Nursery Practitioner

Early Years Practitioner

Crystal Palace Nursery

Part of Grandir UK

Salary (£12.71-£14.62) (depending on experience and qualifications with

regular pay reviews)

Join a supportive, child focused nursery offering strong benefits, flexible working and genuine career progression.

Our Crystal Palace Day Nursery in Crystal Palace is looking for a caring and enthusiastic Nursery Practitioner join our team. You will play a key role in caring for, supporting and inspiring our children, encouraging curiosity and helping them thrive every day.

Hours of work: 40 hours per week - ideally over 4 days (7.30am-6.30pm)

Why You’ll Love Working at Crystal Palace

At Crystal Palace you will be part of a welcoming and supportive team who genuinely care about one another. We create a positive working environment where everyone feels valued, respected and supported to grow.

Core Benefits

• 33 days annual leave including bank holidays, with 3 days used during the Christmas shutdown period
• Christmas and New Year shutdown
• Flexible working options available
• Big childcare discount
• £500 refer a friend bonus
• Company pension scheme with employer contributions
• Statutory Sick Pay from day 1
• Life assurance for employees aged 18 to 65
• Certified Great Place to Work, voted for by our current colleagues

About Our Nursery

At our Crystal Palace nursery, we’re proud to be more than just a childcare setting – we’re a family. Our strong relationships with families and the local community create a warm, supportive environment. Our children thrive on outdoor learning, enjoying time in either our main garden or forest garden, where they can connect with nature and explore the wonders of nature.

We are proud to have received a ‘Good’ Ofsted rating, reflecting our commitment to consistently meeting and exceeding Ofsted’s standards, providing a safe and nurturing environment where children can thrive and build a bright future.

Outdoor space – Our lovely outdoor area is used all year round! With our forest garden, vegetable patch and water feature, this is a calming place for all our children to enjoy.

Our location

Not far from Upper Norwood in Crystal Palace, you can find us nestled between Crystal Palace and Anerley stations, an easy walk from Crystal Palace Park.

With many train stations and bus stops located close to the nursery.

What will you be doing

• Promote high standards of quality within the nursery
• Support and supervise playroom staff with their day-to-day duties
• Deploy staff appropriately to ensure that the required standards are delivered and maintained within the rooms
• Ensure the effective implementation of the nursery keycarer procedures and allocate children to keycarers appropriately
• Ensure that practice and provision in the nursery meets the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)
• Provide professional, relevant feedback to parents/carers about their child
• Promote the nursery to current parents and potential customers
• Develop open and positive working relationships with staff
• Ensure that all staff develop and maintain friendly, professional relationships with parents and carers

Enhanced Family and Wellbeing Benefits

• Maternity and adoption leave paid at 100 percent for the first 12 weeks
• Paternity leave paid at 100 percent for 4 weeks
• Parental bereavement leave up to 4 weeks paid
• Compassionate leave up to 2 weeks paid
• Miscarriage leave up to 2 weeks paid
• Wellbeing Day, an extra day off just for you
• The Grand Event, up to an additional week of annual leave to attend a significant life event after 2 years’ service

Even More Benefits

• Employee benefits portal with hundreds of retail discounts including ASOS, gym memberships, cinema, M and S and major supermarkets
• 24 hour remote GP appointments
• Medical cashback for dental treatment, physiotherapy and alternative therapies
• Recognition, rewards and team celebrations throughout the year, with May dedicated to celebrating our teams
• Tailored in house training and genuine progression opportunities
• Sustainability focus with Carbon Literacy trained teams and Eco Schools accreditation

Grandir UK is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An enhanced DBS check is required for this role.

We are an equal opportunity employer and recruit based on merit.To support our recruitment process, we may use AI-assisted tools for tasks such as application screening and reference checks. These tools help us manage applications efficiently, and all hiring decisions are made by our team.

Apply today. We review applications as they are received and may close the role early.

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