Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship at Little Discoveries
LITTLE DISCOVERIES CHILDCARE LIMITED
YEOVIL (BA21 3EP)
Closes on Friday 8 May 2026
Posted on 24 March 2026
Contents
Summary
Little Discoveries Yeovil is part of a small, welcoming nursery group with three settings across Somerset. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Early Years Apprentice to join our friendly team.
- Wage
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£14,400 a year
- Training course
- Early years educator (level 3)
- Hours
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We are open 51 weeks a year, between 8.00am and 6.00pm, Monday to Friday. Your allocated shifts will fall within these times.
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 25 May 2026
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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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
About the Apprenticeship:
As an Early Years Assistant at Little Discoveries, you will have the chance to work with the team to develop and plan exciting learning opportunities both inside and outside the classroom.
Our Nursery team are passionate about the provision they create and are excited to be able to extend their team to support learning and role modelling good EY practice.
Perhaps you are leaving school this year, or you already hold a Level 2 qualification and are ready to take the next step — either way, we would love to hear from you.
You will receive a full induction, including Paediatric First Aid and Food Hygiene training, and you will also take part in our annual team training days.
Main duties include:
- Carrying out planned activities under the guidance, direction and supervision of the Nursery Manager/Deputy manager and team.
- This may include activities such as cooking, group time, stories, play-acting, singing, etc, to stimulate children’s language, promoting questions and develop ideas.
- Being a member of the team providing high-quality child-care provision, including taking care of children’s personal needs such as feeding, toileting, self-care.
- Be committed to the Safeguarding and Welfare of the children and follow policies and procedures relating to all aspects of the Early Years setting.
About Little Discoveries Yeovil:
Located within the grounds of Westfield Academy, Stiby Road, Yeovil, our nursery provides high-quality care and education for children aged 0–4 years, with 32 registered places.
We are open 51 weeks a year, between 8.00am and 6.00pm, Monday to Friday. Your allocated shifts will fall within these times.
Where you'll work
STIBY ROAD
YEOVIL
BA21 3EP
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
- Level 3 Early Years Educator
- Functional Skills in English and maths if required
- End Point Assessment: Knowledge Test and Professional Discussion
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
Other in:
- Pediatric First Aid (grade First aid qualification PFA)
- Safeguarding (grade Level 2)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Friendly
Other requirements
- Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
- Please consider how you will travel to work, particuarly if you rely on public transport.
About this employer
Little Discoveries Yeovil is part of a small, welcoming nursery group with three settings across Somerset. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Early Years Apprentice to join our friendly team.
Company benefits
Our benefits include - Wellbeing welcome pack - Staff discount on childcare fees - Employee Assistance Programme - Ongoing CPD and training opportunities - Your birthday off as an extra day’s annual leave!
After this apprenticeship
Ongoing Continuous Personal Development and training opportunities
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SOMERSET SKILLS & LEARNING CIC
SS&L
Enquiries@sslcourses.co.uk
03303327997
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000022251.
Apply now
Closes on Friday 8 May 2026