Playbox Nursery Address: Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 1ND Salary: £13.45 per hour, £15,003 per annum Hours: 28.75 hours a week, over 4 days, 38 weeks per year (term time only) * Contract: Temporary until Spring 2027 and then likely to be permanent. Required from September 2026 Reference: 0778 *Monday - Thursday for 38 weeks a year, plus an extra 23 hours a year for training and professional development days, a total of 1,115.5 hours per year. Playbox Nursery, which operates under the umbrella of St John’s Methodist Church, is seeking an amazing Early Years Practitioner to be available from September 2026 to join our dedicated, happy team in this preschool setting. Day to day duties include: caring for and recognise the emotional needs of children aged 2 to 5 years planning and supervising daily activities to meet individual children’s needs setting up the room for the day and tidying up at the end of the session being responsible for contributing to children’s learning journeys and writing children’s reports being a dedicated practitioner who wants to support preschool children to develop socially emotionally and intellectually having high expectations of learning and behaviour enjoying being part of a supportive, pro-active, and energetic team. Person Specification includes: to have good working knowledge of the EYFS statutory standards and Safeguarding hold a GCSE in English and Mathematics and have a minimum of a level 3 OFSTED appropriate Childcare qualification or be in training to gain one experience of working with children in an engaging way able to work well within a team and show initiative be friendly, reliable, and have a flexible attitude good interpersonal skills, being able to communicate well with peers, children’s parents/carers, and other professionals. To find out more Visits are welcomed by appointment. Please email theplayboxnursery@hotmail.com to arrange. For further information of our setting, please visit our website How to apply To apply, please email a request for an application form to Nicky Hillman, Nursery Manager at theplayboxnursery@hotmail.com or by post to The Playbox Nursery, St John’s Community Centre, York Road, Sudbury. CO10 1ND. Closing date: 12 pm, 17 June 2026. Interview date: 24 June 2026. Applicants will be short listed and if successful invited to interview on the date above. Playbox Nursery is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the job, including checks with past employers and an enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service. Two references before interview will be requested on successful applicants.