Summary
- Working in a childcare setting with children ranging from ages 0-5
- You will be working towards an Advanced Diploma Early Years
- Your apprenticeship will last for 14 months
This apprenticeship requires dedication, commitment & punctuality for you to be successful.
What you will do at work
- Creating fun, engaging and safe environment for the children
- Teaching within the EYFS requirements
- Partaking in a range of indoor and outdoor activities
- Supporting the children with a range of self-care needs such as feeding and personal hygiene
- Communicating with other team members and parents
- Working in a childcare setting with children ranging from ages 0-5
- Also, being able to liaise with external customers, parents, and provide a high level of service for the childcare setting
Training
Level 3 Advanced Diploma Early Years Educator:
- You will be working towards an Advanced Diploma Early Years
- Your apprenticeship will last for 14 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 & punctuality for you to be successful
- This apprenticeship will open doors to a variety of future roles & career paths within the childcare sector
- Training will take place in the workplace
- You will need to attend online training with your assessor for 1 day a week for the first 8 weeks of your 14-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
- You will complete a qualification in paediatric first aid
Requirements and skills
Skills
- Communication skills
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Qualifications
- GCSE Maths and English (Grade 4 or equivalent) – essential
About this employer
Woodentots Montessori Nature Babies
Woodentots Nature Babies is the perfect home-from-home for any baby to start their Montessori journey. They have always wanted to offer something distinctly different to the conventional day nurseries offer for babies. So they created a homely, nurturing environment to prepare your ba-bies for the next stage of childcare. The sustainability-focused ethos at Woodentots Nature Babies aligns perfectly with Woodland Wanderers’ pre-school values, providing the continuity of holistic childcare for children from 3 months right all the way through to 5 years.
Their beautiful Woodentots Nature Babies classroom is expertly designed for babies from 3 months up to 2 years 4 months, when they will be ready to progress to our Woodland Wanderers pre-school setting. The environment has been fully thought out to offer a natural sensory experi-ence. The babies are at home in a calm and cosy environment which echoes a comforting ‘womb-like’ atmosphere – nourishing and enriching in equal measure. Beautiful wooden toys and materials are carefully chosen for heuristic play. Following the Montessori philosophy “help me to do it alone”, low-level shelves are arranged with “treasure baskets” to develop sensory aware-ness, strengthen cognitive development and promote independence. Imagination and creativity are supported through free play with simpletoys and natural materials. Their Candle time is a daily ‘ritual’ which the children grow to be so fond of, involving singing and circle time just before lunch. Outdoors – every day – come rain or shine – we will go out and about in our “turtle bus” (our snazzy pushchair for six babies) to access nature in our own garden. Here, through child-led exploration, our babies can watch, listen, touch and smell nature for a wonderful outdoor sensory session.
After this apprenticeship
Developing into a Level 3 practitioner, with the potential of a full time 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 current nursery setting
Things to consider
Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.