Childcare Educator

Nursery: Archway Nursery School, Hyde Farm, Salisbury Road, Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT11 8TX 

Hours: Full Time, Monday – Friday 

Welcome Bonus: £1,000  Salary: £29,556 per annum

Remarkable Futures Start Here  

Are you looking for a unique Nursery Practitioner job?  

Archway Nursery School Is located in a beautifully converted Farmhouse in Blandford Forum. 

Our Purpose  

To give children healthy foundations in fantastic settings, helping them build the confidence and resilience that will set them up for success later in life. 

About our Nursery

Archway Nursery is set in a peaceful rural location yet just minutes from Blandford Forum, our nursery offers the best of both worlds — fresh countryside air with easy access to town. Where staff and children enjoy an exceptionally large outdoor space that includes a dedicated forest school garden, a spacious main garden, and an all-weather AstroTurf area for active play year-round. We pride ourselves on creating a warm, friendly atmosphere where staff feel genuinely valued and supported, making it a welcoming place to work.

The Team  

You’ll be joining Archway’s Nursery team, who have an incredibly important job of supporting children’s development. You’ll be a key part of every child’s journey, keeping our children safe, loved and inspired through play based learning. 

How you’ll spend your time here  

You’ll plan activities, observe progress and manage personal care for children. Applying the Storal curriculum & our pedagogy principles to our children daily.  

Whilst seeking out learning opportunities in everyday routines such as mealtimes & transitions. Bonding with your children and their families by engaging in meaningful moments.  You’ll also deliver high levels of care and empathy, with an understanding that every opportunity can be a learning opportunity. 

We’d love to talk to you if you have the following  

• An Early Years qualification at Level 3  

• Experience of working with all age groups within Early Years settings 

• Knowledge of the EYFS framework would be advantageous 

The Environment   

Our nurseries are warm and nurturing environments that not only support children to be ready for school, but also equip them with all the life skills they need to flourish and succeed. 

Benefits for You  

£1,000 Welcome Bonus

For you - We get the basics right enhanced holidays, paid sick pay, extra wellness day off (yearly) and you can access your pay before payday with PayCaptain 

Family matters - Balance starts at home Childcare Discount + Funding, compassionate leave & enhanced maternity leave 

Health & wellness - Nourishing body & mind Partnerships with Vitality & Peppy; fertility & menopause support, gym discount, free movie tickets 

Development - Investing in your future with micro-learning, financial stability tools & the Storal Support Fund 

Our community -Growing together Termly inset days, team member app and Storal Awards 

Not everything fits in a job advert  

Click apply today, don’t worry if your CV isn’t perfect just send us what you have and we’ll work out the rest later. 

Storal sets the highest of standards when it coming to safeguarding, the welfare of children and creating a work environment that encourages feedback-discussion-resilience. We take our role in the safety of children, our  families and our team extremely seriously. As governed by the EYFS, we have a designated safeguarding lead in each setting and all staff (and volunteers) complete a through compliance checks prior to employment including employment references & DBS.    

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