34 nursery assistant early years assistant jobs found in Northampton

Nursery Assistant Full-time - Monday - Friday  Emberton Nursery  We are looking for a Nursery Assistant to join our dedicated team at Emberton (Acorn) . This is a great opportunity for someone who is passionate about working with children and supporting high-quality early years care in a nurturing, child‑centred environment. About Emberton Nursery 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 outdoor playscheme in school holidays, for school aged children. In the nursery, we offer full and part-time care for up to 37 places for babies, toddlers and pre-school children, and are open from 7.30am to 6.15pm, Monday to Friday, all...

We are looking for an anthusiastic Tea Time Assistant for our Burton Latimer Nursery  Our nursery in Burton Latimer is the largest within the Acorn group. We provide full and part-time care for up to 92 children aged from four months to four years. Our opening hours are from 7.15 am to 6.15 pm, Monday to Friday, throughout the year. The nursery is situated on a half-acre site next to the football club and sports field. It is purpose-built, featuring large and airy rooms with underfloor heating. Our facility includes spacious indoor areas and an extensive outdoor play space designed for both our Acorns (children under 18 months) and our Squirrels and Oaks (children over 18 months). Outdoor play is a fundamental part of Acorn's philosophy, and the children benefit from outdoor activities every day, regardless of the weather. Our pre-schoolers also enjoy Forest School sessions, led by our in-house Forest School leader, Lucy, in designated areas of the garden and at our...

We are looking for a Bank Nursery Assistant for our largest Nursery in Burton Latimer, The nursery is situated on a half-acre site next to the football club and sports field. It is purpose-built, featuring large and airy rooms with underfloor heating. Our facility includes spacious indoor areas and an extensive outdoor play space. Role: To support a holistic approach to the curriculum To ensure basic care needs of individual children are met To ensure a high level of well-being among children To have a good understanding of Acorn’s ethos, values, policies and procedures and that they are reflected in daily practice A good working knowledge and practice of the EYFS and safeguarding procedures To assist in the smooth day to day running of your group To carry out  tasks requested   Responsibility To ensure the  interactions with children are high quality and based on individual need/stage of development To demonstrate...

We are looking for a Bank Nursery Assistant for our Rowans Nursery in Fullers Slade.    Acorn at Rowans is a 50 place day nursery in Fullers Slade, Milton Keynes. Attached to the Rowans Family Centre, we offer fully funded places for eligible 9 month old, 2, 3 and 4 year olds. The nursery provides children with a caring, challenging and stimulating environment. Children are supported by a highly qualified and experienced staff team who have ample knowledge and experience of child development and special education needs. All children are assigned a key person which helps children to become familiar with the setting and to feel confident and safe within it. We are proud to provide a nurture group with a focus on supporting children with language delays and/or challenging behaviour. Role: To support a holistic approach to the curriculum To ensure basic care needs of individual children are met To ensure a high level of well-being among...

Nursery Assistant Full-time - Monday - Friday  📍 Cold Harbour Nursery (Acorn), Bletchley We are looking for a Nursery Assistant to join our dedicated team at Cold Harbour Nursery (Acorn) . This is a great opportunity for someone who is passionate about working with children and supporting high-quality early years care in a nurturing, child‑centred environment. About Cold Harbour Nursery (Acorn) Cold Harbour Nursery is located in Bletchley and is adjoined to an outdoor learning centre , building on Acorn’s strong Forest School provision and reputation for Forest School training. A key priority at Cold Harbour is outdoor play and learning , with children having access to the outdoor environment all day, every day , supporting confidence, curiosity and wellbeing through nature‑based experiences. The nursery offers full and part-time care for up to 54 children , aged four months to four years , and is open Monday to Friday, 7.30am–6.15pm, all year...

Part-Time Lunchtime Assistant 20 hours per week | Monday–Friday, 11:00–15:00 About Acorn Early Years – Mulberry Bear - OU Campus Acorn at Mulberry Bear is a 62 place day nursery in Milton Keynes, which offers full and part-time care for children aged four months to four years, and is open 7:30am until 6.00pm, Monday to Friday, all year round. The Acorns and Squirrels room caters for children aged four months to two years old. The Acorn room has 12 spaces and the Squirrels room has 16 spaces. It has a bright main play room, which offers a range of sensory play with a range of resources to support children’s physical, emotional and language development. There is a sleep area and nappy changing/toilet facilities, and children have access to a safe, enclosed garden. Our Oaks room caters for children aged three and four, and has 24 spaces, and is a bright room with a wide range of open-ended and first-hand experiences. All the nursery meals are freshly prepared...

Part-Time Lunchtime Assistant 20 hours per week | Monday–Friday, 11:00–15:00 About Acorn Early Years – Deanshanger  Nestled next to the community centre, our nursery is located in the former Deanshanger pre-school building, a space that served local families for many years. We’re proud to bring it back to life with a fresh vision and a deep commitment to early years care. Our Deanshanger nursery specialises in the under three age group, welcoming babies and toddlers under three years of age initially, offering a nurturing, stimulating environment where little ones can thrive. With a beautiful garden space and a strong emphasis on outdoor play, babies and toddlers will enjoy daily access to the outdoors, rain or shine! We have active CCTV in place throughout the nursery to help maintain a safe and secure environment. About the Role As a Lunchtime Assistant, you will play an important role in supporting children during the middle of their day, helping to...

We are looking for an anthusiastic Tea Time Assistant for our Cold Harbour Nursery - Bletchley 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 part-time care for up to 62 children from the age of four months to four years, and are open from 7.30am to 6.15pm, Monday to Friday, all year round.  The team strive to make the nursery a place where positive and close relationships with children and parents are welcomed and valued. They believe it is important to create a home from home experience where children feel happy, safe and secure, and as a result, thrive within our nursery. Our Nature Kindergarten hosts outdoor playschemes, bushcraft and...

Nursery Assistant Wolverton Mill We are looking for a Nursery Assistant to join our dedicated team at Wolverton Mill Nursery . This is a great opportunity for someone who is passionate about working with children and supporting high-quality early years care in a nurturing, child‑centred environment. This is a full time position, 40 hours per week. Flecible on 5 days Mon-Fri or 4 days (10 hour shift) About Acorn Early Years – Wolverton Mill 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.  Acorn place a strong emphasis on outdoor play and learning and the children at Wolverton Mill will have the opportunity to freely...

Nursery Assistant Full-time - Monday - Friday Castlethorpe Nursery  We are looking for a Nursery Assistant to join our dedicated team at Castlethorpe Nursery . This is a great opportunity for someone who is passionate about working with children and supporting high-quality early years care in a nurturing, child‑centred environment. This is a full time position, 40 hours per week.  About Hedgerows Castlethorpe nursery is a lovely converted chapel situated in a quiet village a few miles north of Milton Keynes. It was the first Acorn nursery to open and was established in 1989.  We offer full and part-time care for up to 36 children from the age of four months to four years, and are open from 7.30am to 6.15pm, Monday to Friday, all year round.  Acorn was recently awarded the ‘Top 20 Recommended Nursery Group 2025’ by Day Nurseries, recognising consistently high customer reviews. With over 35 years’ experience , Acorn is a leading not‑for‑profit...

We are looking for an enthusastic and passionate Nursery Assistant to join our Nursery in Deanshanger.  We’re thrilled to announce that our brand-new nursery in the heart of Deanshanger village is now open and welcoming children! Nestled next to the community centre, our nursery is located in the former Deanshanger pre-school building, a space that served local families for many years. We’re proud to bring it back to life with a fresh vision and a deep commitment to early years care. Our Deanshanger nursery will specialise in the under three age group, welcoming babies and toddlers under three years of age initially, offering a nurturing, stimulating environment where little ones can thrive. With a beautiful garden space and a strong emphasis on outdoor play, babies and toddlers will enjoy daily access to the outdoors, rain or shine! We have active CCTV in place throughout the nursery to help maintain a safe and secure environment for your child. This is a full time...

Nursery Assistant Full-time and Part-time opportunities available 📍 Hedgerows Nursery - Netherfield We are looking for a Nursery Assistant to join our dedicated team at Hedgerows Nursery . This is a great opportunity for someone who is passionate about working with children and supporting high-quality early years care in a nurturing, child‑centred environment. This is a full time position, 40 hours per week. Flecible on 5 days Mon-Fri or 4 days (10 hour shift) About Hedgerows Acorn at Hedgerows is a 43 place day nursery in Netherfield, Milton Keynes. Attached to the Hedgerows family centre, the nursery transferred to us from Milton Keynes Council and offers fully-funded places for eligible 2, 3 and 4 year olds. The nursery offers full and part-time care for children aged four months to four years, and is open 7:30am until 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round. All Acorn nurseries are closed for all bank holidays, between Christmas and new year, plus our...

Kitchen Assistant Acorn Early Years – Burton Latimer Nursery  🕙 Hours:  Monday - Friday 12:00-18:00 30 hours per week Acorn Early Years is looking for a reliable and enthusiastic Kitchen Assistant to join our welcoming team at  Burton Latimer  Nursery . This is a vital role supporting the preparation of nutritious, age‑appropriate meals and maintaining a clean, safe and positive kitchen environment for our children. Our nursery in Burton Latimer is the largest within the Acorn group. We provide full and part-time care for up to 92 children aged from four months to four years. Our opening hours are from 7.15 am to 6.15 pm, Monday to Friday, throughout the year. The nursery is situated on a half-acre site next to the football club and sports field. It is purpose-built, featuring large and airy rooms with underfloor heating. Our facility includes spacious indoor areas and an extensive outdoor play space designed for both our Acorns (children under 18...

Kitchen Assistant Acorn Early Years – Sharnbrook Nursery  🕙 Hours: 12:00-17:00- 25 per week Acorn Early Years is looking for a reliable and enthusiastic Kitchen Assistant to join our welcoming team at Sharnbrook Nursery . This is a vital role supporting the preparation of nutritious, age‑appropriate meals and maintaining a clean, safe and positive kitchen environment for our children. Located within the picturesque grounds of Colworth Science Park in Sharnbrook, our nursery has ample space for children to explore, discover and investigate their local surroundings, which lends itself to providing opportunities such as tree climbing and large open spaces for the children to explore.  The play space within the nursery offers a light, large area with a wide range of natural resources to allow children to learn through first hand experiences.  Children have opportunity to free flow between the inside and outside throughout the day, with a variety of activities and...

Senior Forest School Leader £21,840 - £25,480 per annum (£12-£15/hr) We are looking for passionate and enthusiastic Level 3 qualified forest school leader that will be able, to inspire children of all ages to engage in memorable and educational outdoor experiences and use imagination and creativity to plan and deliver a wide range of different sessions. These sessions could be planned and delivered independently or as part of a team, and could include Acorn nursery sessions, holiday club sessions, external nursery & school sessions, family sessions, home-educated sessions, parent-toddler sessions, bushcraft sessions, and special educational needs sessions.  Ideally working 35 hours per week there will be flexible working hours that may vary across the seasons with a significant amount of work required in Holiday Periods. Occasional weekend work will be required, usually to deliver family sessions or birthday parties, but this will occur no...

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...

If you are offered an EYP role, you will received a £500 recruitment bonus after successfully completing your 3 month probation period.  We are looking for inspirational Level 3 qualified Early Years Practitioners to join our nursery in Emberton. 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 outdoor playscheme in school holidays, for school aged children. The role will be 40 hours per week, 4 days a week. 07:15-6:15.  We are looking for someone who enjoys being outdoors as this role is based within our Nature Kindergarten.  We’re proud to be one of the leading childcare providers in Milton Keynes, Northampton and Bedford...

Lead Early Years Practitioner 📍 Acorn Early Years – Kents Hill ⏰ Part -time / Permanent - 20 Hours, Thursday & Friday - 10 hour shifts  If you are offered a Lead  EYP role, you will receive a £500 recruitment bonus after successfully completing your 3 month probation period. Are you an experienced Early Years Practitioner looking to take the next step in your career? Acorn Early Years at Hedgerows is seeking a passionate and motivated Early Years Lead Practitioner to support high-quality practice and develop leadership skills within our setting. This role is perfect for someone who enjoys being a positive role model, supporting colleagues, and working closely with senior staff while continuing to provide outstanding care and education for children.   About Acorn Early Years – Kents Hill Our nursery building at Kents Hill has been designed in an innovative octagonal shape with a central atrium and light and spacious rooms. The...

Nursery Manager – Acorn at Hedgerows, Netherfield About the Role At Acorn Early Years, we believe every child deserves the very best start in life. We are looking for a passionate and values-driven Nursery Manager to lead Hedgerows Nursery, creating a warm, nurturing, and inspiring environment where children, families, and staff feel valued, supported, and empowered to thrive. This role is rooted in our commitment to working alongside families and communities, particularly those facing social and economic challenges and in partnership with the adjoining Family Centre. You will play a vital role in building strong relationships, supporting early intervention, and ensuring every child has the opportunity to reach their full potential. What You’ll Be Doing Inspiring Leadership Lead with compassion, integrity, and a clear commitment to putting children first Create a positive, inclusive culture where staff feel supported, motivated, and proud of their work...

Lead Early Years Practitioner 📍 Acorn Early Years – Hedgerows - Netherfield ⏰ Full-time / Permanent If you are offered a Lead  EYP role, you will receive a £500 recruitment bonus after successfully completing your 3 month probation period. Are you an experienced Early Years Practitioner looking to take the next step in your career? Acorn Early Years at Hedgerows is seeking a passionate and motivated Early Years Lead Practitioner to support high-quality practice and develop leadership skills within our setting. This role is perfect for someone who enjoys being a positive role model, supporting colleagues, and working closely with senior staff while continuing to provide outstanding care and education for children.   About Acorn Early Years – Hedgerows Acorn at Hedgerows is a 43 place day nursery in Netherfield, Milton Keynes. Attached to the Hedgerows family centre, the nursery transferred to us from Milton Keynes Council and offers...