Early years practitioner
| Posting date: | 12 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £25,985 to £28,794 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 September 2025 |
| Location: | N4 4AP |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Les Petites Etoiles Ltd |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Les Petites Etoiles – Crouch Hill
Salary: £25,985 to £28,794 (Please note, the higher salary bands are for people with level 6 and many years experience).
38 hours per week (Monday to Friday) - No part time offered
7 weeks of paid holiday
Les Petites Etoiles is a bilingual group of nurseries offering a curriculum based on the Early Years foundation stage, the Montessori method and the French framework. Our staff are kind, responsive and excellent role models for the children in our settings.
Who are we looking for:
You will be working in our baby room (6 months to 18 months) or toddler room (18 months to 2.5 years)
We are looking for experienced practitioners with an NVQ Level 3 in childcare or above.
Benefits:
Sick pay
High-quality training, including 8 paid inset days per year. During the year we invite some of the UK’s best trainers to deliver training to the team, and we are keen to pay for longer courses our staff are interested in.
Termly prizes
Trip after 10 years
Events
Help with bike purchase
Well-being program
Free independent counselling service
Free lunches (our food is homemade, organic and delicious!)
Safeguarding:
Children and young people should never experience abuse of any kind
We have a responsibility to promote the welfare of all children and young people, to keep them safe and to practise in a way that protects them.
All references will be thoroughly checked and we will apply for a DBS update service as well as a DBS equivalent from any country the applicant was in prior to the UK and within the last 5 years.
Equal Opportunities:
We are an equal opportunity employer and consider all qualified applicants equally without regard to age, gender reassignment, being married or in a civil partnership, being pregnant or on maternity leave, disability, race including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
*On successful completion of probation
Salary: £25,985 to £28,794 (Please note, the higher salary bands are for people with level 6 and many years experience).
38 hours per week (Monday to Friday) - No part time offered
7 weeks of paid holiday
Les Petites Etoiles is a bilingual group of nurseries offering a curriculum based on the Early Years foundation stage, the Montessori method and the French framework. Our staff are kind, responsive and excellent role models for the children in our settings.
Who are we looking for:
You will be working in our baby room (6 months to 18 months) or toddler room (18 months to 2.5 years)
We are looking for experienced practitioners with an NVQ Level 3 in childcare or above.
Benefits:
Sick pay
High-quality training, including 8 paid inset days per year. During the year we invite some of the UK’s best trainers to deliver training to the team, and we are keen to pay for longer courses our staff are interested in.
Termly prizes
Trip after 10 years
Events
Help with bike purchase
Well-being program
Free independent counselling service
Free lunches (our food is homemade, organic and delicious!)
Safeguarding:
Children and young people should never experience abuse of any kind
We have a responsibility to promote the welfare of all children and young people, to keep them safe and to practise in a way that protects them.
All references will be thoroughly checked and we will apply for a DBS update service as well as a DBS equivalent from any country the applicant was in prior to the UK and within the last 5 years.
Equal Opportunities:
We are an equal opportunity employer and consider all qualified applicants equally without regard to age, gender reassignment, being married or in a civil partnership, being pregnant or on maternity leave, disability, race including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
*On successful completion of probation