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Childcare Apprenticeship – Level 3 Early Years Educator (WM)

GREENCOAT NURSERY CIC · Birmingham

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Pay
£14,976 a year
Hours
36 a week
Length
13 months
Starts
18 Nov 2026
Advertised closing date
17 Nov 2026
Openings
1 position
Last checked
2 hours ago
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What you would do

This apprenticeship is ideal for someone with some prior knowledge and experience within a nursery or school setting and especially someone passionate in childcare and early years, looking to further their career.

Day to day

  • 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

What you would study

Early years educator (level 3)

  • 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

Training provider: SWIFT ACI LIMITED

Working week

Apprentices are required to be as flexible as possible to meet the needs of the business. The average working week will be between 30-40 hours, Monday - Friday. Shifts to be confirmed.

What you need

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

Skills they are looking for

  • Communication skills
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

After the apprenticeship

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.

Where

Birmingham, West Midlands (B17).

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About GREENCOAT NURSERY CIC

Located at 141-143 Sandon Road, around the corner from Bearwood High St. This new site marks our third nursery premises, we opened in September 2025 and have spaces available for immediate start, we are able to serve parents who reside in Smethwick and Birmingham. We look forward to welcoming you at our new site where our caring and enthusiastic staff make learning fun and exciting for our wonderful children.

We have a track record of providing "Good" quality of education (as verified by Ofsted visits in May 2025, April 2024 and November 2021), so you can rest assured that there is an experienced and professional team planning the care and development of your child.

Our Motto has been Play, Create and Educate, which emphasises putting Play and Fun at the heart of all we do.

Reference 2000059900.

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