Senior Nursery Practitioner (Maternity Cover)

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Come and join our Bright Sparks & Early Years Nursery, which has an excellent reputation as one of the very best early years settings in the area.

We seek to appoint a Senior Nursery Practitioner (Maternity Cover) to lead and support a team of early years staff in delivering high-quality care and education within our Tots Department (2-3 years). The ideal candidate will play a key role in planning, implementing, and evaluating activities that promote children’s development, while ensuring a safe, nurturing, and stimulating environment.

This role is perfect if you:

• Have a strong understanding of EYFS & child development
• Have excellent communication & interpersonal skills
• Are organised, proactive & have a flexible approach
• Have NVQ Level 3 in Childcare (or equivalent)

This vacancy is full time and all year round, Monday-Friday, 7am-6pm on a rota basis (37 hours/week).

Come and be part of a team where you’re valued, supported, and never bored.

To apply for the post, please complete our application form and return by Friday 18th September 2026. You can pop the form back to us by hand or via email to

We recommend submitting a covering letter alongside your application letting us know why you would like to work here at Bright Sparks and how you would fit nicely into our team.

Shortlisting will be completed by Monday 21 st September and interviews will likely be held from Wednesday 23rd September 2026.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and child protection screening will apply to this post. Come and be part of our team!

Deadline for applications is Friday 18th September 2026.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to give us a call on 0151 932 0743 and ask for Jill or Alice.