Early Years Educator

The Little Stars family are recruiting

We are looking for a L2 or L3 qualified, enthusiastic Early Years Educator to join our team.

Our company:

We are a family run business established in 2007, since then we have been helping children become confident capable learners who are curious about the world around them. The nursery benefits from supportive owners and an excellent management team who actively engage and invest in the setting to enhance provision, to ensure that time spent here for practitioners and parents as well as the children are supported and rewarding. Safeguarding is pivotal at Little Stars and everyone involved has a high regard to their duty of care.

Our setting:

Our 36 place, child centred nursery is open to children from 0-4 years. We have the very highest of expectations of our children. Our team consists of a robust management system that supports 18 wonderful Early Years Practitioners. The nursery benefits from extremely supportive parents who are very much part of the Little Stars family. We follow a curious approach to learning with four awe and wonder learning environments filled with natural and authentic resources. We have an excellent outdoor provision with a forest school on our sister site that provides children with a variety of risk taking and physical opportunities to build confidence and independence in the outdoors.

Our position:

We are looking for a qualified level 2 or 3 educator, to work 37.5 hours a week over 5 days, from 8am – 4pm, within our 0-2 year old room. Our salary meets minimum requirements.

Essentially, you will have good experience of working within a nursery setting and with children aged 0-2, have a sound knowledge of the EYFS and the ability to observe, plan and assess children's development. We require someone who has a flexible and adaptable approach to learning and willing to undertake appropriate training and attend evening meetings. This candidate must have a commitment to anti-discrimination practice, equal opportunities, safeguarding duties and maintain confidentiality.

Desirably, you will hold an enhanced DBS and be part of the update service, hold valid paediatric first aid and food hygiene certificates and have attended safeguarding level 1 training. You will have an understanding of the curiosity approach, in the moment planning and Famly. Training will be provided throughout the probationary 12 week period, if not.

Our ideal candidate

Must be passionate and enthusiastic about providing children with the love and respect that they deserve.

Has the ability to be an explorer, an investigator, a scientist and an adventurer all in one day.

Thrives for promoting children's all round development including mental wellbeing.

Has a childlike playfulness and is willing to do things like, getting down on the floor to be at child's level, jumping aboard a pirate ship, holding a conversation on a banana phone, starting a game of tig, and having a good go at mimicking every animal noise on the planet.

Has a warm smiling face that can make every child feel special.

Is able to spark curiosity and awe and wonder in every day play.

Knows the difference between a provocation and an invitation and can't wait to set them up each day.

Knows who Julia Donaldson, Roald Dahl and Eric Carle are.

Has an impressive nursery rhyme repertoire.

Has a love of the outdoors come rain or shine.

Is able to enhance children's play agendas, in the moment. (We don't do any forward planning here at Little Stars).

Is willing to sing out of tune in front a crowd.

Is able to have fun in the workplace, and expects laughter to be a large part of the day.

Is fun and creative and has imagination that takes children to the moon and back.

Is prepared to feel special and important to many little people and their families by having excellent partnership with parents and carers.

Above all you must be an excellent team player with effective communications skills, can show initiative in all situations and work in your Little Stars family to provide the best care and education around.

Our benefits:

Free uniform. Work place pension. Regular social events. Employee appreciation gifts. Paid internal and external training. Working within a supportive friendly family team and an invitation to the best Christmas staff party around

Come and join our unique team and have a job where everyday is an adventure.

Experience:

• Baby Room experience: (preferred)
• Nursery: 1 year (preferred)
• Childcare: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Pay: £12.21 per hour

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Atherstone, CV9 1BN: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:

• Level 2 or Level 3 essential in EARLY YEARS

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 28/10/25

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From £12.21 per hour

Benefits:

• Discounted or free food
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking

Work Location: In person