Early Years Educator Apprenticeship

ABACUS NURSERY (SW) LIMITED

TAUNTON (TA2 7BA)

Closes in 15 days (Wednesday 10 December 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 24 November 2025

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Summary

We are seeking an apprentice who is passionate about Early Years to join our outstanding nursery. If your application was successful you would be joining a team of motivated and experienced practitioners who would guide and support your learning.

Wage

£12,955.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Tuesday - Thursday, 8.00am - 6.00pm and Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm

33 hours a week

Start date

Saturday 10 January 2026

Duration

1 year 3 months

Positions available

1

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

You would work as part of a highly dedicated team in providing a stimulating, fun and safe environment for all children. We provide a high standard of care, learning and play in line with the EYFS. The position will include learning about Key Person responsibilities; planning, observation and assessment using Tapestry (online development journal).

Based within both the baby room and the pre-school, this will give you a great start to your early years career. Helping you to gain a wealth of knowledge, skills and experience.

Where you'll work

293 CHEDDON ROAD
TAUNTON
TA2 7BA

Training

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

Training provider

SOMERSET SKILLS & LEARNING CIC

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

Study Early Years Educator Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
Attendance at SS&L College - every 2 weeks 
Opportunity to upskill maths and English via Functional Skills if required

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Maths (grade 4)

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

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Patience

Other requirements

Successful applicants will be subject to a DBS check

About this employer

Abacus is a privately owned children's nursery, fully staffed and equipped to satisfy the emotional, social, intellectual and physical needs of your child. The management team has a vast amount of early years experience and are all highly qualified. Abacus has grown to be a busy nursery over the past few years employing up to 15 members of staff. All of the Abacus team have a genuine love for working in Early Years.

http://www.abacuschildrensnursery.com (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

• Christmas, New Year and Bank holidays off • Progression • Highly Supportive Management & Team • Contributory Pension Scheme • Company events • Cycle to work scheme • Employee discount • Free flu jabs • Free parking/ On-site parking

After this apprenticeship

There may be an opportunity to continue learning pathways with a Level 5 qualification in Early Years after some time spent in the job role. 

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SOMERSET SKILLS & LEARNING CIC

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000002111.

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Closes in 15 days (Wednesday 10 December 2025 at 11:59pm)

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