Salary: £24,796 - £25,989 per annum
Grade: CD
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: Harrogate, North Yorkshire, Little Explorers Day Nursery
At Little Explorers Day Nursery we pride ourselves on giving the best care and service in our outstanding, award-winning Nursery, and have an opportunity for the right candidate to join our team. If that's you, you will be a patient, caring person with a commitment to young children's wellbeing, with high standards of safety & hygiene.
You must have a warm, smiling face that makes every child feel special and loved, the ability to laugh at children's jokes and the confidence to sing loudly - either in or out of tune is acceptable. A willingness to distribute warm hugs is essential as well as possessing the skills to rapidly count the heads of numerous moving small people. The skill to remember the names of many children, their pets and special soft toys are a key component of this job. Finally, you must be prepared to feel loved, special and important to many young children and their families. There is simply no other job like this one.
A Level 3 Qualification in Childcare is desirable but not essential. You will be expected to work towards your level 3 qualification if you are successful.
What can we offer you?
In addition to your salary, we offer a range of great benefits to help you financially and make life a bit easier.
These include:
* a local government pension scheme with 18.1% employer contribution
* salary sacrifice schemes
* employee discount benefits including shopping, supermarkets, gym discounts and more
* travel loans
* Health Assured – confidential help and support for your wellbeing
More Information:
For more information about the role, please contact Nicola Littlewood via email:
Key Documents
Job Description
Total Rewards Brochure
Key Dates:
Closing Date: 2nd October 2025
Interview Date: 9th October 2025 at Little Explorers Day Nursery
Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.
It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults at risk.
We are committed to the inclusion, safeguarding, and promoting the welfare of adults at risk.
NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.
We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to this commitment.
North Yorkshire Councils' purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other's contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.
Nursery Practitioner
Salary: £24,796 - £25,989 per annum
Posted: 18/09/2025
Closing date: 02/10/2025
Closing time: 23:59