Early Years L3 Apprenticeship

Supporting children: Providing care, play, and learning activities for children of different ages and developmental stages.

Creating a safe environment: Ensuring the crèche environment is inclusive and appropriate for children's needs and cultural backgrounds.

Communicating with parents: Sharing information about children's needs and progress with parents and carers.

Observing and assessing children: Monitoring children and discussing concerns with a line manager.

Maintaining records: Keeping records of attendance, contact details, and other relevant information.

Attending courses: Participating in courses and meetings to develop skills and knowledge.

Completing tasks: Completing tests, assignments, and other tasks as part of the apprenticeship.

Working with others: Collaborating with colleagues and other professionals to meet children's needs.

Following policies: Adhering to policies and procedures relevant to the work of the setting.

Training:

The programme offers a blended approach including virtual classrooms, webinars, work-based tasks and online assignments.

We use an online platform (BUD) that helps you learn the topics and skills, reflect on your practice and build your portfolio.

Candidates are not required to attend college, instead, this will include off the job training hours used throughout this apprenticeship
These OTJH will be within working hours of Employment- e.g., 30+ hours per week = 6 hours per week OTJH, less than 30 hours is 20% OTJH.

You will also receive one-to-one support and tuition from your apprenticeship tutor, this tutor will make in person visits to you at the nursery, or schedule online meetings every 5-6 weeks.

Training Outcome:

You could progress to the Level 5 Early Years Lead Practitioner apprenticeship and do further training to reach Early Years Teacher Status.

Employer Description:
We have two beautiful Nurseries, one in South Croydon and one in Central Croydon. Our South branch has been running since 1995 and we have just recently opened the Central branch this year! Kinderland is, and always has been, run by the Mullins family who absolutely adore running the Nurseries and are very passionate about providing fun and exciting Early Education in Croydon.

Working Hours :
Monday to Friday. Shifts available: 8:00am - 5:00pm, 9:00am - 6:00pm, 9:30am - 6:30pm. 1 hour lunch break.

Skills:
Communication skills,Team working,Creative,Initiative,Patience