Early Years Apprentice

CONSTANTINE PRE -SCHOOL

FALMOUTH (TR11 5AG)

Closes in 25 days (Monday 17 November 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 20 October 2025

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Summary

Constantine Pre-School are offering an exciting opportunity to join their dynamic team as an Early Years Educator Apprentice! Gain the knowledge, skills and behaviours to kickstart your career in this exciting and rewarding industry.

• Wage:

  £12,759.50 to £20,634.90, depending on your age

  National Minimum Wage

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  Annual wage reviews. Term time contract, 13 weeks holiday.

• Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
• Hours: Monday 9am – 4.30pm. Tuesday to Friday 8am – 3.15pm. May be required to support with after school club until 4pm.

  32 hours 30 minutes a week

• Start date:

  Monday 19 January 2026

• Duration:

  1 year 6 months

• Positions available:

  2

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

• To assist with the delivery of the curriculum using the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum for guidance.
• To help set up for the day as well as the daily activities and to help tidy away at the end of the session.
• To observe the children within the setting and record observations, with the support of practitioners, for the setting to have high quality Learning Journeys.
• To work with the children, offering an appropriate level of support and stimulating play experiences.
• To ensure that the children are kept safe and that you understand when to follow child protection procedures.
• To support mealtimes within the setting.
• To keep confidential information regarding the children, their families or other staff, in accordance with the settings confidentiality policy.
• To be aware of and adhere to all the setting’s operational policies and procedures, e.g. health and safety, fire precautions, dropping off and collection of children, food safety, cleanliness of the setting etc.
• To ensure that adequate records are kept and updated regularly.
• To undertake any other reasonable duties as directed by the Pre-school Manager, in accordance with the setting’s objectives and your contract.

Where you'll work

TREBARVAH ROAD
CONSTANTINE
FALMOUTH
TR11 5AG

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

CORNWALL COLLEGE

Training course

Early years educator (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

• Recognise when a child or a colleague is in danger or at risk of abuse and act to protect them in line with safeguarding policy and procedure.
• Apply legislation, policy and procedure to protect the health, safety and wellbeing of children in the setting (for example, food safety, diets, starting solid food, allergies, COSHH, and accidents, injuries, and emergencies).
• Apply the principles of risk assessment and risk management within documentation and practice.
• Teach children to develop skills to manage risk and maintain their own and others safety.
• Use a range of communication methods, including technology, with other professionals to meet the individual needs of the child.
• Develop and maintain effective professional, collaborative relationships with others involved in the education and care of the child.
• Undertake the role and responsibilities of key person.
• Recognise and apply theories of attachment to develop effective relationships with children.
• Provide sensitive and respectful personal care for children from birth to 5 years.
• Advocate for all children’s needs, including children which require SEND or EAL support.
• Promote and facilitate children’s interpersonal communication to develop their social interactions and relationships.
• Support children to develop a positive sense of their own identity and culture.
• Support children to understand and respond to their emotions and make considered choices about their behaviours.
• Assess the responsiveness of the environment for effective child-centred experiences in line with curriculum requirements.
• Create inclusive, child-centred, dynamic, innovative, and evolving physical environments both indoors and outdoors.
• Create inclusive and supportive emotional environment that enables the child to feel safe, secure, respected and experience a sense of wellbeing; maintaining and prioritising the individual child’s voice.
• Apply strategies that support children’s ability to manage change, transition, and significant events.
• Analyse observation evidence to assess and plan holistic individual learning based on a comprehensive understanding of the child’s needs and interests.
• Facilitate and support child-centred opportunities and experiences based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy.
• Provide adult led opportunities and experience based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy.
• Use reflection to develop themselves both professionally and personally.
• Recognise when a child or a colleague is in danger or at risk of abuse and act to protect them in line with safeguarding policy and procedure.
• Apply legislation, policy and procedure to protect the health, safety and wellbeing of children in the setting (for example, food safety, diets, starting solid food, allergies, COSHH, and accidents, injuries, and emergencies).
• Apply the principles of risk assessment and risk management within documentation and practice.
• Teach children to develop skills to manage risk and maintain their own and others safety.
• Use a range of communication methods, including technology, with other professionals to meet the individual needs of the child.
• Develop and maintain effective professional, collaborative relationships with others involved in the education and care of the child.
• Undertake the role and responsibilities of key person.
• Recognise and apply theories of attachment to develop effective relationships with children.
• Provide sensitive and respectful personal care for children from birth to 5 years.
• Advocate for all children’s needs, including children which require SEND or EAL support.
• Promote and facilitate children’s interpersonal communication to develop their social interactions and relationships.
• Support children to develop a positive sense of their own identity and culture.
• Support children to understand and respond to their emotions and make considered choices about their behaviours.
• Assess the responsiveness of the environment for effective child-centred experiences in line with curriculum requirements.
• Create inclusive, child-centred, dynamic, innovative, and evolving physical environments both indoors and outdoors.
• Create inclusive and supportive emotional environment that enables the child to feel safe, secure, respected and experience a sense of wellbeing; maintaining and prioritising the individual child’s voice.
• Apply strategies that support children’s ability to manage change, transition, and significant events.
• Analyse observation evidence to assess and plan holistic individual learning based on a comprehensive understanding of the child’s needs and interests.
• Facilitate and support child-centred opportunities and experiences based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy.
• Provide adult led opportunities and experience based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy.
• Use reflection to develop themselves both professionally and personally.

Training schedule

• You will be working towards a Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship Standard.
• You will receive on and off-the-job training and support from an assessor and an apprenticeship advisor.
• You will be required to attend Cornwall College Camborne on a weekly basis as part of the apprenticeship training.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

• English (grade 4 / C)
• Maths (grade 4 / C)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Team working
• Creative
• Initiative
• Non judgemental
• Patience

About this employer

Constantine Pre-School & Forest School is located in a beautiful, rural setting near Falmouth. We welcome children aged from 2 to 4 years into our Outstanding OFSTED accredited school. The welfare and personal development of our children is key to our success. Our safe and secure setting paves the way for your child to build confidence and learn in an inspiring environment where their needs are met. At Constantine Pre-School we also hold a weekly Forest School in our local woods, Bosahan woods. In weekly planning sessions the team work together to collaboratively plan exciting opportunities to support the children's development in a safe and secure environment. Their shared expertise allows for opportunities outdoors that enrich the children's learning, support their wellbeing and encourage investigation.

https://www.constantine-preschool.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Christmas and Summer staff events.

After this apprenticeship

Potential of a full-time position upon successful completion of the apprenticeship. 

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CORNWALL COLLEGE

Nicole

01209 616179

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000346534.

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Closes in 25 days (Monday 17 November 2025 at 11:59pm)

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