Early Years Practitioner

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 20 April 2026
LOCATION
Tean, Stoke-on-Trent
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Entry-level
CATEGORY
Education
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SKILLS

Child Development Early Years Education EYFS framework Teamwork Communication Empathy

FULL DESCRIPTION

Nursery: Children 1st Acorns Nursery School Draycott Rd, Tean, Stoke-on-Trent ST10 4JJHours: Full Time 40 hours per week, Monday to FridaySalary: Up to £13.30 a hour dependent on experience and qualificationsBenefits: Performance related bonus, 50% childcare discount and much much more

*£500 Welcome Bonus*

About the role:

As an Early Years Educator you will be a key part of keep our children safe, loved and inspired to learn. Key activities include:

  • Applying the [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] curriculum & our pedagogy principles to our children daily
  • Seeking out learning opportunities in everyday routines such as mealtimes & transitions
  • Bond with your children and their families by engaging in meaningful moments

About you:

  • A true love for child development and care
  • Able and willing to work in a team
  • Ability to communicate effectively with management, your peers and parents
  • High levels of care and empathy that every opportunity can be a learning opportunity
  • Role modelling remarkable practice
  • Knowledge of the EYFS framework

Must haves:

  • Early Years qualification at Level 2 or 3
  • Experience working with all age groups within Early Years

Why work for us:

Family Friendly Benefits- enhanced parents leave including maternity, paternity & adoption & Childcare Discount at 50% off all fees

Wellbeing & Refuel Benefits- Access to modern-day, progressive mental health support & sick pay

Financial Perks- emergency cash access to your pay before pay date, free financial coaching

Social Perks – online community for peer-to-peer socializing eg. book club, pets club, pinecones club & continuous professional development accessible to you at anytime

Plus, many more.

We care about our people.

Curious to know more?

We’d love to tell you more about what makes Acorns so special.

[Employer hidden] is the highest of standards when it coming to safeguarding, the welfare of children and creating a work environment the encourages feedback-discussion-resilience. We take our role in the safety of children, our families and our team extremely seriously. As governed by the EYFS, we have a designated safeguarding lead in each setting and all staff (and volunteers) complete a through compliance checks prior to employment including employment references & DBS.

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