Early Years Teacher

The Old Windsor Day Nursery 

Early Years Teacher

40 hours per week 

Salary - £27,476.80 per annum

The Old Windsor Day Nursery & Pre-School is a stunning, purpose-built facility located in the heart of the village. Its prime location offers excellent bus links just a short walk away, along with a spacious car park at the front for convenient parking.

Our nursery features bright, airy rooms that provide an ideal environment for children to explore and learn through play. Additionally, our dedicated ICT suite offers children the opportunity to engage with digital learning in a fun and age-appropriate way, helping to support early years development and prepare them for school.

Outside, we have a large adventure garden, complete with a sandpit, wooden play equipment, and a mud kitchen—designed to spark children's imaginations and creativity.

We are currently seeking a passionate Early Years Teacher to join our team. This full-time role offers 40 hours per week, with flexible shift patterns between 7:30 AM and 6:00 PM. A full, relevant Early Years degree with either QTS, EYTS or EYPS is required. Please note that this is a full-year position, as the nursery operates year-round, and is not term-time only.

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 
• Employee Childcare Discounts: 75% off nursery fees for our team member’s
• Health and Wellbeing Programme: Confidential employee assistance helpline available 
• Development: Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your career growth
• Referral programme: Refer a friend and earn up to £750
• Excellent Transport Links and Free Onsite Parking

We value the dedication and expertise of our Early years Teachers. To show our appreciation for their (and hopefully your) hard work and commitment, we're excited to offer a £400 Qualification Recognition Bonus to all our Level Practitioners or above across all our Nurseries. This bonus will be paid after just 6 months of service, making it the perfect time to join our team and be recognised for your qualifications and contributions. This bonus is based on a 40-hour week.

As Early Years Teacher, you will:

• Provide stimulating and purposeful experiences, environments, and resources to children, that are appropriate to their age and stage of development
• Supporting and implementing the curriculum of our nursery within day to day learning
• Understand and ensure that the requirements of the statutory framework for the EYFS are met
• Ensure the highest levels of cleanliness and hygiene in the nursery, and promote these daily in every routine
• Undertake any other duties to ensure the smooth running of the nursery, and the safety and wellbeing of children, staff and families
• Maintain strictly professional relationships and report any complaints or concerns to management in accordance with company policy and procedure
• Duties and responsibilities in this job description are not exhaustive or restrictive, changes and other duties relevant to this post may be added.

As Early Years Teacher, you will:

• Full and relevant Early years Degree or QTS, EYTS or EYPS – essential
• Fluent in written and spoken English - essential
• Over 1 years’ experience of working in Early Years - desirable
• Knowledge of the Statutory framework for the EYFS and regulatory requirements - desirable

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.

The Old Windsor 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.