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Naturally Learning
20 Jul, 2026
Full time
Deputy Manager
£15.00 - £17.00 hourly
Naturally Learning Truro, UK
🌟 Truro Deputy Nursery Manager  🌟 Naturally Learning | Level 3+ Qualified Deputy Nursery Manager  Are you ready to take the next step in your early years leadership journey? We are looking for a passionate and experienced Deputy Nursery Manager to join our nursery team.  This is a fantastic opportunity to support the leadership of a thriving nursery, working alongside a dedicated team to provide exceptional care and learning experiences for children. You'll help lead by example, inspire outstanding practice, and contribute to a nurturing environment where children, families, and colleagues can flourish. What We’re Looking For: ✔ Level 3 or above Early Years qualification ✔ Experience in a senior or leadership role within an early years setting ✔ Strong knowledge of the EYFS and safeguarding requirements ✔ Confidence in supporting the day-to-day running of a busy nursery ✔ Ability to motivate, support, and develop colleagues ✔ Full-time role – minimum 40...
Nursery Name:
Truro
Deputy Manager/Assistant Manager Room Leader/Team Leader
Caring Kindergartens Ltd
12 Aug, 2026
Full time
Senior Nursery Officer
£29,120 - £29,744 yearly
Caring Kindergartens Ltd Daventry NN11, UK
At Caring Kindergartens, children are at the heart of everything we do. We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Senior Nursery Officer (Third in Charge) to join our team and play a key role in supporting the day-to-day leadership of the nursery. From being a fairy godmother one day to a firefighter the next, no two days are ever the same. This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate early years professional who is ready to take the next step in their career. You will work closely with the Nursery Manager and Deputy Manager, supporting the delivery of outstanding care, education and safeguarding while leading by example and inspiring your colleagues. Duties and Responsibilities To support the Nursery Manager and Deputy Manager in the day-to-day running of the nursery, assuming responsibility in their absence where required. To lead, motivate and support a team of practitioners, promoting high standards of practice and positive professional...
Nursery Name:
Caring Kindergartens Daventry
Room Leader/Team Leader Early Years Practitioner/Nursery Nurse Nursery Assistant/Early Years Assistant
Acorn Early Years Foundation
31 Jul, 2026
Full time
Third In Charge
£15.00 - £15.80 hourly
Acorn Early Years Foundation Milton Keynes, UK
Senior Practitioner / Third in Charge   If you are offered a Senior EYP role, you will receive a £1000 recruitment bonus after successfully completing your 3 month probation period.   Acorn Early Years – Wolverton Mill Acorn Early Years is seeking an experienced, passionate and confident Senior Practitioner / Third in Charge to join our leadership team at Wolverton Mill Nursery . This is an exciting opportunity for an accomplished early years professional who is ready to take the next step in leadership while remaining hands‑on with high‑quality practice. Acorn Wolverton Mill provides high quality, affordable childcare and early years education for the local community.  The building is purpose built with four spacious play areas indoors, with direct access to four play areas which allows the children to free-flow continuously. We have active CCTV in place throughout the nursery to help maintain a safe and secure environment for your child....
Nursery Name:
Acorn at Wolverton Mill
Room Leader/Team Leader
Ark Start
27 Jul, 2026
Full time
Manager in Training (Various Locations)
£32,000 yearly
Ark Start London, UK
We have an exciting opportunity for motivated and capable individuals to join us as a Manager in Training.  We have positions available, in the following London-based settings: Ark Start St Clement, 95 Princedale Road, London W11 4NS Ark Start John Archer, Plough Terrace, Clapham Junction, London SW11 2AA Ark Start Oval, 43 Cross Road, Croydon, CR0 6TE Ark Start John Keats, Bell Ln, Enfield EN3 5PA This role is designed to develop future Ark Start nursery managers through a structured training and development programme. The manager in training programme is an enhanced educational programme within Ark Start which offers a unique opportunity to build a career in early years education while making a tangible difference in children’s lives. The role combines hands-on responsibilities, leadership development, and extensive training, designed to equip a candidate with the skills to eventually manage and open their own Ark Start nursery. This role blends...
Nursery Name:
Ark Start
Deputy Manager/Assistant Manager Room Leader/Team Leader
Daisy Fays Ltd
22 Jul, 2026
Full time
Room Leader - Toddler 
£14.00 hourly
Daisy Fays Ltd St Ives TR26, UK
Welcome to Daisy Fays At Daisy Fays, we are more than a nursery — we are a family built on care, passion, and purpose. Founded by parents, we have grown into a trusted childcare provider across Cornwall. Our unique, farm-inspired environments encourage children to explore, learn, and thrive. What We Offer Pay above National Living Wage Annual salary reviews Discounted childcare Funded CPD and career progression Pension scheme Flexible working options Employee benefits and discounts Generous holiday allowance Team events and wellbeing support Your Role Lead and inspire your team to deliver high-quality care and engaging learning experiences Plan and implement creative, stimulating activities tailored to toddlers’ development Support children at a key stage of curiosity, independence, and exploration Create a safe, welcoming, and stimulating environment indoors and outdoors Build...
Nursery Name:
Daisy Fays St Ives
Deputy Manager/Assistant Manager Room Leader/Team Leader Early Years Practitioner/Nursery Nurse
Wade Childcare Services Ltd
16 Jul, 2026
Full time
Nursery Lead Practitioner
£14.25 - £14.50 hourly
Wade Childcare Services Ltd Kingsthorpe, Northampton, UK
ROOM LEADER JOB DESCRIPTION Job Title: Room Leader Location: The Redbrick Day Nursery Responsible to: Nursery Manager and Deputy Manager Responsible for: Early Years Practitioners, Nursery Assistants, Apprentices and students allocated to the room Hours: As stated in the individual contract of employment Main Purpose of the Role To lead and manage the day-to-day operation of an allocated nursery room, ensuring that children receive consistently high-quality care, learning and development opportunities. The Room Leader will provide clear leadership to the room team, maintain a safe, stimulating and inclusive environment and ensure that practice meets the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage, Ofsted, safeguarding legislation and nursery policies and procedures. The Room Leader will act as a positive role model, support staff development and ensure that every child is given opportunities to become a confident, independent and motivated learner....
Nursery Name:
Kingswell Road
Room Leader/Team Leader
SG
08 Jul, 2026
Full time
Nursery Lead Practitioner
£31,500 - £34,000 yearly
Sowing & Growing Nursery and Preschool London, UK
We are seeking a passionate and enthusiastic, experienced Nursery Room Leader. The person we are looking for should be able to lead and coordinate groups of people well. This person should also be able to plan meaningful and fun age appropriate activities for children. The role will be to help ensure all children receive high quality care, are kept safe and are provided with stimulating play experiences, which meet their individual needs within the rooms. About you A motivated people person, team player and a willing learner An strong leader, with Room Leader experience Solution focused & and committed to improve where possible Strong Knowledge of EYFS curriculum and developmental tracking Excellent spoken and written English as well as a strong communicator Reliable, honest and a person who conducts themselves with integrity Relevant Early Years Qualification, Level 3 Fun with a sense of humor A desire to progress within the...
Nursery Name:
Sowing & Growing Nursery and Preschool
Room Leader/Team Leader
Acorn Early Years Foundation
30 Jun, 2026
Full time
Senior Early Years Practitioner
£15.00 - £15.80 hourly
Acorn Early Years Foundation Milton Keynes, UK
Senior Practitioner Acorn Early Years – Cold Harbour - Bletchley   If you are offered a Senior EYP role, you will receive a £1000 recruitment bonus after successfully completing your 3 month probation period. Acorn Early Years is seeking an experienced, confident and passionate Senior Practitioner to join the leadership team at Cold Harbour . This role is ideal for an early years professional who is ready to take on additional responsibility, support staff development and help drive high‑quality practice across the nursery while remaining hands‑on with children.     Our day nursery is adjoined to an outdoor learning centre that builds on our popular Forest School provision and reputation for Forest School training. One of our key priorities is outdoor play and learning, which is clearly evident at Cold Harbour, where the outdoor environment and play area are available to the children all day, every day.   The nursery offers full and...
Nursery Name:
Acorn at Cold Harbour
Room Leader/Team Leader
Acorn Early Years Foundation
05 Jun, 2026
Full time
Senior Early Years Practitioner
£15.00 - £15.80 hourly
Acorn Early Years Foundation Milton Keynes, UK
Senior Practitioner Acorn Early Years – Wolverton Mill Nursery  If you are offered a Senior EYP role, you will receive a £1000 recruitment bonus after successfully completing your 3 month probation period. Acorn Early Years is seeking an experienced, confident and passionate Senior Practitioner to join the leadership team at Wolverton Mill Nursery . This role is ideal for an early years professional who is ready to take on additional responsibility, support staff development and help drive high‑quality practice across the nursery while remaining hands‑on with children. Acorn Wolverton Mill provides high quality, affordable childcare and early years education for the local community.  The building is purpose built with four spacious play areas indoors, with direct access to four play areas which allows the children to free-flow continuously. We have active CCTV in place throughout the nursery to help maintain a safe and secure environment for your child....
Nursery Name:
Acorn at Wolverton Mill
Room Leader/Team Leader
Shoots
28 May, 2026
Full time
Early Years Lead Practitioner Apprenticeship - Level 5
£14.75 hourly
Shoots Salisbury, UK
Level 5   Early Years Lead Practitioner  – Brambles Outdoor Group - Cholderton Shoots Training are looking for an enthusiastic, reliable and hardworking individual to complete their Level 5 Early Years Lead Practitioner at Brambles Outdoor Group - Cholderton, Salisbury . Brambles Cholderton is set in the Wiltshire countryside, and our unique setting is situated right next the popular Choldertonrare breeds farm. At Cholderton Brambles we take inspiration from Forest School ethos where we passionately believe children learn and thrive from being surrounded by nature’s abundance. We are located next door to Cholderton Rare Breeds Farm Healthy morning snacks are prepared on the fire, children take part in preparation, and we cook vegetables from our own vegetable garden which the children have grown Our unique setting has a wildlife pond, and we are surrounded by large trees. ​We have a yurt with a log burner in each garden as well a...
Nursery Name:
Shoots Sales
Room Leader/Team Leader Apprentice
Acorn Early Years Foundation
11 May, 2026
Full time
Senior Early Years Practitioner
£15.00 - £15.80 hourly
Acorn Early Years Foundation Emberton, Olney MK46, UK
Senior Practitioner Acorn Early Years – Emberton Nursery, Milton Keynes  If you are offered a Senior EYP role, you will receive a £1000 recruitment bonus after successfully completing your 3 month probation period. Acorn Early Years is seeking an experienced, confident and passionate Senior Practitioner to join the leadership team at Emberton Nursery . This role is ideal for an early years professional who is ready to take on additional responsibility, support staff development and help drive high‑quality practice across the nursery while remaining hands‑on with children. We are located in what was the old school in the lovely village of Emberton, near Olney. We have adapted the building to younger children and added our Acorn touch, whilst retaining the character of the original architecture. We have developed the expansive outside area into an outdoor learning centre, which we offer a nature kindergarten during term-time for 3-4 year olds, and an...
Nursery Name:
Emberton Day Nursery and Outdoor Learning Centre
Room Leader/Team Leader
Ethos Education
23 Feb, 2026
Full time
Nursery Room Leader
£27,040 - £30,040 yearly
Ethos Education Hornchurch, UK
We are looking for a Room Leader to join the team at this lovely nursery in Hornchurch, East London. This is a brilliant opportunity for any Early Years Practitioner or Deputy Room Leader looking to further their career and step up into a new position within a wonderful and vibrant setting. As a Room Leader, you will be working full time (40 hours per week, worked in shifts between 7am and 7pm), and your main responsibilities will include: Being the main contact for the designated nursery room, working with a team to ensure smooth operation of the room and providing a safe environment Planning, preparing and leading activities in line with the EYFS framework Working closely with key children, observing and monitoring their individual development Conducting staff one-to-one meetings and appraisals Supporting Nursery Practitioners and students in the implementation and evaluation of children's planning and progress Communicating regularly with parents/carers...
Nursery Name:
Ethos Education
Room Leader/Team Leader
Ethos Education
30 Jan, 2026
Full time
Toddler Room Leader
£29,000 - £31,000 yearly
Ethos Education Fulham, London, UK
We are looking for a dedicated Toddler Room Leader to join this friendly and welcoming nursery in Fulham, West London! You will be Room Leader working in the toddler room, which has 12 children and 2 members of staff, and you will also be Third in Charge for the nursery. There is the potential to progress to Deputy Manager down the line, so this is a great opportunity for an experienced Room Leader looking for a step up in their early years career. As a Toddler Room Leader, you will be working full-time (7:45am-6:30pm, 4 days per week ), and we offer a competitive salary of up to £31k per annum. This is a permanent position to start ASAP. Supported by a caring and motivating leadership team, you will receive regular pay rises, free uniform, and bonuses paid throughout the year! The other benefits of working at this nursery as a Room Leader include: Welcoming team and very supportive management Newly refurbished nursery Small class sizes Pension scheme Staff...
Nursery Name:
Ethos Education
Room Leader/Team Leader
TipTop Childcare Limited
14 Nov, 2025
Full time
Room Leader- Unders 2's- Level 3 practitioner
£12.46 hourly
TipTop Childcare Limited
We are looking for the perfect candidate who gives the best cuddles, knows how to keep children safe, and most of all create fun, educational and stimulating activities for babies aged 0-2 years. Now the boring bit: Tip Top Day Nursery Job description Job;   Room Leader-   Senior   Early Years Practitioner Level 3 (Qualification must be full and relevant to be included in ratio - see Early Years qualification list) Reports to;   Tip Top Day Nursery Bilston Manager- Charliey, and Owners Lisa and Kate. Length of probation period ; Nine   months Location:   Tip Top Day Nursery, Bilston, Connaught road, wv14 6ny. Purpose of the job;   To lead and support fellow room staff in their professional development, with the support of the manager and deputy. To help to further develop a growing baby room with capacity for 6 under 1's . To provide high quality care for all of the children in our setting and to ensure that they make progress in their...
Nursery Name:
Tip Top Day Nursery Bilston
Room Leader/Team Leader Early Years Practitioner/Nursery Nurse
Ethos Education
04 Mar, 2026
Full time
Pre-School Room Leader
£31,420 yearly
Ethos Education Catford, London, UK
Experienced Pre-School Room Leader needed in Catford! This is a permanent and full time Room Leader role to work 40 hours a week, Monday-Friday, with an ASAP start. Salary will be £31,420 per annum. This is a lovely nursery and a great place to further your early years career, with a supportive management team who truly care about every member of staff, and lots of opportunities for career progression, including internal promotions, and further training, as well as a career development plan and regular meetings to discuss your goals and aspirations. As a Room Leader at this nursery, your opinions and feedback will be listened to and taken into account. The nursery has great amenities, with rooms for each age group and a sensory room and quiet spaces, as well as a large private garden with bike play areas, playhouses and a sand pit, for extended learning and play. It's a wonderful environment to work for anyone passionate about early years education. Benefits of working here...
Nursery Name:
Ethos Education
Room Leader/Team Leader
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