Looking for a Level 3 role where you’ll feel valued, supported, and part of a fantastic team? Join us at
The Bourne End Day Nursery & Pre School.
Furlong Road, Wooburn Green, SL8 5AE
Full-time – 40 hours per week (5 days)
£29,660.80 per annum + £1,000 Welcome Bonus*
Level 3 Childcare Qualification – Essential
Join a friendly nursery just minutes from the station and help shape the futures of our children through exceptional early years care.Join a friendly nursery just minutes from the station and help shape the futures of our children through exceptional early years care.Our Bourne End Day Nursery & Pre School is a warm, friendly and vibrant setting located in the heart of Bourne End. Set within a beautifully converted Methodist church across two spacious floors, we are just a
6‑minute walk from Bourne End Train Station
and only
three stops from Reading
—and with convenient street parking the nursery is perfect for commuters.
Why Join Us? (Family First Nurseries)
We truly value our team and offer an excellent benefits package, including:
£1000 Welcome Bonus for Level 3 candidates
£400 Qualification Recognition Bonus for Level 3 practitioners
Referral Programme:
Refer a friend and earn up-to £750
Employee Childcare Discounts:
75% off nursery fees for our team members’s
Annual Leave:
Starting at 24 days, plus a paid day off for your birthday and bank holidays - Christmas Closure
Health and Wellbeing:
Confidential employee assistance helpline available
Career Development:
Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your career growth
As a Nursery Practitioner, you will:
Ensure that each child’s individual needs are met and a high standard of professional care and education is delivered in a caring, safe and secure environment in which all children can play, learn and develop.
Observe, assess and plan an interesting, stimulating and challenging range of early years activities which supports each child’s individual learning and development needs and abilities.
Engage as a professional member of the team, exhibiting a flexible attitude and willingness to develop new skills
Ensure that company policies and procedures are read, applied, regularly reviewed and adhered to by all
Follow risk assessments diligently and report all health and safety matters to management.
Enhance the all-around daily needs of children, including their physical, intellectual, social and emotional development
*Duties and responsibilities in this job description are not exhaustive or restrictive, changes and other duties relevant to this post may be added.
As a Nursery Practitioner, you will need:
Full and relevant Level 3 childcare qualification - essential
Fluent in written and spoken English - essential
Over 1 year’s experience of working in Early Years - desirable
Knowledge of the Statutory framework for the EYFS and regulatory requirements - desirable
We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty.
The Bourne End Day Nursery and Preschool is part of the Family First Group where we take great care to treat everyone as a person, with equal rights and responsibilities to any other individual, whether they are an adult or a child. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice for all children and families according to their individual needs. Discrimination on the grounds of gender, age, race, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic or national origin, or political belief has no place within the Family First Group.
Benefits
At Family First, we value our team members and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:
£1000 Welcome Bonus for Level 3 candidates
£400 Qualification Recognition Bonus for Level 3 practitioners
Referral Programme:
Refer a friend and earn up-to £750
Employee Childcare Discounts:
75% off nursery fees for our team members’s
Annual Leave:
Starting at 24 days, plus a paid day off for your birthday and bank holidays
Health and Wellbeing:
Confidential employee assistance helpline available
Career Development:
Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your career growth