Early Years Alliance

We have a fantastic opportunity for an Early Years Educator to join our team at William Gladstone Childcare in Newark, Nottinghamshire . Rated Good by Ofsted and 9.8 on Day Nurseries. We are looking for a skilled early years educator who will offer our children high quality inclusive early years education and care. We take great pride in being a friendly, inclusive setting that put children and their families at the heart of our practice and provide excellent promotion and progression opportunities for our staff team. What we offer: We are proud to be part of the Early Years Alliance family of early years settings. Founded over 60 years ago, the Alliance is an educational charity dedicated to supporting the delivery of quality early years education and care to children and families. The Alliance prides itself on being a supportive workplace and offers significant benefits for our team members including: 100% discount on childcare and early education places (applicable to staff working in our early years settings) Extensive training and career progression planning, including access to our Learning Management System (LMS) The Alliance has invested in FAMLY reducing paperwork and giving you more time to focus on the children. A generous workplace pension scheme 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, with additional annual leave for long service. Birthday leave so you can have a day off for your birthday dedicated to you and your well being Enhanced sickness pay and paid bereavement leave A Recruitment Referral Payment Scheme, giving you an introductory payment of up to £300 if someone you have referred to the Alliance takes up a role in the charity. Access to our Employee Assistant Programme (EAP), which includes 24/7 helpline access, dedicated managers helpline, confidential counselling sessions delivered by accredited specialists, legal, debt and life management advice, discounts, and wellbeing content plus resources. Savings of up to 25% on O2 Refresh Airtime Plan on any new phone or tablets A dedicated mental health First aider to support your mental well being Job purpose: As Early Years Educator, you will: provide creative and engaging learning opportunities for children. be a proactive member of the team, providing a safe, stimulating, and inclusive environment support the nursery management team to deliver high-quality care and education in line with the setting's policies and procedures. Requirements: Successful applicants for the Early Years Educator position will need: a minimum Level 3 or above Early Years Education and Childcare Qualification or equivalent. proven post-qualification experience of working with children. Hours per week: 40 Weeks per year: 52 Interview date: Friday 24th July 2026

We have a fantastic opportunity for an Early Years Educator to join our team at Fox Hollies Nursery in Acocks Green, Birmingham. Rated Good by Ofsted and 8.9 on Day Nurseries. We are looking for a skilled early years educator who will offer our children high quality inclusive early years education and care. We take great pride in being a friendly, inclusive setting that put children and their families at the heart of our practice and provide excellent promotion and progression opportunities for our staff team. What we offer: We are proud to be part of the Early Years Alliance family of early years settings. Founded over 60 years ago, the Alliance is an educational charity dedicated to supporting the delivery of quality early years education and care to children and families. The Alliance prides itself on being a supportive workplace and offers significant benefits for our team members including: 100% discount on childcare and early education places (applicable to staff working in our early years settings) Extensive training and career progression planning, including access to our Learning Management System (LMS) The Alliance has invested in FAMLY reducing paperwork and giving you more time to focus on the children. A generous workplace pension scheme 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, with additional annual leave for long service. Birthday leave so you can have a day off for your birthday dedicated to you and your well being Enhanced sickness pay and paid bereavement leave A Recruitment Referral Payment Scheme, giving you an introductory payment of up to £300 if someone you have referred to the Alliance takes up a role in the charity. Access to our Employee Assistant Programme (EAP), which includes 24/7 helpline access, dedicated managers helpline, confidential counselling sessions delivered by accredited specialists, legal, debt and life management advice, discounts, and wellbeing content plus resources. Savings of up to 25% on O2 Refresh Airtime Plan on any new phone or tablets A dedicated mental health First aider to support your mental well being Job purpose: As Early Years Educator, you will: provide creative and engaging learning opportunities for children. be a proactive member of the team, providing a safe, stimulating, and inclusive environment support the nursery management team to deliver high-quality care and education in line with the setting's policies and procedures. Requirements: Successful applicants for the Early Years Educator position will need: a minimum Level 3 or above Early Years Education and Childcare Qualification or equivalent. proven post-qualification experience of working with children. Hours per week: 40 Weeks per year: 52

We have a fantastic opportunity for an Early Years Educator to join our team at Acorn Grove Nursery in Cheetham Hill, Manchester . Rated Good by Ofsted and 9.6 on Day Nurseries. We are looking for a skilled early years educator who will offer our children high quality inclusive early years education and care. We take great pride in being a friendly, inclusive setting that put children and their families at the heart of our practice and provide excellent promotion and progression opportunities for our staff team. What we offer: We are proud to be part of the Early Years Alliance family of early years settings. Founded over 60 years ago, the Alliance is an educational charity dedicated to supporting the delivery of quality early years education and care to children and families. The Alliance prides itself on being a supportive workplace and offers significant benefits for our team members including: 100% discount on childcare and early education places (applicable to staff working in our early years settings) Extensive training and career progression planning, including access to our Learning Management System (LMS) The Alliance has invested in FAMLY reducing paperwork and giving you more time to focus on the children. A generous workplace pension scheme 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, with additional annual leave for long service. Birthday leave so you can have a day off for your birthday dedicated to you and your well being Enhanced sickness pay and paid bereavement leave A Recruitment Referral Payment Scheme, giving you an introductory payment of up to £300 if someone you have referred to the Alliance takes up a role in the charity. Access to our Employee Assistant Programme (EAP), which includes 24/7 helpline access, dedicated managers helpline, confidential counselling sessions delivered by accredited specialists, legal, debt and life management advice, discounts, and wellbeing content plus resources. Savings of up to 25% on O2 Refresh Airtime Plan on any new phone or tablets A dedicated mental health First aider to support your mental well being Job purpose: As Early Years Educator, you will: provide creative and engaging learning opportunities for children. be a proactive member of the team, providing a safe, stimulating, and inclusive environment support the nursery management team to deliver high-quality care and education in line with the setting's policies and procedures. Requirements: Successful applicants for the Early Years Educator position will need: a minimum Level 3 or above Early Years Education and Childcare Qualification or equivalent. proven post-qualification experience of working with children. Also, you will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check, if your current certificate is not subscribed to the update service. Hours per week: 35 Weeks per year: 39 Interview date: 4th August 2026

Do you have the passion and commitment to make a difference to a child or young person with a disability or complex health need? Are you the special person who could fulfil the role of a Learning and Disabilities Practitioner? giving families a short break to children and young people age 0 to 18 years with a disability or complex health. This is a rewarding and exciting opportunity to join an experienced and dedicated team working across Lincolnshire providing the Children with Disabilities Support Service projects. The services offer the Early Support Learning Provision for children age 0-5 providing social and learning opportunities on weekdays from a Children Centre or Family Hub in Lincolnshire. The Targeted Positive Activities service is for children and young people age 5 to 18 years and provides Community and Youth groups, for up to 3 hours in the evening and after school and holiday clubs for 5 hours in the holiday periods. These groups run in Lincolnshire offering various activities to support their self care and independence. Main Duties: This role will be for the Targeted Positive Activities Service and supporting the Early Support Learning Provision. You will lead and manage a small supportive team of practitioners to facilitate high quality short break sessions that will support young peoples targets, increasing their confidence and independence skills. Liaising with parents and carers to transition in and out of the service and support them to access universal provision where possible. Our aim is to support all children and young people with a disability or complex health needs, working together for all children, young people and families to be happy, healthy, safe and the best they can be. To achieve our aim you will be expected to provide children and young people aged 0-18 years with disabilities and their families high quality targeted support that promotes self-confidence, and independence working as part of an integrated team. The Early Years Alliance will provide you with exciting training and the opportunity to learn new skills and experiences to support your professional development. Essential criteria: NVQ Level 3 in Early Years/Childcare, NVQ 3 Youth/Play work or equivalent and/or have relevant experience of working with children with disabilities or complex needs in their early years or 0-18 years. Understanding and knowledge of meeting the individual needs of disabled or complex health needs children and young people. Proven effective communication skills - able to communicate effectively in person and in writing, with professionals, staff, early help and social care teams and other professional and organisations. Experience of working as an integrated team with other professionals such as social care, early help teams, educational providers, local voluntary organisations and other partners. This post is fixed term until March 2027 Hours per week: 35 Weeks per year: 52