Employer description

Busy Bees Childcare are a long standing and leading childcare, delivering outstanding care across the UK. We are offering you an opportunity to apply for an early year's childcare apprenticeship, to start a career in childcare and various career progression roots and further training upon completion.

Main description

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work
Assisting in delivering a high level of quality childcare maintaining a professional and positive outcome for both children and staff
Building effective relationships with children, parents and team members
Ensuring each child's individual needs are met
Work towards the apprenticeship standards provided by Busy Bees Education and Training with an expectation of completion within the agreed timeframe 
Completing a wide range of bespoke child care courses and short training sessions to ensure that the highest quality childcare practice is delivered

Training to be provided

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation
BUSY BEES EDUCATION & TRAINING LIMITED

Your training course
Early years educator (level 3) Equal to A level

Your training plan
Early Years Educator Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard:

This level 3 course is for anyone interested in building a career in the children and young people’s workforce
This includes learning the following:

• EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
• Safeguarding
• How to promote Equality and Diversity
• Young children’s development
• Importance of play
• Communicating with babies and young children
• Supporting the health and wellbeing of children
• Supporting children with special educational needs (SEND)
• How to effectively support numeracy and literacy development in children
• Functional Skills in maths and English (if required)
• Paediatric First Aid
• Promote the health and wellbeing of children
• Food and Hygiene (short course)
• Be able to support all organisational processes and procedures
• How to promote the wellbeing and resilience for young children

Entry Requirements

Desirable qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in: Maths and English (grade Grade C/4 or FS Level 2)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills required

• Communication skills
• Team working
• Creative
• Patience
• Time Management
• Motivation
• Professional Development
• Enthusiasm
• Kindness
• Approachable
• Reliability
• Confidence

Things to consider

Applicant must be able to successfully obtain a DBS if successfully offered the vacancy. This will be payable by the Busy Bees Company

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

Future prospects 

By completing the Early Years level 3 apprenticeship, this confirms that you have gained the relevant skills and behaviours alongside competence under supervision in these areas and serves as a progression pathway to the required successful career in childcare
A possible permanent position as an Early Years level 3 qualified member of staff upon completion of apprenticeship