We have an opportunity within our Brentwood setting (Shenfield Day Nursery) for a dynamic Early Years Nursery Practitioner to join our wonderful nursery team. First and foremost, you should be a model practitioner with proven experience in working within a nursery setting. Alongside a strong understanding of the EYFS, applicants must love making mud pies, getting messy in the digging patch and genuinely enjoy having fun with early years children!
Our very special nurseries offer high quality childcare and aim to be an extension to each of our little one’s own family. Our learning environment and our hand-picked staff teams aim to support creativity and imagination as well as foster warm friendships with other children and adults supporting each child to thrive.
We are committed to nurturing each unique child, celebrating every small step they make as big successes and support each little person to flourish. If you are someone who shares this ethos, who would like to be part of our fantastic nursery team, please get in touch. We would love to hear from you
Requirements;
- Level 2 / 3 in Childcare
- Full time (8hr shifts)
- Needs minimums 1 years childcare experience
We are committed to nurturing each unique child, celebrating every small step they make as big successes and support each little person to flourish. If you are someone who shares this ethos, who would like to be part of our fantastic nursery team, please get in touch. We would love to hear from you.We would be happy to offer this position as a fixed term contract or permanent contract. We may also (after a 6 month period), invite the candidate to spend time at our sister setting in Brentwood if this is of interest to them.
Our teams are led by incredibly inspiring Nursery Managers and deputies and as a company, we are committed to the ongoing professional development of each staff member. With two settings there is plenty of scope for promotion and we
invest in training and career development opportunities. We have an excellent staff benefit package which includes:
· 6-month induction programme
· Pension
· In-house training & access to further training courses
· Continuing Professional Development opportunities
· Excellent career & progression opportunities
· Complimentary Christmas Celebration Meal
· Approachable & open-door policy of management
· Staff team building events
· Complimentary restaurant vouchers
· Annual Staff Awards Ceremony
· Staff Effort Awards
· Staff Wellbeing Programme
· Staff finders reward new staff members
· Annual staff questionnaires where staff ideas are progressed
· Regular all staff management presentations to engage staff in our development plans
Awards & Achievements;
- RSPB Bronze and Silver Award 2022
- 2019 Nursery World Award Winner – Nursery Manager of the Year
- Health and Wellbeing Award - Top 6 UK Finalist Nursery World Awards 2019
- Healthy Early Years London Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards
- Top 20 Nursery London Award (2018 & 2019)
- Apprentice Employer of the Year Award 2017
- Nursery World – best practice feature 2018
- Early Excellence – film of best practice for early years
- Sing and Sign affiliated nursery - Nationally recognised programme which encourages communication with babies
- Member of the National Day Nurseries Associatio
Little Adventurers believes each child’s unique needs must always be at the heart of our ethos and practice. We will do all in our power to nurture and encourage each little one’s developing personality by understanding and supporting their individual ways of learning. At Little Adventurers our highly skilled staff understand that all children need warm and trusting relationships to feel safe and secure and will therefore always seek to create a family atmosphere which fosters self confidence and self esteem.
It is our aim to provide the best possible resources and activities that promote a “can do” mentality, encourage innate curiosity and an attitude of awe and wonder as our little ones explore and investigate their world through play.
We believe that each child should be given many opportunities for movement and being hands-on with nature, free to explore outdoors for much of their time. Our competent, trained nursery team will do all in their power to provide a stimulating and fun balance between child-initiated learning and adult led activities where we all learn from each other. Above all, we believe in giving each child our utmost care and the best of our expertise so they grow into confident, happy and competent little people who love learning.