Early Years Educator Apprentice
Sunnyside Day Care · Birmingham
About the Role
Are you caring, patient, and passionate about helping children thrive? Join a friendly team of early years educators who nurture and support children every day. As an Early Years Educator Apprentice, you'll help create a safe, stimulating environment — both indoors and outdoors — while learning to deliver a play-based EYFS curriculum that helps every child reach their full potential.
No previous experience is needed — full training is provided as part of your apprenticeship, and the programme can be tailored around any relevant skills or qualifications you already have.
What You'll Be Doing
- Providing a safe, caring, and stimulating learning environment indoors and outdoors
- Delivering a play-based Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum to support each child's individual progress
- Helping the nursery meet Ofsted requirements at all times
- Following nursery policies and procedures, including child protection, safeguarding, and emergency response
- Planning activities that support children's early learning outcomes
- Acting as a key person for a group of children
- Keeping accurate records (attendance, incidents, risk assessments)
- Building strong relationships with parents/carers, sharing updates on their child's progress
- Supporting senior management with self-evaluation and improvement planning
- Taking on other reasonable duties as part of the nursery team
What We're Looking For
- Great communication and listening skills
- Well organised and a strong team player
- Creative, patient, and physically active
- Friendly, approachable, and people-oriented
- Flexible and reliable
Other Requirements
An enhanced DBS check is required for this role (support provided with the application process).
Why Choose an Apprenticeship?
Earn while you learn! Most of your time is spent gaining hands-on, real-world experience, working towards a recognised qualification alongside a supportive team.
Skills required
Great communication and listening skills, well organised, strong team player, creative, patient, physically active, friendly, approachable, flexible, reliable
Qualifications required
No previous experience or specific qualifications are required; full training is provided
Training you'll get
Full training is provided as part of the apprenticeship
Future prospects
Opportunities to gain hands-on experience and work towards a recognised qualification
The essentials
Hours, commitment and the dates that matter.
Training provider
Delivers the training for this role and manages your application.
