Level 3 Childcare Apprenticeship

1st Place at The Elephant Nursery

Their approach is based on the Reggio Emilia educational philosophy, which includes: Encouraging children to take the lead in their learning. Nurturing children’s ideas and theories, community support and parental involvement, recognising and celebrating the many ways that children have of expressing themselves (also known as ‘The Hundred Languages of Children’).

Nursery Life

At 1st Place, children will enjoy Indoor and outdoor play, circle time, snack time, individual and group activities, and sleep or rest time. Activities will be based on each child’s interests, will nurture their natural curiosity and will encourage learning through play. Forest School sessions for nature-based play and hands-on learning experiences in a natural environment. Trips include visits to the local library, the park and the theatre as well as bespoke trips further afield such as a special creative sessions at the Tate.

Their Environment

The physical environment at their nurseries is designed to give children a personal space for action and movement including, A light and shadow studio for exploration and discovery, a studio where children can use open-ended materials to create and experiment, construction area for children to build their own world, role play and tell stories, a remida filled with recyclable resources that children can use for their creations. An outdoor area for garden play, and physical and creative activities.

https://www.1stplace.uk.com/

SWIFT childcare apprenticeship is an award winning apprenticeship provider established over 10 years ago now. At SWIFT we know that becoming a world class childcare practitioner doesn’t just happen over night, like everything, you need to learn your craft and develop practical skills to become an effective childcare professional. That’s why our apprenticeship programs are developed to provide people with the opportunity to learn everything they need to now to build a successful career in childcare to make a difference to future generations.

The main responsibilities of this job role will include:

• Working towards Level 3 Childcare Apprenticeship.
• Supporting the development of the childcare provision.
• Providing an excellent range of activities that ensures that the child learns whilst having fun.
• Being a team player.
• Providing challenging and stimulating activities for all children
• Responsibility for equal opportunity in delivery, access and attitude in aspects of service delivery
• Working with teams across the nursery setting
• Supporting children’s learning and development.
• 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 and regulations to also meet the Standard of the Childcare Apprenticeship.

Level 3 Early Years Educator:

Your Apprenticeship will last for 14 months. You will be supported by Lead Support Coaches throughout your Apprenticeship, as well as a mentor within the nursery. You will be working full time in the nursery. Your classroom days will be based online as a remote session which you will need to be fully available for, and your main childcare apprenticeship work will be done in a nursery local to you.

You will Maths and English GCSE at Grade 4 or above or equivalent Functional Skills Level 2 and be living in the UK for a minimum of 3 years in order to be eligible.

Expected Career Progression:

Developing into a Level 3 practitioner, with the potential of a full time position upon successful completion. Other prospects could include applying for :

Continuous development in current nursery setting, 

* Room Leader positions, management etc

* Springboard into primary education

* Paediatric nursing

and many more.........