Nursery Practitioner Level 3

Join Our Team at Busy Bees – Leading Nursery Group in the UK

Are you passionate about nurturing young minds? As an Early Years Educator at Busy Bees, you will play a pivotal role in fostering the intellectual, social, and emotional development of children. Join a company that values high-quality education and offers abundant growth opportunities!

About Us

Busy Bees is the UK’s leading nursery group, with nearly 400 nurseries across the UK and more overseas. We are dedicated to giving every child the best start in life and are proud to have won awards for our workplace culture. At Busy Bees, we ensure that every member of our team feels heard, valued, and nurtured.

Why Choose Busy Bees?

We believe in rewarding our team members with a range of fantastic benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Ongoing professional development and career progression
• Access to 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 a vast array of retail discounts to help your money go further. Plus, our Wellbeing Hub features resources to support your physical and mental health. We also have a Celebrating You section showcasing the ways we recognize and reward our valued team members, along with a dedicated Grow with Us area sharing exciting development opportunities and training designed to help you thrive at Busy Bees.

Role Responsibilities

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 and care needs while building strong family connections.

What We’re Looking For

Required Qualifications:

• Level 3 (or above) qualification in Early Years Education.
• Proven experience working with children under 5 and a genuine interest in early childhood education.
• Skills: Excellent communication, strong organizational abilities, and the capacity to apply knowledge of child development to plan and deliver engaging 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!