Childcare Apprenticeship - Level 3

• Working in a childcare setting with children ranging from ages 0 - 5
• Completing a variety of day-to-day childcare tasks to ensure that children’s needs, welfare and education is catered for. This can include helping children to learn numeracy and language skills through games, take part in singing, role play and storytelling and feeding and changing babies
• Also, being able to liaise with external customers, parents, to provide a high level of service for the childcare setting

Training

• You will be working towards a Level 3 Diploma in Early Years and a first aid qualification
• Your apprenticeship will last for 13 months, where you will be supported by a dedicated assessor throughout your apprenticeship, as well as a mentor and other staff within the nursery
• This apprenticeship requires dedication, commitment & punctuality for you to be successful
• This apprenticeship will open doors to a variety of future roles & career paths within the childcare sector
• Training will take place in the workplace
• You will need to attend online training with your assessor for 10 days out of your 13-month apprenticeship, for your classroom-based learning and you will be working within the nursery for the rest of the time with the support of your dedicated childcare assessor

After the apprenticeship

The potential of a permanent position upon successful completion.

Other prospects could include applying for:

• Room leader positions
• Possible management training
• Springboard into primary education
• Paediatric nursing
• Continuous development in current nursery setting

Things to consider

You will need to attend online training with your tutor for 8 days out of your 13-month apprenticeship, for your classroom-based learning, and you will be working within the nursery for the rest of the time with the support of your dedicated childcare assessor.