Nursery Practitioner Level 3

About The Role

As an Early Years Educator, you will help provide high-quality care and education, ensuring every child feels safe, happy and supported throughout their nursery journey.

You will build positive relationships with children and their families, plan exciting learning opportunities and create an engaging environment that supports each child's individual interests, needs and developmental milestones.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a passionate team where your contribution will make a meaningful difference to children's early learning experiences and future development.

About Our Nursery – Busy Bees Chiswick

Our beautiful 78-place Chiswick Nursery and Pre-School provides a warm, welcoming and nurturing environment where children are at the heart of everything we do.

We are committed to delivering child-centred care and creating stimulating spaces where children feel secure, confident and encouraged to explore, learn and develop at their own pace.

The nursery is thoughtfully organised into dedicated rooms based on children's different age groups, allowing us to provide age-appropriate care, learning opportunities and activities that support every stage of early childhood development.

Located on Marlborough Road, a peaceful residential street in West London, our nursery offers a welcoming setting for children and families. The nursery is conveniently accessible via Gunnersbury London Overground station, making it a practical choice for families and colleagues travelling by public transport.

At Busy Bees Chiswick, we are proud to provide an environment where children can build confidence, develop new skills and enjoy meaningful learning experiences every day. We are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic Early Years Educator who shares our passion for childcare and is committed to helping every child achieve their full potential.

Busy Bees Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Ongoing professional development and career progression
• Our ‘Hive’ benefits and wellbeing hub, with discounts across a huge range of retailers
• Up to 28 days holiday per year (including bank holidays)
• Your birthday off – it’s our gift to you!
• 50% childcare discount
• Enhanced family leave and return to work bonus
• Menopause support through Peppy
• Financial support through Salary Finance
• Employee Assistance Programme and Mental Health First Aiders
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Easy access to your workplace pension through Cushon
• Discounted Private Medical Insurance (PMI)
• Opportunities to travel to other countries, experience different cultures and learn new practices.

But wait, there’s more! You'll also enjoy access to our Benefits and Wellbeing platform, Hive - offering huge array huge of retail discounts helping your money to go further, along with a Wellbeing Hub featuring resources to support your physical and mental health. A Celebrating You section showcasing the ways we recognise and reward our valued team members. Plus, a dedicated Grow with Us area sharing the exciting development opportunities and training designed to support you to thrive and grow at Busy Bees.

What To Expect As a Nursery Practitioner

• Create a Safe, Stimulating Environment: Prepare materials and arrange rooms to encourage children's growth and learning.
• Lead Educational Activities: Plan and deliver activities that support children's physical, emotional, intellectual, and social development, aligned with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).
• Key Person Role: Oversee children’s development, care needs, and build strong family connections.

What We’re Looking For

• Level 3 (or above) qualification in Early Years Education.
• Proven experience in working with children under 5 and a genuine interest in early childhood education
• Skills: Good communication capable or, excellent organisational skills, and the ability to apply knowledge of child development to plan and deliver activities.

At Busy Bees, we’re committed to care, quality, value, and service. If you have previous experience working with children, ideally as an Early Years Educator, Nursery Practitioner, Nursery Assistant or Nursery Nurse and you’re ready to make a meaningful impact in early childhood education we encourage you to apply!