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Nursery Room Leader

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Posted on Jun 17, 2026 by CV-Library
Finchampstead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Education
Immediate Start
Annual Salary
Full-Time
Oak tree Day Nursery and Preschool

Nursery Room Leader

40 hours per week

Monday - Friday, All year round.

Salary: £32,697.60 per annum

At Oak Tree Day Nursery, we inspire children to be curious and explore the world around them through small-world play and hands-on experiences in our growing area and greenhouse, where they develop a love for nature. We support learning beyond the nursery with a family lending library and create an inclusive environment. Our diverse and welcoming team brings a rich mix of cultures and backgrounds, naturally woven into everyday activities. Children benefit from this inclusive environment through experiences such as singing and storytelling in Spanish, fostering both cultural awareness and a love of language.Working closely with families, we provide a warm, home-from-home setting where everyone feels part of one community. Conveniently located on Nine Mile Ride with easy access to the A322 and M4, we also offer on-site parking.

We are currently seeking a Nursery Room Leader to join our team in our Toddler Room. This full-time role requires working 40 hours per week, with shifts between 7:30 am and 6:00 pm. The ideal candidate will hold a full and relevant Level 3 qualification. Please note, this is a year-round position, as the nursery operates throughout the year and is not term-time only.

Why Join Us?

At Family First, we value our team members and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

Referral programme: Refer a friend and earn upto £750

Employee Childcare Discounts: 75% off nursery fees for our team member’s

Annual Leave: Starting at 24 days, plus a paid day off for your birthday and bank holidays

Health and Wellbeing Programme: Confidential employee assistance helpline available

Development: Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your career growth

Excellent Transport Links

As Room Leader, you will:

Provide stimulating and purposeful experiences, environments and resources to children, that are appropriate to their age and stage of development

Enhance the all-around daily needs of children, including their physical, intellectual, social and emotional development

Assist staff in updating the EyLog system and their child learning journals with the highest quality

Promote respect and credibility for this position by leading as a role model with impartiality and consistency

Assist with embedding an effective key person approach to enable children to form secure attachments and identify training or development needs for staff

Maintain accurate records and accounts relating to children and staff on EyMan system and on file

Ensure the safety and wellbeing of every child, staff, parent and visitor at all times

Understand and ensure that the requirements of the statutory framework for the EYFS are met

*Duties and responsibilities in this job description are not exhaustive or restrictive, changes and other duties relevant to this post may be added.

As Room Leader, you will need:

Full and relevant Level 3 in Childcare qualification - Essential

Over 1 year’s experience working in Early Years - Essential

Over 6 months’ experience working in a senior position - Desirable

Sound knowledge of Ofsted expectations to achieve a Good or Outstanding rating - Desirable

Knowledge of the statutory framework for the EYFS and regulatory requirements - Essential

Fluent in written and spoken English - Essential

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty.

Oaktree Day Nursery is part of the Family First Group where we take great care to treat everyone as a person, with equal rights and responsibilities to any other individual, whether they are an adult or a child. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice for all children and families according to their individual needs. Discrimination on the grounds of gender, age, race, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic or national origin, or political belief has no place within the Family First Group

Reference: 225260103

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Nursery Room Leader

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Posted on Jun 17, 2026 by CV-Library

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Finchampstead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Education
Immediate Start
Annual Salary
Full-Time
Oak tree Day Nursery and Preschool

Nursery Room Leader

40 hours per week

Monday - Friday, All year round.

Salary: £32,697.60 per annum

At Oak Tree Day Nursery, we inspire children to be curious and explore the world around them through small-world play and hands-on experiences in our growing area and greenhouse, where they develop a love for nature. We support learning beyond the nursery with a family lending library and create an inclusive environment. Our diverse and welcoming team brings a rich mix of cultures and backgrounds, naturally woven into everyday activities. Children benefit from this inclusive environment through experiences such as singing and storytelling in Spanish, fostering both cultural awareness and a love of language.Working closely with families, we provide a warm, home-from-home setting where everyone feels part of one community. Conveniently located on Nine Mile Ride with easy access to the A322 and M4, we also offer on-site parking.

We are currently seeking a Nursery Room Leader to join our team in our Toddler Room. This full-time role requires working 40 hours per week, with shifts between 7:30 am and 6:00 pm. The ideal candidate will hold a full and relevant Level 3 qualification. Please note, this is a year-round position, as the nursery operates throughout the year and is not term-time only.

Why Join Us?

At Family First, we value our team members and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

Referral programme: Refer a friend and earn upto £750

Employee Childcare Discounts: 75% off nursery fees for our team member’s

Annual Leave: Starting at 24 days, plus a paid day off for your birthday and bank holidays

Health and Wellbeing Programme: Confidential employee assistance helpline available

Development: Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your career growth

Excellent Transport Links

As Room Leader, you will:

Provide stimulating and purposeful experiences, environments and resources to children, that are appropriate to their age and stage of development

Enhance the all-around daily needs of children, including their physical, intellectual, social and emotional development

Assist staff in updating the EyLog system and their child learning journals with the highest quality

Promote respect and credibility for this position by leading as a role model with impartiality and consistency

Assist with embedding an effective key person approach to enable children to form secure attachments and identify training or development needs for staff

Maintain accurate records and accounts relating to children and staff on EyMan system and on file

Ensure the safety and wellbeing of every child, staff, parent and visitor at all times

Understand and ensure that the requirements of the statutory framework for the EYFS are met

*Duties and responsibilities in this job description are not exhaustive or restrictive, changes and other duties relevant to this post may be added.

As Room Leader, you will need:

Full and relevant Level 3 in Childcare qualification - Essential

Over 1 year’s experience working in Early Years - Essential

Over 6 months’ experience working in a senior position - Desirable

Sound knowledge of Ofsted expectations to achieve a Good or Outstanding rating - Desirable

Knowledge of the statutory framework for the EYFS and regulatory requirements - Essential

Fluent in written and spoken English - Essential

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty.

Oaktree Day Nursery is part of the Family First Group where we take great care to treat everyone as a person, with equal rights and responsibilities to any other individual, whether they are an adult or a child. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice for all children and families according to their individual needs. Discrimination on the grounds of gender, age, race, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic or national origin, or political belief has no place within the Family First Group
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