Early Years Educator Apprenticeship

On this course you will:

• Use your own initiative to plan and organise your own work in the role of a nursery nurse
• Learn how to support children to develop numeracy and language skills
• Ensure each child is safe and feels secure in their environment
• Work in partnership with other colleagues, parents and/or carers or other professionals to meet the individual needs of each child

Topics include:

• Child development
• Theories behind child learning
• Safeguarding
• Communication
• Health and safety
• EYFS curriculum
• Equality and diversity
• Paediatric first aid
• Observation and assessment
• Children’s welfare
• Creativity

Apprentices will need to be working towards and achieve the following job role requirements before their End Point Assessment (EPA):

• Plan and lead activities, purposeful play opportunities and educational programmes
• Engage in effective strategies to develop and extend children’s learning and thinking
• Support and promote children’s speech, language and communication development
• Carry out and record observational assessment accurately
• Work in partnership with parents and/or carers to help them recognise and value the significant contributions they make to the child’s health, well-being, learning and development

Every employer is different and therefore the entry requirements can vary. As a guide you ideally need GCSE grade 4 or above in English and Maths and in some cases ICT.

However, we will work with you and provide additional support in order to help you achieve the functional skills element or GCSE requirements of the Apprenticeship. Support can be delivered either prior to your Apprenticeship or during the delivery of your programme.

You need patience, understanding, a strong desire to work with children and good communication skills. You will be required to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for your employer.

If you are 19 or over, functional skills are not required unless requested by the apprentice’s employer.