Nursery Practitioner - Level 3

Full time Early Years Practitioner/Nursery Nurse

Job Description

Poppies Maidenhead Day Nursery & Pre-School

11A Shifford Cres, Maidenhead, SL6 7UA

Early Years Practitioner

40 hours per week

Salary £27,040 per annum depending on qualifications and experience

Full and Relevant Level 3 Childcare Qualification

* Please note this nursery is open all year round and is not a term time only role.

We are an Ofsted rated Good nursery and have big open space rooms alongside a roof top garden for the under 2’s. We follow the curiosity approach and in our main garden we have a growing area as well as a mud kitchen and cosy area. We have street parking available and transport links to the nursery.

As an Early Years Practitioner, you will:

  • Provide stimulating and purposeful experiences, environments, and resources to children, that are appropriate to their age and stage of development.
  • Ensure the safety and wellbeing of every child, staff, parent, and visitor at all times.
  • Follow risk assessments diligently and report all health and safety matters to management.
  • Enhance the all-around daily needs of children, including their physical, intellectual, social, and emotional development.
  • Implement positive partnerships with parents/carers thorough handover on daily collection and encourage their involvement in the nursery.

For the role of Early Years Practitioner, we would require you to have a full and relevant Level 3 childcare qualification. Have sound knowledge of the Statutory framework for the EYFS and regulatory requirements and have experience of working within Early Years.

Why Join Us?

At Family First, we value our team members and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

  • Annual Leave: Starting at 24 days, plus a paid day off for your birthday and bank holidays 
  • Discounts: 75% off nursery fees for our team member’s
  • Wellbeing: Confidential employee assistance helpline available 
  • Development: Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your career growth

* All perks are pro-rota for part time staff and subject to successful completion of probationary period. These perks may be subject to further conditions and can be withdrawn or reviewed at the discretion of the company

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty.

Poppies Maidenhead Day Nursery and Preschool is part of the Family First Group where we take great care to treat everyone as a person, with equal rights and responsibilities to any other individual, whether they are an adult or a child. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice for all children and families according to their individual needs. Discrimination on the grounds of gender, age, race, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic or national origin, or political belief has no place within the Family First Group.

Nursery Name

Poppies Maidenhead