Nursery Practitioner Level 3

At Busy Bees, the UK's leading nursery group, we're passionate about giving every child the very best start in life. As an Early Years Educator, you'll play a vital role in supporting children's learning, development, and wellbeing while working as part of a caring and dedicated team.

About Us

Busy Bees is the UK's largest nursery group, with nearly 400 nurseries nationwide and many more internationally. We are committed to delivering exceptional care and education while creating a workplace where colleagues feel valued, supported, and empowered to grow their careers.

Why Work at Busy Bees?

When you join Busy Bees, you'll become part of a warm, supportive environment where your development matters. You'll work with our innovative Bee Curious curriculum, designed to inspire confidence, creativity, and a lifelong love of learning in every child.

We believe in investing in our people, celebrating achievements, and providing opportunities for progression at every stage of your career.

About Busy Bees Cheam Park

Busy Bees Cheam Park is a welcoming nursery rated Good by Ofsted, caring for up to 78 children across a spacious two-floor setting.

Situated in the heart of Cheam Park, our nursery benefits from a fantastic community location with excellent transport links, making it easily accessible for both families and team members. We are conveniently located close to local bus routes and train services, connecting us to the surrounding areas with ease.

Our unique position alongside a local café and council depot allows us to build strong community connections and enrich children's learning through local experiences and engagement opportunities.

To make commuting even easier, we also offer free onsite parking for staff.

With a friendly, supportive team and a nurturing environment where both children and colleagues can thrive, Busy Bees Cheam Park is a wonderful place to grow your career in early years education.

Busy Bees Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Ongoing professional development and career progression
• Our ‘Hive’ benefits and wellbeing hub, with discounts across a huge range of retailers
• Up to 28 days holiday per year (including bank holidays)
• Your birthday off – it’s our gift to you!
• 50% childcare discount
• Enhanced family leave and return to work bonus
• Menopause support through Peppy
• Financial support through Salary Finance
• Employee Assistance Programme and Mental Health First Aiders
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Easy access to your workplace pension through Cushon
• Discounted Private Medical Insurance (PMI)
• Opportunities to travel to other countries, experience different cultures and learn new practices.

But wait, there’s more! You'll also enjoy access to our Benefits and Wellbeing platform, Hive - offering huge array huge of retail discounts helping your money to go further, along with a Wellbeing Hub featuring resources to support your physical and mental health. A Celebrating You section showcasing the ways we recognise and reward our valued team members. Plus, a dedicated Grow with Us area sharing the exciting development opportunities and training designed to support you to thrive and grow at Busy Bees.

What to Expect as a Nursery Practitioner:

• Create a Safe, Stimulating Environment: Prepare materials and arrange rooms to encourage children's growth and learning.
• Lead Educational Activities: Plan and deliver activities that support children's physical, emotional, intellectual, and social development, aligned with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).
• Key Person Role: Oversee children’s development, care needs, and build strong family connections.

What We’re Looking For

• Level 3 (or above) qualification in Early Years Education.
• Proven experience in working with children under 5 and a genuine interest in early childhood education
• Skills: Good communication capable or, excellent organisational skills, and the ability to apply knowledge of child development to plan and deliver activities.

At Busy Bees, we’re committed to care, quality, value, and service. If you have previous experience working with children, ideally as an Early Years Educator, Nursery Practitioner, Nursery Assistant or Nursery Nurse and you’re ready to make a meaningful impact in early childhood education we encourage you to apply!