Level 3 · Advanced (A-level equivalent)Closes Wednesday, 18 November 2026
Childcare Apprenticeship – Level 3 Early Years Educator (NL)
79281 CHILDCARE LIMITED · Leeds
Key facts
- Pay
- £12,480
- Qualification
- Early years educator (level 3)
- Training provider
- SWIFT ACI
- Length
- 1 months
- Hours
- 30 hours a week
- Starts
- 19 Nov 2026
- Standard
- Early years educator (level 3)
- Working pattern
- On-site
About the programme
- 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
Training
- 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
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.
Entry requirements
- GCSEs: English grade 4; Maths grade 4
What you’ll need
- GCSE
- English: 4
- GCSE
- Maths: 4
- You will gain a Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification at the end of the course
- After completion, you will develop into a Level 3 practitioner, with the potential of a permanent position upon successful completion