Early Years Teaching Practitioner (All Year Round)

Clowns Nursery is relentlessly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Role Overview

We are seeking an enthusiastic, friendly and passionate Early Years Teaching Practitioner to work within our Pre-School Class.

Role Type: Full-time (Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 5:30pm). A minimum of one academic year is required.

Set Holidays: 9 work days at Christmas, 4 work days at Easter, 10 work days at the end of August and all bank holidays

Start Date: January / February 2026

Salary: up to £30,000.00 (dependent on qualification and previous experience)

Location: Cinderella Path, 153 North End Road, London, NW11 7HZ

About the Role

Are you passionate about providing engaging, creative, and ambitious learning opportunities for children in a warm and nurturing environment? Would you like to pursue your career in a dynamic, inspiring, and inclusive setting that truly values both staff and child wellbeing, and continuous professional development? If so, this might be the role for you. We are offering qualified applicants an exciting opportunity to join our long-standing, dynamic and experienced team as an Early Years Teaching Practitioner.

Responsibilities include:

• Supporting the day-to-day responsibilities of the class alongside other team members
• Supporting the team to provide a safe, caring and nurturing environment for all children
• Assisting in the planning of creative, engaging and stimulating activities that meet the age and stage of development of the children
• Ensuring key children’s observations and learning journals are kept up-to-date
• Complying with company policies and procedures at all times

About You

We are looking for someone who:

• Enjoys working in a fast-paced nursery environment
• Has a flexible, collaborative, and reflective working style
• Is a team-player with a positive, “can-do” attitude
• Is reliable and flexible
• Takes initiative
• Is articulate with a good command of English

Essential Requirements for the Role

Candidates must:

• Have Right to Work status in the UK.
• Have a registered DBS certificate on the update service or have adequate documents to make an application.
• Have proof of an accredited qualification (ideally NVQ Level 3)
• Have experience of working within Early Years
• Have a good understanding of, and be able to comply with, the Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Framework (EYFS)
• Have observation, planning and assessment skills that ensure the quality of learning is sustained
• Have an awareness and growing understanding of Ofsted requirements - particularly Safeguarding and Health and Safety
• Be enthusiastic and confident in their ability to engage children and extend their learning through play, enabling their emotional, social and educational development.
• Be committed to the safeguarding of children
• Be committed to equality and diversity

About us

Clowns Nursery Manor House Pre-School is an exceptional, independent childcare provider located in a beautiful setting opposite Golders Hill Park and Hampstead Heath. To give you a snapshot of who we are and what we do, please take a look at our website .

Our vision and ethos at Clowns is to develop the right mindset in our children. We believe in fostering a growth mindset to enable the children to develop the skills they need to become confident, life-long learners who go on to lead successful, happy lives.

What We Offer

• Enrolment in the Royal London Workplace Pension Scheme.
• A friendly and highly supportive manager and staff team
• A well-resourced nursery environment, with high staff:child ratios
• Extensive training opportunities
• Staff Wellbeing Workshops with our qualified Cognitive Development and Wellbeing Lead

Applicants must be willing to complete an enhanced DBS certificate application and provide us with two reference contacts, one of whom must be your current (or most recent) employer.

Selected applicants will be invited for an initial Teams or Zoom interview if they cannot attend a tour of the nursery in person.