Nursery Practitioner

Join Our Passionate Early Years Team

Are you dedicated, caring, and excited about shaping the futures of young children? We're looking for enthusiastic team members who share our passion for providing high-quality care and inspiring learning experiences for every child.

Whether you're an experienced Nursery Practitioner or someone eager to begin a rewarding career in childcare, we'd love to hear from you

What We're Looking For

We want people who are:

• Caring and committed – with a genuine love for helping children grow and thrive.
• Eager to learn – open to ongoing training, development, and professional growth.
• Team players – who can collaborate, communicate, and support one another.
• Proactive and organised – able to use initiative and manage your day effectively to ensure a smooth, happy environment for children and staff alike.
• Fun At The Beehive, play is learning and you must be able to interact, role-play and be a 'play-person' yourself, in order to meet the needs of every child

You will work closely with the Room Leader and Nursery Management Team to create a warm, stimulating, and nurturing space where every child feels valued.

Overview of the Role

As a Nursery Practitioner, you will:

• Create a welcoming, inclusive and caring environment for children and their families.
• Act as Key Person for a group of children.
• Provide high-quality childcare and learning experiences for children under five, planning a wide range of engaging and age-appropriate activities that reflect the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and the Characteristics of Effective Learning.
• Support children's personal care routines, observe and document their learning journeys, and plan next steps for their development.
• Build strong, positive partnerships with parents, keeping them informed of their child's progress through daily communication, termly updates, and parent meetings.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues, including the SENCo and external agencies, to support all children, including those with additional needs.
• Promote an environment that values diversity and inclusion, ensuring every child feels recognised and respected.
• Follow all nursery policies, including those for safeguarding, health and safety, confidentiality, and equality of opportunity.
• Maintain high standards of cleanliness, safety, and organisation, participating in rota duties and ensuring resources are well cared for.
• Attend team meetings, training sessions, supervisions, and nursery events, contributing ideas and supporting the ongoing development of the setting.
• Ensure mealtimes are happy, social occasions that encourage good manners and conversation.
• Uphold the nursery's high standards at all times, both within and outside of working hours.

About You

• A passion for Early Years and a commitment to delivering exceptional care is essential.
• A love of the great outdoors-we go out in all weathers
• Experience working with children under 5 years old is desirable, especially with babies, but we also welcome applications from those starting their childcare career—we can provide full training and support.
• A Level 3 (or working towards) full and relevant childcare qualification is preferred.

What We Offer

We believe happy staff make for happy children. That's why we offer:

• Discounted childcare for your little ones
• Paid breaks
• Healthcare cash-back package
• Regular working pattern – no weekends
• Christmas period and Bank Holidays off work
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Free on-site parking

Hours: Up to 42 hours per week between 7.30am–6.15pm.

Pay-Dependent upon the level of experience and qualification.

Full-time staff can choose to work 4 long days with one regular weekday off

Essential Requirements (Training Provided if Needed)

• Enhanced DBS check (clean record required)
• Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and Allergy Awareness
• Paediatric First Aid Certificate
• Child Protection, Prevent and FGM Training

We offer support to help you achieve all of the above if you do not already hold them.

Safer Recruitment

As part of our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, we follow robust Safer Recruitment procedures. This means that we will now take up references ahead of interview, wherever possible, to help assess each candidate's suitability for the role. All appointments are subject to enhanced DBS checks and satisfactory references.

Please note: All applicants must complete our nursery's official application form before shortlisting can commence.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: £12.21-£13.00 per hour

Expected hours: 30 – 42 per week

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Free parking
• On-site parking

Experience:

• Childcare: 2 years (required)

Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 02/01/2026