Careers
Careers at Kinder Giggles Nursery
Join a team where care, connection, and cosiness come first
At Kinder Giggles Nursery, we don’t just create a home-from-home environment for our children — we do the same for our team. Every day, we come together to make a difference in little lives, in a setting inspired by the Danish concept of Hygge — comfort, calm, and connection.
If you’re passionate about early years, love working as part of a supportive team, and believe in the power of small moments to spark big joy, we’d love to hear from you.
Our employment benefits are:
✅ Wellness wednesdays
✅ Staff childcare discounts
✅ Continious professional development – training and apprenticeships available
✅ Christmas and bank holiday closure
Why Join Kinder Giggles?
Working at Kinder Giggles means being part of a family — one where your voice is valued, your wellbeing is supported, and your growth is nurtured. Our nursery environment is warm, natural, and welcoming — for both children and adults.
We’re proud to offer:
✅ Make a Difference Every Day — Shape the future by providing a loving and educational environment for preschoolers in a Supportive, Family-Run Setting.
✅ Childcare Staff Discount
We know how important peace of mind is for working parents — that’s why our team members benefit from discounted childcare.
✅ Health & Wellbeing Programme
Because your wellbeing matters. Our team has access to support designed to help you feel your best — physically, emotionally, and mentally.
✅ Stimulating Learning Environment — Weekly trips to the library, local parks, and an enriching curriculum following the EYFS framework.
✅ A Cosy, Calm Environment
No harsh lights, no chaos — just soft lighting, warm spaces, and an ethos rooted in calm and connection.
✅ Career Progression & Training — We invest in our staff’s development and offer continuous training opportunities.
Current Vacancies
Job title: Nursery Practitioner (All levels)
Purpose of post
- To provide a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for all children in the nursery
- To give support to other team members throughout the nursery
- To work as part of a team in order to provide an enabling environment in which all individual children can play, learn and develop.
Key areas
- Work with and support children, including 1:1.
- Work as part of a team and always be a strong team player.
- To act as a key person, building relationships with individual children and their parents/guardians.
Responsible to
Nursery Manager/Team Leader
Duties and responsibilities
- Operate a programme of activities that meet the individual needs and interests of children in your area in conjunction with other team members
- To keep records of your key children’s development and learning journeys and share this with parents, carers and other key adults in the child’s life
- Support all staff and engage in a good staff team
- Liaise with and support parents and other family members
- To be involved in out of working hours activities, e.g. training, monthly staff meetings, parent evening, fundraising events etc.
- To be flexible within working practices of the nursery. Be prepared to help where needed, including to undertake certain domestic jobs within the nursery, e.g. preparation of snack meals, cleansing of equipment etc.
- Work alongside the Manager and staff team to ensure that the nursery’s philosophy is fulfilled
- Read, understand and adhere to all policies and procedures relevant to your role as deemed appropriate by the Manager
- Recording accidents in the accident book. Ensure the Duty Manager has initialled the report before parents receives it
- Look upon the nursery, as a “whole” where can your help be most utilised? Be constantly aware of the individual needs of all children
- Ensure someone known and agreed by the nursery and parent collects the child
- To respect the confidentiality of all information received.
Specific childcare tasks
- The preparation and completion of activities to suit each individual child’s stage of development and interests
- To develop your role within the team especially with regard as a key person
- To ensure that meal times are a time of pleasant social sharing
- Washing and changing children as required
- To ensure good standards of safety, hygiene and cleanliness are maintained at all times
- Ensuring a poorly child is kept calm and warm and management is notified immediately
- To develop and maintain strong partnerships and communications with parents/carers to facilitate day-to-day caring and early learning needs
- To ensure the provision of a high-quality environment to meet the needs of individual children regardless of any disabilities, family backgrounds or medical history
- To be aware of the high profile of the nursery and to uphold its standards at all times, both within work hours and outside.
Job title: Modern Trainee/Apprentice
Purpose of post
- To be trained to do the same post as a Nursery Practitioner or Nursery Assistant
- To contribute to a high-quality caring environment for children. This includes creating a warm, friendly and stimulating atmosphere in which the children can develop emotionally, socially and educationally through individual attention and group activities.
Key areas
- To work with children
- To attend all training as set out in your training agreement
- To complete all assignments set on time
- To work as part of the team
- To attend associated training deemed appropriate by the manager in consideration of your individual needs and wishes
- To liaise with mentor and manager.
Responsible to
Mentor/Nursery Manager/Unit Leader
Duties and responsibilities
- College attendance/meeting with training provider and completing assignments on time
- To attend team meetings and participate in sharing ideas
- Under supervision provide all aspects of care for children including washing, changing and feeding
- To assist with meeting the personal, social and emotional needs of individual children
- To provide adult interaction with children in the nursery
- To attend all training relevant to the role and deemed appropriate by the manager/training provider
- To be aware of the nursery’s confidentiality policy and all other policies the manager deems appropriate.
- Team work
- Support all staff and engage in a good staff team
- To attend out of working hours activities, e.g. training, monthly staff meetings, parents evening, fundraising events etc.
General
- Contribute to good standards of safety, hygiene and cleanliness in the nursery
- To undertake such other duties and responsibilities of an equivalent nature, as may be determined by the trainee’s supervisor from time-to-time
- The trainee’s duties must at all times be carried out in compliance with the nursery’s equal opportunities policy
- Look upon the nursery as a “whole” where can your help be most utilised? Be constantly aware of the needs of children
- To respect the confidentiality of all information received
- To ensure the provision of a high-quality environment to meet the needs of all individual children
- To develop and maintain strong partnerships and communications with parents/carers to facilitate day-to-day caring and early learning needs
- To be aware of the high profile of the nursery and to uphold its standards at all times
- To be aware of all emergency and fire evacuation procedures
- To be aware of sections 7 and 8 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
- To understand that, as part of training, you will be required to move to other parts of the nursery.
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Work Placement & Development
We offer work placements for various qualifications in Early Years. Whether you are retraining after a career change, moved to the UK from abroad, or simply continuing your education at college, we’re the right place for you! If you are just entering this industry, there are Level 2 and 3 qualifications offered to you to start your career; if you are an experienced Early years practitioner you can progress your career further with a Level 5 management course, foundation degree or teaching degree.