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Acorn Early Years Foundation
25 Aug, 2026
Full time
Senior Early Years Practitioner
£15.00 - £16.00 hourly
Acorn Early Years Foundation Milton Keynes, UK
Senior Practitioner Acorn Early Years – Westcroft, 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 Westcroft . 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 situated in the Westcroft District Centre and is adjacent to our Training Centre where we host training for our staff and other early years professionals. The nursery has 3 outdoor play areas, giving children the opportunity to free-flow indorrs and outdoors to access a full range of activities.   The nursery offers full and part-time care for up to 92 children from the age...
Nursery Name:
Acorn at Westcroft
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
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
My Shooting Stars Nurseries Ltd
10 Aug, 2026
Full time
Early Years Senior Nursery Practitioner
£14.60 hourly
My Shooting Stars Nurseries Ltd Birmingham, UK
Senior Nursery Practitioner Shooting Stars Nursery – Kings Norton, Birmingham (B30 3QJ) £14.60 per hour Full Time | 40 Hours Per Week Monday-Friday | All Year Round |  Bank Holidays Off 50% Childcare Discount Ready to Progress Your Early Years Career? Are you an experienced Level 3 Early Years Practitioner looking for your next challenge? Would you like the opportunity to develop your leadership skills, support and inspire colleagues, and take a step towards a future Room Leader position? If so, we'd love to hear from you. We're looking for a passionate and experienced Senior Nursery Practitioner to join the friendly team at Shooting Stars Kings Norton . This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role within the room, working closely with the Room Leader to deliver outstanding childcare and early education while helping to maintain high standards throughout the nursery.  What You'll Be Doing As a Senior Nursery Practitioner, you will:...
Nursery Name:
Shooting Stars Nurseries Kings Norton
Room Leader/Team Leader Early Years Practitioner/Nursery Nurse
Shoots
17 Jul, 2026
Full time
Early Years Senior Nursery Practitioner - Level 5
£13.00 - £14.00 hourly
Shoots Henley-on-Thames, UK
Early Years Senior Practitioner Apprenticeship - Level 5 - Hopcroft Childcare Shoots Training are seeking a motivated, reliable and enthusiastic individual as an apprentice to complete their Level 5 Childcare qualification with Hopcroft Childcare at their Meadows Road setting. Peapods Henley has the same homely feel as our nursery school in Peppard, offering spacious surroundings using natural materials, to give the same welcoming, friendly atmosphere, that our Peppard families have become so fond of. Peapods Henley follows the same childcare and education ethos that we promote, in our nursery school in Peppard, in order to maintain the excellent reputation, we have in local primary schools that, "Peapods children are always independent, and have great social skills".  Although we do not have our own private field like the one in Peppard, we do have 2 large enclosed outdoor balconies, giving the children constant access to fresh air play. We also plan to make...
Nursery Name:
Shoots Sales
Early Years Practitioner/Nursery Nurse Apprentice
WMC Training
26 Aug, 2026
Full time
Nursery Practitioner
£31,000 yearly
WMC Training Belvedere, UK
Do you have a genuine passion for leading and nurturing young learners, coupled with proven experience working within a nursery setting? Have you completed your LV3 Early Years Apprenticeship but striving to further your career? WMC Training is seeking a dedicated Nursery Practitioner to join the professional, rewarding, and supportive team at Belvedere (DA17). This Level 5 Early Years Lead Apprenticeship offers an exciting opportunity to develop into a Room Leader while working in a professional early year setting. You will gain hands‑on leadership experience, support day‑to‑day nursery operations, and help deliver high‑quality care and education for children.  DUTIES Support educators and practitioners to deliver a high standard of care, education and curriculum, including meeting SEN requirements . Ensure regulatory, safeguarding, health & safety and hygiene standards are maintained. Support and develop nursery staff, including...
Nursery Name:
WMC Training
WMC Training
26 Aug, 2026
Full time
Nursery Practitioner
£13.25 - £13.75 hourly
WMC Training Southbourne, UK
Do you have a genuine passion for leading and nurturing young learners, coupled with proven experience working within a nursery setting? Have you completed your LV2 OR LV3 Early Years Apprenticeship but striving to further your career? WMC Training is seeking a dedicated Nursery Practitioner to join the professional, rewarding, and supportive team at Southbourne (PO10). The ideal candidate will bring previous experience working with children ,a genuine interest in developing the talent of younger generations, and a strong desire to make a difference in children's lives. MUST have experience working at the nursery setting before . You will be a collaborative team member, equally capable of taking initiative, and adept at planning enriching activities. DUTIES 1. To support fellow educators/practitioners to deliver the setting’s curriculum and standard of practice. 2. To work towards an early years qualification with support from the setting’s staff and...
Nursery Name:
WMC Training
WMC Training
26 Aug, 2026
Full time
Nursery Practitioner
£13.75 - £14.25 hourly
WMC Training Crawley, UK
Do you have a genuine passion for leading and nurturing young learners, coupled with proven experience working within a nursery setting? Have you completed your LV2 OR LV3 Early Years Apprenticeship but striving to further your career? WMC Training is seeking a dedicated Nursery Practitioner to join the professional, rewarding, and supportive team at Crawley (RH10). The ideal candidate will bring previous experience working with children ,a genuine interest in developing the talent of younger generations, and a strong desire to make a difference in children's lives. MUST have experience working at the nursery setting before . You will be a collaborative team member, equally capable of taking initiative, and adept at planning enriching activities. DUTIES 1. To support fellow educators/practitioners to deliver the setting’s curriculum and standard of practice. 2. To work towards an early years qualification with support from the setting’s staff and training...
Nursery Name:
WMC Training
Acorn Early Years Foundation
25 Aug, 2026
Full time
Early Years Practitioner
£13.30 - £14.20 hourly
Acorn Early Years Foundation Milton Keynes, UK
Early Years Practitioner - Qualified Acorn Early Years – Westcroft Nursery, Milton Keynes If you are offered an EYP role, you will received a £500 recruitment bonus after successfully completing your 3 month probation period.  We’re happy to offer flexibility with working hours to suit the right candidate. Depending on the needs of the nursery and availability, this role could be structured as three full days per week, mornings across five days, or afternoons across five days. Specific arrangements can be discussed further at interview. Acorn Early Years is looking for a caring, enthusiastic and dedicated Early Years Practitioner to join our friendly and supportive team at Westcroft Nursery . You must have a full & relevant Early Years Qualification. Minimum Level 2.  This is a fantastic opportunity for an early years professional who is passionate about delivering high‑quality care and education in a nurturing, child‑centred environment....
Nursery Name:
Acorn at Westcroft
Early Years Practitioner/Nursery Nurse
Acorn Early Years Foundation
12 Aug, 2026
Part time
Early Years Practitioner
£12.80 - £14.20 hourly
Acorn Early Years Foundation Bedford, UK
Early Years Practitioner - Qualified   FULL TIME - 40 Hours per week We’re happy to offer flexibility with working hours to suit the right candidate. Depending on the needs of the nursery and availability, this role could be structured as three full days per week, mornings across five days, or afternoons across five days. Specific arrangements can be discussed further at interview. Acorn Early Years – Sharnbrook If you are offered an EYP role, you will received a £500 recruitment bonus after successfully completing your 3 month probation period.  Acorn Early Years is looking for a caring, enthusiastic and dedicated Early Years Practitioner to join our friendly and supportive team at Sharnbrook Nursery . You must have a full & relevant Early Years Qualification. Minimum Level 2.  This is a fantastic opportunity for an early years professional who is passionate about delivering high‑quality care and education in a nurturing, child‑centred...
Nursery Name:
Acorn Day Nursery Sharnbrook
Early Years Practitioner/Nursery Nurse
My Shooting Stars Nurseries Ltd
07 Aug, 2026
Full time
Senior Nursery Practitioner - Pre Toddlers
£14.60 hourly
My Shooting Stars Nurseries Ltd Wolverhampton, UK
Senior Nursery Practitioner (Pre Toddlers) Shooting Stars Nursery – Wolverhampton, WV3 9DU £14.60 per hour Full Time | 40 Hours Per Week Monday-Friday | All Year Round | Bank Holidays Off 50% Childcare Discount Ready to Progress Your Early Years Career? Are you an experienced Level 3 Early Years Practitioner looking for your next challenge? Would you like the opportunity to develop your leadership skills, support and inspire colleagues, and take a step towards a future Room Leader position? We're looking for a passionate and experienced Early Years Nursery Practitioner to join our Pre Toddler Room team at Shooting Stars Wolverhampton. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role within the room, supporting children as they grow in confidence, independence and curiosity. You'll work closely with colleagues to deliver outstanding childcare and early education while developing your leadership skills, embracing new challenges and helping to maintain...
Nursery Name:
Shooting Stars Nurseries Wolverhampton
Room Leader/Team Leader Early Years Practitioner/Nursery Nurse
Acorn Early Years Foundation
06 Aug, 2026
Full time
Lead Practitioner
£14.00 - £15.00 hourly
Acorn Early Years Foundation Milton Keynes, UK
Lead Early Years Practitioner Acorn Early Years – Cold Harbour - Bletchley  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 Cold Harbour 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 –  Cold Harbour 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...
Nursery Name:
Acorn at Cold Harbour
Early Years Practitioner/Nursery Nurse
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
Acorn Early Years Foundation
31 Jul, 2026
Full time
Lead Practitioner
£14.00 - £15.00 hourly
Acorn Early Years Foundation Milton Keynes, UK
Lead Early Years Practitioner 📍 Acorn Early Years – Wolverton Mill ⏰ 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 – 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...
Nursery Name:
Acorn at Wolverton Mill
Early Years Practitioner/Nursery Nurse
Acorn Early Years Foundation
30 Jul, 2026
Full time
Lead Practitioner
£14.00 - £15.00 hourly
Acorn Early Years Foundation Milton Keynes, UK
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...
Nursery Name:
Acorn at Hedgerows
Early Years Practitioner/Nursery Nurse
Woodside Trading
21 Jul, 2026
Full time
Nursery Practitioner
Woodside Trading Northampton, UK
The Parade Day Nursery is a vibrant, busy, 'Good' rated nursery in Abington and caters for 60 children between Three months and Five years old. We seek a qualified  Level 2/3  nursery practitioner with good experience working in early years, who can contribute to the high quality caring environment we provide. Working hours: 40hrs per week, Full time, You will: Have good understanding of the EYFS framework along with the development matters guidance to be able to carry out observations, assessment and planning of a high standard to ensure the children in our care are having their individual needs met. Provide a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for all children in the nursery Ensure all children are safeguarded and their welfare and safety is promoted. Operate a key persons system and liaise with parents, carers and senior staff Plan, organise and implement a programme of activities to meet the age range you are working with...
Nursery Name:
The Parade Day Nursery
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
Acorn Early Years Foundation
15 Jul, 2026
Full time
Early Years Practitioner
£12.80 - £14.00 hourly
Acorn Early Years Foundation Milton Keynes, UK
Early Years Practitioner - Qualified - Level 3 Acorn Early Years – Hedgerows - Netherfield If you are offered an EYP role, you will received a £500 recruitment bonus after successfully completing your 3 month probation period.  Full time 40 hours per week    We’re happy to offer flexibility with working hours to suit the right candidate. Depending on the needs of the nursery and availability, this role could be structured as three full days per week, mornings across five days, or afternoons across five days. Specific arrangements can be discussed further at interview. Acorn Early Years is looking for a caring, enthusiastic and dedicated Early Years Practitioner to join our friendly and supportive team at Hedgerows Nursery. You must have a full & relevant Early Years Qualification. Minimum Level 3.  This is a fantastic opportunity for an early years professional who is passionate about delivering high‑quality care and education in...
Nursery Name:
Acorn at Hedgerows
Early Years Practitioner/Nursery Nurse
Bristol University Nursery
10 Jul, 2026
Full time
Qualified Early Years Practitioner (full/part time)
£28,778 - £33,002 yearly
Bristol University Nursery Saint Michael's Park, Bristol BS2 8BW, UK
Job Vacancy for Qualified Early Years Practitioner. We are a diverse and unique setting providing childcare of the staff and students at the University. Our families are not just from Bristol but from further afield or abroad. Our children are multi-lingual and we support them in various ways, including a multilingual staff team. As a setting we focus on ensuing that children and families are settled and feel a sense of belonging in our nursery community. We are a non-profit making charity with the money received from fees going straight to staff and children’s resources. We have a strong management team and committee, with a drive for reflection and improvement. We strive for fun, care and laughter whilst providing wonderful opportunities for the children in our care. Why work for us? Our starting salary range is:   £28,778pa to £33002, depending on experience.   (Level 3 qualified, Full -time, 40 hours per week between 8.30am and 5.30pm) One half day per week...
Nursery Name:
Bristol University Nursery
Room Leader/Team Leader Early Years Practitioner/Nursery Nurse Nursery Assistant/Early Years Assistant
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