Nursery: Children 1st Hathern Nursery School
126 Loughborough Rd, Hathern, Loughborough LE12 5JB
Hours: casual/bank/varied hours, Monday to Friday
Salary: From £7.55 -£13.05 a hour dependent on experience and qualifications
Benefits: Performance related bonus, 50% childcare discount and much much more.

Hello, I’m Kadie, the Nursery Manager at Hathern.

Together with my team, we feel privileged to be part of the children’s early years journey, providing a nurturing environment where every child can thrive. Our home-from-home spaces are thoughtfully filled with natural resources, creating the perfect setting for children to explore, discover, and grow.

We’re also proud of our strong connection with our sister nursery in Shepshed, which fosters shared learning opportunities and close community ties—enriching the experience for both children and families.

Who & What is Storal?  

It’s our collective group of Nurseries that we are happily apart of here at Hathern. Storal stands for high quality outcomes for children and are passionate about Early Years. Bringing your whole self is a must if that’s pink hair, being Neurospicy or having a unique pastime, we encourage it all.  Your unique self is what makes our Nursery even better. Check out our website to learn about our leaders and the expertise they bring to our Storal community. 

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

• Applying the Storal 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 

• Knowledge of the EYFS framework 

Must haves:  

• Early Years qualification at Level 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

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 Hathern so special.

 
Storal 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.