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About the Role

Join a brand new, boutique nursery opening in Barnes in January 2027. This role offers a unique opportunity to be part of a founding team, helping to establish a calm, attachment-informed setting from day one. The nursery is designed to foster strong relationships and child-led learning environments.

Responsibilities

• Support the day-to-day care and supervision of children aged nine months to five years.
• Help prepare and tidy learning spaces and resources.
• Assist in creating a calm, nurturing, and stimulating environment that supports children's play, learning, and development.
• Build positive, responsive relationships with children.
• Assist with daily routines including mealtimes, sleep, and personal care.
• Follow safeguarding and health and safety procedures at all times.

Requirements

• A genuine love of working with young children.
• A warm, patient, and emotionally attuned manner.
• Reliable, proactive, and a strong team player.
• Comfortable helping a brand new setting find its feet.
• Highly fluent English speaker with good communication skills.
• Previous experience in a nursery or early years setting is desirable.
• A Level 3 qualification in Early Years is desirable.

Skills

• Attachment-informed practice
• Child-led learning
• Communication skills
• Teamwork
• Safeguarding
• Health and safety procedures

Location

• Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, SW London (SW13)

Work Type

• Full-time
• On-site training and induction

Experience Level

• Previous experience in a nursery or early years setting is desirable

Education Level

• Level 3 qualification in Early Years is desirable

Salary/Compensations

• Up to £30,000

Benefits

• Paid training ahead of opening
• Supportive culture with built-in wellbeing
• 26 days annual leave (including public holidays), rising by one day per year of service up to five years
• Nursery closure between Christmas and New Year
• Ongoing training and professional development opportunities with a dedicated annual training budget

About the Company

• A brand new, boutique nursery opening in Barnes in January 2027.
• Founded by a former nursery teacher turned child therapist with a masters in play therapy.
• Designed with thoughtful consideration, full of natural light.
• Built around the idea that children thrive through strong relationships and thoughtful, child-led environments.