Early Years Apprentice
- Assist in Childcare Activities: Support early years educators in planning and carrying out a range of engaging and age-appropriate activities that promote children’s development.
- Observation and Monitoring: Assist in observing and documenting children's progress, ensuring all records are accurate and up to date using EYLOG.
- Child Supervision: Ensure a safe, secure, and stimulating environment for children, constantly supervising and attending to their individual needs.
- Support Learning & Development: Help promote early education by supporting children’s learning following the EYFS and nursery curriculum.
- Personal Care: Assist in providing care for children, including feeding, changing, and helping with personal hygiene.
- Health & Safety: Follow health and safety guidelines, ensuring that the nursery environment and practices meet regulatory standards.
- Parent Communication: Engage with parents and carers to give feedback on their child’s development and well-being under supervision.
-Teamwork: Work collaboratively with nursery staff and contribute to the team’s efforts to provide a high-quality learning environment.
- Training & Development: Attend training sessions and workshops to further develop knowledge and understanding of early years education and care.
Training:
The apprenticeship training is delivered through a combination of workplace learning and regular college attendance. This training will teach you the knowledge, skills and behaviours set out in the Early Years Educator Level 3 standard. On completion the apprentice will receive Early Years Educator Level 3 qualification. Functional Skills in Maths and English may also be required depending on current level.
Training Outcome:
Potential to become a full time member of staff.
Employer Description:
Yeovilteenies Day Nursery offers high quality care to meet the needs of all children aged 3 months – 5 years. We are a nursery for children of serving military personnel and civil servants based at and employed by RNAS Yeovilton. We strive to provide a friendly, safe environment for your children to learn and grow. Our qualified team of staff are committed to delivering a service to develop your children’s independence, self-confidence, and social skills before starting school. At Yeovilteenies we understand all children develop at their own pace, which is why we offer a range of activities tailored to your child’s specific needs. We strongly believe that outdoor play is essential to a child’s development and therefore take the early years curriculum both inside and out when planning activities.
Working Hours :
Monday- Friday 1 day a week at college
Skills:
Communication skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Customer care skills,Problem solving skills,Presentation skills,Number skills,Logical,Team working,Creative,Initiative,Non judgemental,Patience