Apprentice Level 3 Early Years Educator

  • Company: WILLOWS MONTESSORI NURSERY LTD
  • Location: Crawcrook, NE40 4TZ
  • Type: Apprenticeship
  • Salary: £14,976.00 per year
  • Sector: Education and early years
  • Ref: NAS-2000023767
  • Application Deadline Date: 10/04/2026
  • Start Date: 20/04/2026
  • Positions Available: 1
  • Working Week: Monday to Friday shift pattern 7.30am - 6pm or 7.45am - 6.15pm over 3.5 days per week Early shift - 8am - 2pm Late shift - 12noon - 6pm

Brief Description

Welcome to Willows Montessori Nurseries!

We are a small, family-run business offering a friendly, child-centred approach to learning, following the Montessori method of education.

Training to be Provided


  • Early Years Educator Level 3

  • Training will include paediatric first aid qualification

Future Prospects

Growth within the company is possible after completion of apprenticeship. 

Vacancy Detail


  • Plan and develop activities that meet the individual needs and interests of children in your care in conjunction with other team members

  • To work collaboratively with other staff and engage in a good staff team

  • To work alongside the Manager, Montessori Teacher and staff team to ensure that the Montessori principles and practices are fulfilled

  • To act as key person to a group of children

  • To carry out appropriate observations of your key children to share with parents and to keep a record of individual children’s development

  • To develop and maintain strong partnerships and communications with parents/carers to facilitate day-to-day caring and early learning needs

  • To regularly communicate with parents about their child’s development and progress

  • Liaise with and support parents and other family members as require

  • To be actively involved in activities outside of usual working hours, including team meetings, training events, parent's evenings, open days and fundraising events

  • Plus, other duties 

Other Information


  • Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

  • Level 2 Early Years qualification or

  • Experience working in a nursery 

Ready to start your adventure?