Nursery Apprentice
King's College Prep
Somerset
- Expiring soon
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- 1 January 2027
- Apply by:
- 19 October 2026
Job overview
We are seeking an enthusiastic individual to join our fabulous nursery team, working to ensure that all children aged 0–5 attending the setting are happy and receive the highest possible standard of care, while completing the Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship.
The role involves ensuring that children are kept safe and experience rich, stimulating play opportunities both indoors and across our 50‑acre grounds, tailored to meet their individual needs. The apprentice will develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to become a qualified Early Years Educator.
Applicants should have a sound knowledge and understanding of child development and the needs of children in a childcare setting, along with a sound knowledge of the EYFS. They should also demonstrate an understanding and awareness of OFSTED requirements and possess knowledge of safeguarding policy and procedures, including health and safety and risk assessments.
The successful candidate will be responsible to the Nursery Manager and, through them, to the Head of Pre‑Prep and the Headteacher.
This is a full‑time, all‑year‑round role of 40 hours per week, which includes study time.
For further details and an application form, please visit our website; https://www.kings-taunton.co.uk/about/working-at-kings/
Closing Date: 9.00am Monday 19 October 2026.
King’s College Taunton is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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About King's College Prep
King’s provides continuous day and boarding education for girls and boys aged two to 18 years. It comprises King’s College Prep which has approximately 300 children from 2 to 13 and a senior school with approximately 400 pupils from 13 to 18.
The schools are situated on separate sites in the south west of England and combine traditional values with state-of-the-art facilities. Both schools are run by one governing body, with many functions (marketing, strategy and finance for example) undertaken jointly.
King’s College Prep is co-educational, offering day and boarding places to boys and girls from the ages of 2 to 13. There are about 300 children in the school, 90 of whom are in the Pre-Prep.
The school is built around Pyrland Hall, an impressive Georgian country house on the edge of the Quantock Hills. The 50 acre estate (including 15 acres of playing fields) is entirely surrounded by National Trust farmland but is also within a mile of Taunton, the county town of Somerset. Bristol and Exeter are within easy reach while London is a 1 hour 40 min train journey or three hours via the motorway.
The Pre-Prep’s Early Years Foundation Stage consists of a Nursery, which takes children after they have reached their second birthday, and there are then one or two classes in each year from Reception to Year 2.
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