Childcare Apprenticeship – Level 3 Early Years Educator (WM)
The Nest Nursery LTD · Birmingham · posted 25 June 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
16 September 2026
Closing date
15 September 2026
Positions
1
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- Supporting the development of the childcare provision
- Providing an excellent range of activities that ensures that the child learns whilst having fun
- Assisting the facility in meeting Ofsted requirements
- Being a team player
- Providing challenging and stimulating activities for all children appropriately
- 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
- Responsibility for equal opportunity in delivery, access and attitude in aspects of service delivery and management
- Working with teams across the centre
- 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, lunch and tea
- Supporting children’s self-help needs
- Being creative and enthusiastic
- Following safeguarding rules
- Working within confidentiality guidelines
Your training
- You will gain an NVQ 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
- 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-oriented roles, e.g., social work, teaching, managerial roles, etc.
About The Nest Nursery LTD
The Nest Nursery Copper Beech is a real homely nursery as it once was a home, so we have used this to it’s full advantage to create an extension of home for each child. The Nest Nursery Copper Beech is a place where every child is nurtured to reach their full potential. Everything about our nursery portrays calm and tranquillity. From the neutral tones which ensure children are not overstimulated to the calming space to focus on the task or activity at hand. Children need to feel relaxed and at ease in their environment and not bombarded by over stimulation of bright colours, harsh lighting and plastic resources.
Skills they're looking for
Communication skillsAttention to detailOrganisation skillsProblem solving skillsLogicalTeam workingCreativeInitiativeNon judgementalPatience
Entry requirements
- GCSE English (grade 4) — essential
- GCSE Maths (grade 4) — essential
Where you'll work
- 158 Tennal Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B32 2HN
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