Category: Childcare and Early Years
Level 3
Early Years Educator
Apprenticeship
Highly trained professionals who play a key role in ensuring that young children learn and develop well and are kept healthy and safe.
Key apprenticeship information
Title of embedded diploma/qualification:
Level 3 For the Early Years Practitioner (EYE)
Additional Functional Skills:
Level 2 English and maths
Awarding Organisation:
Training Qualifications UK
Qualification duration:
15 months and 12 weeks End Point Assessment
Who is suitable:
Those working in childcare or early years settings
Non-levy employer contribution (5%) - £350 Levy paying employer contribution - £7000
Funding value and cost:
About your course
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.
What you will learn
The Early Years Educator Level 3 Apprenticeship is made up of several themes which develop the practitioner’s knowledge, skills and behaviour. Undertaking this apprenticeship will develop the practitioner’s ability to reflect and understand the underpinning policies, procedures and theories in early years practice to become a competent and professional Level 3 Early Years Educator.
The programme is spread across 18 months and covers 12 units across 7 themes:
Health, Safety & Wellbeing of Children
Understanding Child Development
Communication with Children
Safeguarding in a Childcare setting
Role of Practitioner
Working in Partnership
Working with additional needs
How will your qualification be delivered
Our sector expert staff will support you to achieve the apprenticeship. We have highly skilled and knowledgeable staff with significant experience of working in the industry who will be able to share their experiences and support you. All learning is either on a 1-2-1 basis or small group webinars so you have the best experience possible with Phoenix 4 Training. You will have an eportfolio to gather and store all your evidence to support your apprenticeship.
End Point Assessment
There will be an external assessment at the end of the programme once the apprentice has achieved the ‘gateway’ requirements. The end-point assessment (EPA) for the Level 3 Early Years Educator apprenticeship includes:
Observation with questioning
Professional discussion with portfolio of evidence
The end-point assessment must be completed over a maximum total assessment time of two days, within an EPA period lasting typically for three months after the apprentice has met the EPA gateway requirements.
What you can do next
Having successfully completed this qualification, learners will have the opportunity to progress to the following: