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Childcare Apprenticeship Level 3

Leapfrog Day Nursery · Croydon · posted 2 December 2025

Wage
£12,480 a year
Hours
30 hours a week
Duration
1 Year 2 Months
Level
Advanced (Level 3)
Standard
Early years educator (level 3)
Starts
13 October 2026
Closing date
29 September 2026
Positions
1

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  • Working in a childcare setting with children ranging from ages 0-5
  • Completing a variety of day-to-day childcare tasks to ensure that children’s needs, welfare and education are catered for. This can include helping children to learn numeracy and language skills through games, taking part in singing, role-playing and storytelling and more
  • Also, being able to liaise with external customers and parents, to provide a high level of service for the childcare setting
  • Meets the care needs of the individual child, such as feeding, changing nappies and administration of medicine

Your training

  • You will be working towards an Advanced Diploma Early Years and a first aid qualification
  • Your apprenticeship will last for 13 months, where you will be supported by a dedicated assessor throughout your apprenticeship, as well as a mentor and other staff within the nursery
  • This apprenticeship requires dedication, commitment and punctuality for you to be successful
  • This apprenticeship will open doors to a variety of future roles and career paths within the childcare sector
  • Training will take place in the workplace
  • You will need to attend online training with your assessor for 10 days out of your 13-month apprenticeship, for your classroom-based learning, and you will be working within the nursery for the rest of the time with the support of your dedicated childcare assessor
  • Undertaking Paediatric First Aid training as required

Where it leads

Developing into a Level 3 practitioner, with the potential of a position upon successful completion. Other prospects could include applying for:

  • Room Leader positions
  • Possible management training
  • Springboard into Primary Education
  • Paediatric nursing
  • Continuous development in the current nursery setting

About Leapfrog Day Nursery

Leapfrog Day Nursery are open 51 weeks a year, They follow the ethos of "One big Family". They have two dedicated childcare settings based in East and West Croydon.

Things to consider

Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Skills they're looking for

Communication skillsOrganisation skillsCustomer care skillsProblem solving skillsNumber skillsTeam workingCreativeInitiativeNon judgementalPatiencePhysical fitness

Entry requirements

  • GCSE GCSE or equivalent Maths and English (grade (Grade 4/C L2)) — essential

Where you'll work

  • CARTER HOUSE, 40 SYDENHAM ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 2EF
  • 12 Parsons Mead, Croydon, CR0 3SL

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