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Join our Founding Team

This isn't simply an opportunity to join a nursery. It's an opportunity to help build one.

We are incredibly excited to be opening a brand-new nursery in January 2027, and we're now looking for a fantastic team of Early Years professionals to join us on this journey.

We're recruiting our founding team, and we're looking for people who are excited by the opportunity to create something new, put their own stamp on a brand-new setting and grow with us as we grow.

Most of our new team will join us during December 2026, ahead of our January opening. This means you'll have the opportunity to be involved before the first children even walk through the doors, helping us prepare learning environments, set up rooms and resources, establish routines and create the warm, welcoming nursery we want our children and families to call their own.

We're not looking for people to simply step into an already established nursery. We want our founding team to feel genuine ownership of the environment and culture we create together.

And this is only the beginning. With plans to open an additional room later in the year and opportunities for the company to continue to grow, we want to bring together a team who are excited to grow their careers alongside us.

We're recruiting for:

⭐ Qualified L3+ Room Leaders – 2 Positions

From £29,000 per annum
40 hours per week

We're looking for experienced Early Years professionals ready to take ownership of their rooms and play an important role in establishing outstanding practice from day one.

You'll have the opportunity to help shape your room, support and develop your team and contribute to the wider development of our new nursery.

Why join our Founding Team?

We want our team to enjoy coming to work and, importantly, to see a future with us.

As our nursery and company grow, there will be opportunities for our people to grow too. Whether you want to develop your Early Years knowledge, gain further qualifications, take responsibility for an area of practice or progress into leadership and management, we want to support you in building a career with us.

Our Benefits Package

• 22 days' annual leave + Bank Holidays
• An additional paid Birthday Day – take an extra paid day off during your birthday month.
• Christmas & New Year closure – our nursery closes between Christmas and New Year, giving our team time to enjoy the festive period.
• Annual leave that grows with you – we believe loyalty should be recognised, with additional annual leave awarded as your length of service increases.
• 10-Year Long Service Reward – reach 10 years with us and receive a £2,500 contribution towards a holiday of your choice.
• 4-day working week available – full-time team members can work four longer days, with a non-working day during the week. Our long days are 10-hour shifts with a 1-hour lunch break.
• Generous employee childcare discount – making childcare more affordable for members of our own team.
• Funded training, CPD and qualifications – including opportunities to undertake Level 2 and Level 3 Early Years apprenticeships.
• Real career progression – as we expand, we want to promote and develop talented people from within our existing team wherever possible.
• Uniform provided
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Electric Vehicle Scheme
• Subsidised annual public transport season tickets
• Workplace pension
• Refer a Friend Bonus – help us grow our team and receive:

£250 when you successfully refer a Level 2 qualified practitioner

£500 when you successfully refer a Level 3 qualified practitioner

Referral bonuses are payable once the referred employee has successfully completed their 6-month probationary period.

Be there from the beginning

There is something special about joining a nursery before it opens.

Instead of adapting to the way things have always been done, you'll be part of the conversations that establish how things will be done.

From arranging your room and selecting resources to establishing routines, building relationships with your new colleagues and welcoming our very first families, you'll get to see the nursery develop from an empty space into a thriving Early Years community.

We want to create a nursery with a warm, family feel, where children are inspired to learn, grow and thrive every day, and we're looking for people who genuinely want to help us make that happen.

Who are we looking for?

Qualifications and experience will naturally differ depending on the position you're applying for, but across our whole team we're looking for people who are:

• Warm, caring and genuinely passionate about working with children
• Enthusiastic and excited about being part of something new
• Reliable and committed to their team
• Creative and willing to contribute ideas
• Confident building positive relationships with children and families
• Reflective and interested in developing their own practice
• Supportive of their colleagues and willing to work as part of a close-knit team
• Committed to safeguarding children and providing high-quality Early Years care and education

For our leadership positions, we're particularly interested in people who can lead by example, inspire others and help us establish a positive culture and consistently high standards from the very beginning.

Interested?

When applying, please let us know which position you are interested in and your preferred number of working hours.

If you're excited by the idea of walking into a brand-new nursery and being able to say:

“I was there from the beginning.”

we'd love to hear from you.

Come and help us build something brilliant.

Pay: £27,500.00-£30,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Childcare
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount
• Employee mentoring programme

Ability to commute/relocate:

• West Wycombe HP12 4LR: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• Must be suitable to work with children. Applicants will be subject to safeguarding and background checks.

Education:

• Diploma of Higher Education (required)

Language:

• English (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person