Level 3 Childcare Apprentice

• 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 are catered for. This can include helping children to learn numeracy and language skills through games, taking part in singing, role playing and storytelling and more
• Also, being able to liaise with external customers and parents, to provide a high level of service for the childcare setting
• Meets the care needs of the individual child, such as feeding, changing nappies and administration of medicine

Training

• Early Years Educator Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
• Training will take place in the workplace
• Training will include paediatric first aid qualification
• 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

Developing into a Level 3 practitioner, with the potential of a 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 the current nursery setting

Things to consider

You will need to attend online training with your assessor 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.