nursery and implement the daily routine in the base-room.
Training to be Provided
Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship Standard:
The Level 3 Early Years Apprenticeship prepares learners to become Early Years Educators, enabling them to work with children from birth to 5 years and gain knowledge of children aged 5 to 7 years.
This qualification is structured around the following four themes:
- Health and well-being
- Legislation, frameworks and professional practice
- Play, development and learning for school readiness
- Professional development
- You will also complete a first aid qualification
The training will take place within the educational setting with no day release required to college and you will have regular reviews with your tutor every 4 - 6 weeks.
Future Prospects
Possibility of gaining a 'full-time' working contract upon successful completion of the apprenticeship programme.
Vacancy Detail
- Liaise with and support parents/carers and other family members.
- Attend staff meetings and training sessions outside normal working hours.
- Undertake certain domestic duties within the nursery, i.e. preparation of snacks, cleaning of equipment.
- Work alongside management and staff team to ensure that the philosophy behind Happy Tots is fulfilled.
- Undertake other duties as may be requested from time to time by the management team.
- To work within agreed policies.
- To help with the day-to-day administration and record keeping.
- To inform the manager of any changing children’s information, i.e. other people picking up the child, change in telephone numbers, etc.