Early years educators, and other job roles such as nursery nurse and childminders, are highly trained professionals who play a key role in ensuring that young children learn and develop well and are kept healthy and safe.
They work in a range of settings including full day care, children's centres, pre-schools, reception classes and as childminders.
They may either work on their own or supervise others to deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) requirements set by the government for the learning, development and care of children from birth to five years old.
Five GCSEs, including maths and English at grade 4/5 (C) or above
KNOWLEDGE
Apprentices will develop knowledge of:
Apprentices will gain skills to enable them to:
Apprentices will demonstrate the following behaviours:
Throughout the programme the apprentice will receive expert training from highly qualified staff A qualified assessor will provide an induction and regular workplace assessments
With additional experience, an early years educator can become the manager of an early years setting and can progress to
02/09/2024
Full Time Programme Component