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Childcare Apprenticeship – Level 3 Early Years Educator (NL)

The Tots Team LTD · Leeds · posted 27 July 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
17 September 2026
Closing date
16 September 2026
Positions
2

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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 qualification

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 The Tots Team LTD

Our family-run nursery in Kirkstall, close to Headingley,  provides full-time childcare for children aged three months to five years. We offer a warm, home-from-home environment where children feel safe, valued and confident to explore the world around them.

Skills they're looking for

Communication skillsAttention to detailOrganisation skillsProblem solving skillsTeam workingCreativeInitiativeNon judgementalPatience

Entry requirements

  • GCSE English (grade 4) — essential
  • GCSE Maths (grade 4) — essential

Where you'll work

  • Headingley Station Building, Kirkstall Lane, Leeds, LS5 3LD

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