Level 3 Nursery Practitioner – Full-time, permanent.

We are a friendly, family-run nursery in Cheltenham looking for a Level 3 Qualified Nursery Practitioner to join our caring and dedicated team.

If you’re passionate about providing high quality childcare, love seeing children grow and learn, and bring energy and creativity to everything you do we would love to hear from you.

What we’re looking for a Level 3 Early Years qualification (or equivalent). The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, reliable, and have great initiative. They will have excellent communication skills and a warm, caring approach. They will be a strong team player who enjoys collaborating with others to create a positive, supportive environment and have a genuine love for working with young children.

We offer a welcoming, family-focused setting where you’ll feel valued and supported, competitive pay rates and rewards schemes, together with a company pension. You will be provided with ongoing training and development opportunities to help you grow in your career and have a chance to make a real difference in the early years of children’s lives.

If this sounds like the perfect role for you, please contact Rachel Howell on T: 01242 577581 or email: info@littlesmarties.co.uk

Playgroup Bank Staff required - Term Time Only, Part-Time, Temporary Position. Pay: £12.71.

Whiteshill Playgroup has been serving the families of Whiteshill and the wider Stroud area since 1985. We have a fantastic team, all of whom are professional, enthusiastic, and passionate about early years education.

We are seeking experienced early years practitioners to join our bank staff team, mostly covering for illness, busy periods, and other unexpected events. The role is on an ad hoc basis, but it’s likely that at least one successful applicant will be offered one day a week until the end of the academic year.

The playgroup is open daily during term time from 8:30am - 3:00pm, Tuesday to Friday, and welcomes children between 2 and 4 years old.

Applicants should possess an NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Early Years Education & Childcare or equivalent, and be proactive and motivated to assist the existing team in the day-to-day running of the setting. You will help deliver play-based activities for the children that foster a fun and stimulating environment, and support their learning and development in accordance with the EYFS framework.

Please contact chair@whiteshillplaygroup.co.uk for a full job description and application form.

Early Years Educator. Monday to Thursday afternoons, 12:30pm to 6:00pm. Hours can be discussed but would be looking at a minimum of 22 hours a week. We are an open all year round nursery in the Reddings area of Cheltenham. Salary will be discussed during the interview stage and will be based upon qualifications and experience.

Are you confident, enthusiastic and motivated with a large helping of fun, creativity and dedication?

We are looking for an early years educator to join our expanding team in our warm caring nursery. The candidate will need to be kind, caring and have a love for children. They need to be excited to watch children develop and have an ability to make everyday fun. Story times need to be exhilarating and take the children’s imaginations too far off lands. They must be able to plan wonderful activities based on the children they have in the care and challenge them to learn new things on a daily basis. They must be prepared for hard work, keep children safe and have fantastic teamwork and communicative skills. If you are this person, we would love to hear from you.

In return you will be working with a fantastic team who put the children first at all times. Your voice will be heard and you will be valued by everyone.

For an application form please email Ellie or Carys at foxcubsnursery@hotmail.com or telephone 01452 857449.

Early Years Practitioner, Level 2 or Level 3 Qualified. Term time only. Hours: Monday to Thursday, 9:00am – 3:00pm.

Are you passionate about helping children learn through play? We'd love to hear from you!

Abbeymead Under 5s Playgroup is a small, friendly, community playgroup based in Hucclecote. Our Pre-School room is a warm, welcoming environment where children are encouraged to explore, create, and learn at their own pace.

We are a child-led setting where learning is fun! We love getting messy, exploring outdoors, being creative, and following children's interests. Our small setting means we build strong relationships with our children and families, creating a caring community where every child is known and valued.

The ideal candidate will be Level 2 or Level 3 qualified Early Years Practitioner, have a genuine passion for supporting young children's learning and development. You enjoy getting involved in messy play, outdoor learning and creative activities, can build warm, positive relationships with children, parents and colleagues, are a team player who is reliable, organised and willing to learn and believes in following children's interests and supporting them through play.

If you'd like to join our friendly, supportive team, we'd love to hear from you! Contact Natalie by email: abbeymeadunder5splaygroup@gmail.com or mobile: 07594 532610

Pre-School Assistants. Permanent. This role offers flexible hours with opportunities to grow! Base contract between 12 – 17 hours per week. Term Time Only.  In addition, you’ll have the chance to take on extra hours throughout the year — up to 13 hours per week — bringing your total to as much as 25 hours weekly. Hours can be discussed at interview. Grade: Grade 3 (pts 4-6) £25,185 – £25,989 pa pro rata. Start Date: September 2026.

Little Chestnuts Pre-school, based at Woodmancote School, is looking to appoint two outstanding preschool assistants.  This is an exciting opportunity to work within a supportive, energetic, friendly school that prides itself on inclusivity and reflective practice.

The ideal candidate will have a genuine love of working with young children, be an outstanding practitioner with a proven track record in pre-school, have experience working in EYFS and a minimum Level 2 Early Years qualification, or equivalent. You will have an understanding of the assessment and record keeping needs of an early years setting, be warm and approachable in order to work alongside families effectively to ensure children settle into education, make learning fun, challenging and inspiring. You will be proactive in addressing areas of weakness through CPD and have great interpersonal skills in order to contribute to the team spirit at the preschool.

We can offer you a supportive and friendly staff team, purpose built accommodation that enables each practitioner to deliver high quality teaching and learning. A supportive, yet challenging Governing Body that cares about staff welfare, pupil progress and the schools place within the community and parents who support education and are actively engaged with their child’s learning

A job description and person specification can be found on our e-teach platform https://www.eteach.com/careers/woodmancoteschool/. Completed applications should be made through our e-teach platform.

Closing Date: Tuesday 1st September 2026

Would you like the opportunity to work in our popular preschool setting PATA @ Tiny Tots based in Longlevens, Gloucester. 

If so, we are looking for a friendly person to do some light cleaning duties each day from 3:00pm – 4:00pm Monday to Friday (can be slightly fleixble on time if required. Cleaning duties will include daily vacuuming, sweeping and mopping of floors, cleaning the kitchen and toilets, together with additional daily/weekly tasks. Pay rate: £12.71 per hour. Start Date: 1 September 2026.

The successful candidate must enjoy working around children, be DBS checked or obtain a DBS clearance (via PATA) to work at the setting (as children may be on site) and be thorough and efficient.  Please get in touch if this sounds like you!

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Closing date: Tuesday 7th July 2026.

Early Years Educator Bank staff vacancy. Temporary contract initially. Term time only. Pay Rate: £12.76. Start Date: September 2026.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, caring and experienced practitioner with a Level 3 qualification in childcare to join our small team on a bank staff and temporary contract basis initially.  We expect the hours to increase, becoming regular as our numbers increase.  There may also be an opportunity for the right candidate to take on a fixed term role at the end of the Autumn Term.

We are moving to Greatfield Park Primary school, Cheltenham, GL51 3FZ in September 2026.  We are a term time only setting and our opening hours will be Monday to Friday 8:55am - 2:55pm.  Interviews before September will take place at the following address: The Reddings Playgroup, The Reddings District and community centre, North Road west, Cheltenham, GL51 6RF.

For an application form, please email: info@thereddingsplaygroup.org.uk. CVs and covering letters can be sent to this email address or handed to us in person during any of our opening hours.  If you have any questions about the role, please do get in touch, we would love to hear from you. 

To find out more about us, please visit our website https://www.thereddingsplaygroup.org.uk/

Closing date for applications: Open until the position is filled

Interview date: To be confirmed

Bank Staff. Temporary. Term time only. To cover staff absences as and when needed. Monday - Friday, 8:30am – 3:00pm. Pay Rate: £12.71 per hour.  

Glenfall Preschool is a small, committee-led, local early years setting for children aged 2 years to 4 years old. 

We are an inclusive setting dedicated to achieving the best possible outcomes for all our children. 

We understand the importance of play. Learning in our setting is child-led. We have a free-flow approach to play with lots of outdoor play and messy activities! 

We are looking for bank staff to cover staff absences as and when needed. Flexibility to work Monday - Friday, often at short notice is highly desirable.  You will have a warm, caring, nurturing approach, the ability to work in a small team and a fondness for cups of mud tea!

Ideally, we are looking for someone with a minimum level 2 childcare qualification and experience of working with young children. If this sounds like you, please contact us at glenfallpreschool@gmail.com

Nursery Assistant – fulltime position, working an 8.5 - hour day (8:30am – 5:00pm) during school term times. Working during holiday clubs (2 weeks in April and 3 weeks in August). Plus 5 inset days. Includes 30 mins paid lunch break. Job share considered. Competitive salary.

We are looking for a Nursery Assistant for Puddleducks Nursery, Chalford Hill, caring for children aged between 12 months up to school age.  

As a qualified Early Years Educator, you will be a kind, warm and enthusiastic practitioner, who is passionate and committed to supporting young children to achieve and develop their personal goals and have lots of fun! With your passion for, and good knowledge of, Early Years education, you will work in an established, dedicated, fun and experienced team in our spacious and well equipped indoor and outdoor learning environments.

You will need to hold a recognised Level 2 or 3 Early Years qualification and GCSEs at grade C or above (or equivalent) in English and Maths. We would love you to have a minimum of 1 years’ experience of working with young children and have excellent communication skills. We value our staff and their development and there is potential to undertake further training in skills relating to Early Years education.

As part of the team you will benefit from a great career path and promotion prospects, training opportunities, working as part of an established and happy team. You will be provided with free refreshments and meals for staff, staff uniform and nest pension scheme.

For further information or to request an application, please call Leibe on 01453 883788 or email: puddleducksplaygroup@eygloucestershire.co.uk.

A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join our new PATA creche service. This Gloucester based service supports families and community partners by offering high quality, safe and nurturing childcare in a welcoming environment. Our creche will operate in well equipped, community locations across Gloucester with inviting spaces that encourage play, exploration and early development.

This is a flexible role with ad hoc hours, ideal for someone who is passionate about working with young children and can provide high-quality support. Creche sessions will run for 2 hours, with staff paid for 3 hours per session to cover set up and close down. We are looking for enthusiastic Early Years Practitioners with a Level 2 qualification or above to join our pool of creche workers. You will help to deliver a warm and engaging experience for young children under 5.

We are initially running a block of 8 weekly sessions on Wednesdays with hours between 9:30am - 3:30pm but are keen to hear from anyone interested in joining our creche worker pool who may be able to support on other days in the future. 

The ideal candidate will be committed to providing an excellent standard of care, enjoy working as part of a supportive team and bring creativity, energy and a genuine passion for early years. You will need to be confident in working with parents and carers including those who may feel anxious about leaving their child, perhaps for the first time.

Peadiatric First Aid is desirable although not essential.

£13.25 p/h (qualified only)

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