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Early Years Educator Level 3 Apprenticeship

Course code: P05305

Subject area: Early Years

Study level: Apprenticeship

Course level: 3

Course details

Course time:

Various

Course date:

Various

Course location:

Off Site

Contact details

Email:

apprenticeships@abingdon-witney.ac.uk

Phone:

01235 216 216

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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 be working on their own or supervising others to deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) requirements set by Government for the learning, development and care of children from birth to 5 years old.

Duration:• Up to 21 months practical training period, plus 3 months for End Point Assessment

Delivery model:

• Work-based training with your employer with attendance at one of our campuses for workshops• Approximately 12 on-site assessment visits per year• Level 2 Functional Skills in Maths and English (7 days at college for each, if required)• Off the job training will count for at least 6 hours a week of an apprentice’s time at work

End Point Assessment:• Observation with questioning• Professional discussion underpinned by a portfolio

Course units
What will apprentices learn?
• The expected patterns of children’s development from birth to 5 years, and have an understanding of further development from age 5 to 7.
• The significance of attachment and how to promote it effectively.
• A range of underpinning theories and philosophical approaches to how children learn and develop, and their influence on practice.
• How children’s learning and development can be affected by their stage of development and individual circumstances such as moving school, birth of a sibling, family breakdown and adoption and care
• The importance of promoting diversity, equality and inclusion, fully reflecting cultural differences and family circumstances.
• The importance to children’s holistic development of: - speech, language and communication - personal, social and emotional development - physical development
• Systematic synthetic phonics in the teaching of reading, and a range of strategies for developing early literacy and mathematics.
• The potential effects of, and how to prepare and support children through, transitions and significant events in their lives.
• The current early education curriculum requirements such as the Early Years Foundation Stage.
What next?
Apprentices successfully completing a Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification will be eligible to practice in an early years setting.
Entry criteria
Applicants are likely to have 4 GCSEs A*- C / 9 - 4, including Maths and English, or equivalent, and will need to demonstrate the ability to achieve all elements of the apprenticeship during their programme, including working in a suitable job role.
Fee information
Free to apprentices. This apprenticeship has a £7,000 funding band. Small companies may need to make a contribution of £350; large companies could pay through the apprenticeship levy if they have funds available.
Qualifications received
Qualifications included:
• Level 2 Functional Skills in English and Maths
• Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Workforce (Early Years Educator)
• Level 3 Award in Emergency Pediatric First Aid
• Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship

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