Join Our Team and Receive £1,000! We're part of the Department for Education's Early Years financial incentive scheme. New to Early Years? If this is your first role in the Early Years sector, you’ll receive a £1,000 bonus for starting your new chapter with us. Returning to Early Years? If you’ve left the sector within the last 6 months and are ready to return, you’ll also receive a £1,000 bonus for beginning your next chapter with us. Start your rewarding Early Years career—or restart it—with us! Nursery: Main Street Nursery School, Main Street, Long Eaton, Nottingham, NG10 1GR Hours: Monday - Friday, Full Time and part time lunch cover hours available Salary: £12.40 - £12.80 per hour (dependent on qualifications and experience) Hello, I’m Tracy, the Nursery Manager at Main Street. With 28 years of experience working with children of various ages across different settings, I’m proud to lead a long-serving, close-knit team. Together, we have created a very homely and welcoming environment where every child feels valued and supported. Our gardens are designed to cater to all ages, featuring flower beds, a vegetable patch, and a real shop area—offering hands-on learning experiences that inspire curiosity and creativity. Inside, our cosy nursery fosters a warm, home-like atmosphere, with special spaces where siblings and friends can see each other throughout the day. Who & What is Storal? It’s our collective group of Nurseries that we are happily a part of here at Main Street. Storal stands for high quality outcomes for children and are passionate about Early Years. Bringing your whole self is a must if that’s pink hair, being Neurospicy or having a unique pastime, we encourage it all. Your unique self is what makes our Nursery even better. Check out our website to learn about our leaders and the expertise they bring to our Storal community. About the role: As a Nursery Practitioner you will be a key part of keep our children safe, loved and inspired to learn. Key activities include: Applying the Storal curriculum & our pedagogy principles to our children daily Seeking out learning opportunities in everyday routines such as mealtimes & transitions Bonding with your children and their families by engaging in meaningful moments About you: A true love for child development and care Able and willing to work in a team Ability to communicate effectively with management, your peers and parents High levels of care and empathy that every opportunity can be a learning opportunity Knowledge of the EYFS framework Must haves: Early Years qualification at Level 2/3 Experience working with all age groups within Early Years Why work for us: Family Friendly Benefits - enhanced parents leave including maternity, paternity & adoption & Childcare Discount at 50% off all fees Refuel Benefits - access to modern-day, progressive mental health support Financial Perks - emergency cash access to your pay before pay date, free financial coaching Social Perks – online community for peer-to-peer socializing eg. book club, pets club, pinecones club & continuous professional development accessible to you at anytime Plus, many more. We care about our people. Curious to know more? We’d love to tell you more about what makes Main Street so special. Storal is the highest of standards when it coming to safeguarding, the welfare of children and creating a work environment the encourages feedback-discussion-resilience. We take our role in the safety of children, our families and our team extremely seriously. As governed by the EYFS, we have a designated safeguarding lead in each setting and all staff (and volunteers) complete a through compliance checks prior to employment including employment references & DBS.