Early Years Apprentice

As an Early Years Apprentice, you will contribute to a high-quality, caring environment for children.

This includes:

• Creating a warm, friendly and stimulating atmosphere in which the children can develop emotionally, socially and educationally
• Under supervision, you will provide all aspects of care for children 
• Assisting with meeting the personal and emotional needs of individual children
• Acting as key worker for a small group of children and recording observations and planning for them
• Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children
• Being aware of the preschool's policies and procedures and ensuring they are adhered to
• Completing all work to desired timescales as set by the Showcase Tutor

Level 2 Early Years Practitioner Apprenticeship Standard:

• NCFE/CACHE Level 2 Standard for the Early Years Practitioner
• Functional Skills in English and Maths at level 1 minimum (unless exempt)
• Training completed via work-based visits at the preschool and 4 hour of study time provided for coursework

• Upon completing the level 2 qualification, you may be offered the opportunity to progress onto level 3, and eventually to apply for a Key Person position.

Please check that you can travel to this employer on a daily basis before applying.

Our preschool has a front room set with role play, small world and construction resources. Our kitchen holds the art activities as well as maths and literacy.The kitchen leads out into the garden.

In our garden we have a mud kitchen, sand and water play, an area for digging and exploring, a mark making area and a house for role play activities. The children have access to storage holding resources that can be adapted and developed to reflect their ideas.

We also have an artelier (artists studio). The artelier is a room where children work cooperatively to create ideas with the minimum of adult input. Their work is left in place each session so that the children can develop their ideas over the coming weeks and months.