Nursery:  Children 1st Toton, 5 Banks Road, Toton NG9 6HE
Hours:    24 hours over 3 days or 40 hours per week Monday-Friday, Full Time and Part Time All year round position
Salary:  Starting from £12.40ph dependent on qualifications and experience

Hi We’re Katie and Laura, Nursery Managers at Toton.

With over 30 years of combined experience in early years, we are proud to lead a team that’s as passionate as we are about creating a warm, welcoming environment where every child can thrive.

What truly makes our nursery special is our dedicated and long-standing team—many of whom have built lasting, meaningful relationships with our children and families over the years.

Our friendly and thoughtfully designed spaces are filled with engaging resources that inspire learning, play, and curiosity. Our children feel safe, happy, and valued as they explore and grow in our cosy, home-from-home environment.

We’re proud of our strong community links, working closely with local services, schools, and the area SENCO to ensure every child receives the best possible support and a smooth transition to the next stage in their journey.

A special touch unique to Toton is our outdoor sleeping approach for babies—nestled in prams, they benefit from peaceful rest and fresh air, helping to promote healthy, natural sleep patterns.

About you
You are a Level 2 or above qualified, Early Years Educator / Practitioner / Nursery Nurse or similar who enjoys supporting and encouraging the natural curiosity and excitement of young children. In other words, you were born to teach and shape the future of our younger generations.

You have a natural, nurturing, openness, a warm and positive outlook, and you care about learning and education standards in the UK.

What you'll be doing
You'll likely start most of your days with a fully formulated plan.... That will soon get completely derailed though... Pivoting when the circumstances call for it is a regular occurrence in child care!

Creativity is key. Teaching young children allows for hands on arts and crafts, storytelling, exercise, and educational games. It’s important to keep things fresh and try new activities to keep attention spans engaged. Of course we work within the EYFS standards, but that doesn't stop you from engaging your creative flair and enthusiasm for learning.

What you'll need

• A full and relevant Level 2 or above qualification within early years.

• Experience as an Early Years Educator (Nursery Nurse/Practitioner) or having worked with children under the age of 5, is advantageous

• Knowledge and understanding of the EYFS is desirable

• Reflecting the Storal values around responsibility, openness and working together

Benefits at a glance

For you -We get the basics right  enhanced holidays, paid sick pay, extra wellness day off (yearly) and accessing your pay before payday with PayCaptain

Family matters - Balance starts at home Childcare Discount + Funding, compassionate leave & enhanced maternity (and more)

Health & wellness - Nourishing body & mind Partnerships with Vitality & Peppy; fertility & menopause support, gym discount, free movie tickets and more

Development - Investing in your future Micro-learning, financial stability tools & Storal Support Fund

Our community -Growing together Termly inset days, team app & Storal Awards gathering.

We pay for your DBS upfront along with reimbursing your annual update service charge

We partner with world-leading third parties such as Pay Captain, Vitality, and Peppy.

And much much more 

About us
This nursery is part of Storal, a group of nurseries across England. It is our vision at Storal to be the nursery group that every family and educator wants to be part of. Our values are built around creating this environment for teams and children. We believe in high standards, praising each other, pulling together as a team whilst actively helping others to grow and that’s only the beginning of the story. We do what we say we do and if you align with this approach, then a Storal nursery is the place for you.

Storal is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All employees will be subject to background checks, enhanced DBS check and reference checks.

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