Childcare Apprenticeship – Level 3 Early Years Educator (NL)
Little Rainbow Nursery Limited · Pontefract · posted 26 October 2026
Wage
£12,480 a year
Hours
30 hours a week
Duration
1 Year 1 Month
Level
Advanced (Level 3)
Standard
Early years educator (level 3)
Starts
19 November 2026
Closing date
18 November 2026
Positions
1
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- Providing an excellent range of activities that ensures that the child learns whilst having fun
- Supporting children’s learning and development, including supporting planning and observations
- Preparing and maintaining the environment and resources for the children
- Preparation of food for breakfast, snack and afternoon tea
- Supporting children’s self-help needs
- Being creative and enthusiastic
- Following safeguarding rules
- Undertaking first aid training as required
- Undertaking training as appropriate to meet any changes in standards or appropriate legal requirements as required
- Ensuring that all health and hygiene requirements are always adhered to
Your training
- You will gain a Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification at the end of the course
- All training is completed remotely via teams
- Your tutor will be there to support you throughout and visit your setting
- Online remote training sessions will take place once every week for the first 8 weeks, and they’ll be scheduled in as and when
- You will complete your Level 3 Paediatric First Aid
Where it leads
- After completion, you will develop into a Level 3 practitioner, with the potential of a permanent position upon successful completion
- There is also the potential to go into other childcare-orientated roles, e.g. social work, teaching, managerial roles etc.
About Little Rainbow Nursery Limited
Everything we do and hope to achieve at Little Rainbow Nursery is based on understanding, trust and respect for the individual. This principal dictates how we treat each child, parent, carer and member of staff, regardless of their position, personal background or circumstances, as we seek to brace the diversity that we are blessed with in our wider community.
Skills they're looking for
Communication skillsAttention to detailOrganisation skillsCustomer care skillsProblem solving skillsTeam workingCreativeInitiativeNon judgementalPatience
Entry requirements
- GCSE English (grade 4) — essential
- GCSE Maths (grade 4) — essential
Where you'll work
- Northgate Close, Pontefract, WF8 1JL
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