Apple Orchard Pre-school

01/04/2026

📢We're Hiring!📢

⭐Pre-School Assistant - Bank Staff⭐

📍 Silver Street, Ilminster

⏰Term-time, school-time shifts (8:15am - 3:45pm)

⌛Zero-hour contract - flexible work!

💰Pay - Somerset Pay Range Grade 15

Are you passionate about helping children get the very best start in life? 🩵

Do you love creating fun, supportive learning experiences? ⭐

If you're reliable, friendly, flexible and ready to make a real difference, we would love to hear from you!!

🍎About the Role
Join our welcoming team at Apple Orchard Pre-School, part of Herne View Church of England Primary School. You'll support children in small groups and individually, helping them grow in confidence, creativity and independence.
🔸Support children's learning
🔹Encourage positive behaviour and self-esteem
🔸Help children develop social and independent learning skills
🔹 Work with vulnerable groups and children with specific needs

🎓 Ideally you will have:
✅Level 3 Early Years Qualification
✅A warm, fun and focused approach
✅ Flexibility to work mornings, afternoons or lunchtimes as required

📩How to Apply
Please complete the application form available on the school website, under the vacancies tab (CVs cannot be accepted)
📝 Full job description details and privacy notice can also be found here

Send completed forms to:
📬Herne View C of E Primary School, Silver Street, Ilminster, TA19 0DS
📧[email protected]
☎️For an informal chat, call Apple Orchard Pre-School: 01460 52686
⏳ Closing Date: Tuesday 21st April 2026 at 10am
🗓️ Interviews: Monday 27th April 2026 (provisional)

31/03/2026

The children had a lovely time visiting the residents of Vaughn Lee residential home. We completed some puzzles together and enjoyed some singing

18/03/2026

ILMINSTER!!!
The secret is out. I have been working hard behind the scenes to bring you a book hunt over the Easter Holidays. It is totally free to take part. Local businesses have helped support this and I am beyond grateful. All over the Easter Holidays I will be hiding books around Ilminster for you to find with your children.

You can:
- Read the book where you find it and then re-hide it for others to find
-Read the book and hide it somewhere else (but post on my page to let everyone know)
-Take the book home to read and then re-hide it (again come on here and let people know)
-Take it home and keep it! (But please only keep one per child)

Reading is beyond important but let's have some fun with it. If you find a book and are happy for pictures of your children enjoying them to be posted then please send me a message!

A huge thank you to the businesses that have got involved as this wouldn't be possible without them! A huge thank you to Alex Ravelo Design Ltd and The Ilminster Education Foundation that I can't tag.

If you enjoy the books and want to know more, please get in touch.

10/03/2026

Last week the children enjoyed listening to some of their favourite stories and dressing up as their favourite characters to celebrate world book day

03/03/2026

We would like to say a big thank you to Mike Quartley from Merch Monkey who has very kindly printed our Apple Orchard logo onto our high-vis jackets.

27/01/2026

Apple Orchard Pre-school will be closed today.

03/10/2025

🚸🎒🍏If you have a child who is due to start school in September 2026 you can now make your application online! 🍏🎒🚸

✏️📚The closing date for primary school applications is 15th January 2026📚
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If your child is due to start school for the first time you can apply for a place

02/06/2025

Look out for our Scarecrows for this years Ilminster Scarecrow competition

30/05/2025

We had a busy last week of term

26/01/2025

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Due to the extreme weather we are experiencing we have made the decision to close tomorrow. Currently both entrances to the Ditton Street site are flooded. We have also been notified that several members of staff are going to be unable to get to work tomorrow.

We wanted to give you as much notice as possible so you can make arrangements for tomorrow and we apologise for the disruption this may cause.

26/01/2025

Due to the extreme weather we are experiencing we have made the decision to close tomorrow. Currently both entrances to the Ditton Street site are flooded. We have also been notified that several members of staff are going to be unable to get to work tomorrow.
We wanted to give you as much notice as possible so you can make arrangements for tomorrow and we apologise for the disruption this may cause.