Lead Practitioner
| Posting date: | 23 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | £13.25 to £13.50 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 January 2026 |
| Location: | Main Road, Weston Road, Crewe, CW2 5LD |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Thrive Childcare and Education |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
About The Role:
As a Room Leader based within our Preschool, you will play a pivotal role within our childcare setting, responsible for overseeing and assisting with the daily operation of the nursery. This role involves leading a team of nursery practitioners, ensuring the delivery of high-quality care and education for children aged 0-5 years. The successful candidate will possess strong leadership skills, a passion for early years education, and a commitment to providing a nurturing environment where children can thrive!
Essential Criteria:
As a Senior Early Years Practitioner, you will need to be level 3 qualified or above in correlation to the government guidelines. This role is great for anybody who is a current Qualified Practitioner, and is looking for their next opportunity in the Early Years industry!
A Little About Us:
Crewe Nature Kindergarten is a well-established and trusted nursery in the beautiful village of Weston, where we have free on site parking at the Nursery. We love to get outside and play with our amazing children at Crewe Nature Kindergarten, where we have an established Forest School which provides opportunities for outdoor learning across all areas of the curriculum. As an Lead Practitioner at Crewe Nature Kindergarten, you will love the outdoors and spending time with our wonderful children rummaging through leaves, and finding the hidden gems that nature holds!
Thrive Childcare and Education provides inspiring Childcare and Education throughout the North West of England and Scotland. Our teams are friendly, fun, and dedicated to making every day special. There really is no better time to join our ambitious team. We’re growing fast and are passionate about developing our people and we recognise individual’s potential through promotion opportunities. With over twenty years of managing award-winning nurseries and our innovative approach to Education, we welcome you to come and join our growing family!
Children first everytime | Deliver everyday with passion | Be a positive role model | Teamwork
As a Room Leader based within our Preschool, you will play a pivotal role within our childcare setting, responsible for overseeing and assisting with the daily operation of the nursery. This role involves leading a team of nursery practitioners, ensuring the delivery of high-quality care and education for children aged 0-5 years. The successful candidate will possess strong leadership skills, a passion for early years education, and a commitment to providing a nurturing environment where children can thrive!
Essential Criteria:
As a Senior Early Years Practitioner, you will need to be level 3 qualified or above in correlation to the government guidelines. This role is great for anybody who is a current Qualified Practitioner, and is looking for their next opportunity in the Early Years industry!
A Little About Us:
Crewe Nature Kindergarten is a well-established and trusted nursery in the beautiful village of Weston, where we have free on site parking at the Nursery. We love to get outside and play with our amazing children at Crewe Nature Kindergarten, where we have an established Forest School which provides opportunities for outdoor learning across all areas of the curriculum. As an Lead Practitioner at Crewe Nature Kindergarten, you will love the outdoors and spending time with our wonderful children rummaging through leaves, and finding the hidden gems that nature holds!
Thrive Childcare and Education provides inspiring Childcare and Education throughout the North West of England and Scotland. Our teams are friendly, fun, and dedicated to making every day special. There really is no better time to join our ambitious team. We’re growing fast and are passionate about developing our people and we recognise individual’s potential through promotion opportunities. With over twenty years of managing award-winning nurseries and our innovative approach to Education, we welcome you to come and join our growing family!
Children first everytime | Deliver everyday with passion | Be a positive role model | Teamwork