Nursery Team Leader

Overview

Join Childbase Partnership and be part of something extraordinary.
Team Leader (Room-Based) with the opportunity to choose the age group you’re based with.

Location: Devonshire Day Nursery (W4 2AH
)

Contract: Permanent | 37.54 hours per week | 52 weeks per year

Working Pattern: Monday to Friday, varied shifts between 07:30–18:30

Choose a 4 or 5 day working week

Salary: £34,736 – £35,422.40 per annum (pro-rata) | £16.70 – £17.03 per hour

Lead With Purpose. Grow With Choice. Since 1989, Childbase Partnership has been delivering childcare excellence across our day nurseries, Head Office, and Training Academy, Edu Base. Our ethos is simple:
we all belong, we all matter, and we all contribute
.

We believe in careers, not jobs and as a Team Leader, you’ll play a vital role in shaping practice, supporting colleagues, and delivering outstanding outcomes for children, with the added benefit of having a say in which age group you lead
.

As a Team Leader, you will:

• Shape practice within your age-group setting
• Support colleagues to deliver outstanding care and outcomes for children
• Lead by example to promote high standards of safeguarding and wellbeing

• Employee-owned:
  Every colleague is a partner with a voice. When we succeed, we all share in our success through an annual tax-free dividend.
• Sector leaders:
  Ranked number one in the Nursery World league tables for Ofsted outcomes.
• Community driven:
  Proud to have raised over £3.5 million for charitable causes.
• Environmentally responsible:
  All nurseries hold Green Flag awards and are powered by 100% renewable energy.

You are a confident and experienced early years professional who:

• Holds a DfE-approved Early Years qualification at Level 3 or above
• Has at least two years experience working within an early years setting
• Demonstrates strong knowledge of the EYFS, enabling you to work as a Key Person
• Plans and delivers high-quality, engaging learning experiences through play
• Observes, assesses, and records children's development to support progress
• Is a strong advocate for safeguarding, ensuring every child feels safe, valued, and supported
• Is a collaborative and inspiring leader, able to motivate and empower colleagues to deliver outstanding care

We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from people of all ages and backgrounds. We are committed to FREDIE fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion, and engagement and will consider any reasonable adjustments required.

If you meet the essential criteria for this role, your application will be automatically shortlisted for review by our Recruitment Team, who will confirm whether the next step is an interview.

Applicants must live within a commutable distance of the nursery and have the Right to Work in the UK
. Unfortunately,
visa sponsorship is not available
. Safer recruitment checks apply, including an Enhanced DBS check
.

If you’re not early years qualified, please visit our Careers Page to explore alternative opportunities with Childbase Partnership.