Job Description

Nursery: Bright Stars Childcare, Kilindini, Brook St, Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 1ES

Hours: Full Time 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Salary: From 12.40 -12.80 a hour dependent on experience and qualifications

Benefits: Performance related bonus, 50% childcare discount and much much more



Hello, I'm Joanne, the Nursery Manager at Bright Stars.



My team and I understand that children flourish in warm, nurturing environments that feel like home. We prioritise strong communication with our families and take great pride in building meaningful partnerships based on trust and collaboration.



Our Forest School play area encourages active, hands-on learning--where children can build dens, dig in the soil, and grow their own fruits and vegetables. With flexible spaces and tailored activities, we create welcoming environments that support babies, toddlers, and preschoolers as they grow, learn, and thrive.



Interested in finding out more?

We'd love to hear from you--read on to discover what makes Bright Stars truly special.

Who & What is Storal?

It's our collective group of Nurseries that we are happily apart of here at Bright starts. Storal stands for high quality outcomes for children and are passionate about Early Years. Bringing your whole self is a must if that's pink hair, being Neurospicy or having a unique pastime, we encourage it all. Your unique self is what makes our Nursery even better. Check out our website to learn about our leaders and the expertise they bring to our Storal community.

About the role:

As an Early Years Educator you will be a key part of keep our children safe, loved and inspired to learn. Key activities include:

Applying the Storal curriculum & our pedagogy principles to our children daily Seeking out learning opportunities in everyday routines such as mealtimes & transitions Bond with your children and their families by engaging in meaningful moments

About you:

A true love for child development and care Able and willing to work in a team Ability to communicate effectively with management, your peers and parents High levels of care and empathy that every opportunity can be a learning opportunity Knowledge of the EYFS framework

Must haves:

Early Years qualification at Level 2/3 Experience working with all age groups within Early Years

Benefits at a glance

For you -We get the basics right

enhanced holidays, paid sick pay, extra wellness day off (yearly) and accessing your pay before payday with PayCaptain

Family matters -

Balance starts at home

Childcare Discount + Funding, compassionate leave & enhanced maternity (and more)

Health & wellness -

Nourishing body & mind

Partnerships with Vitality & Peppy; fertility & menopause support, gym discount, free movie tickets and more

Development -

Investing in your future

Micro-learning, financial stability tools & Storal Support Fund

Our community -

Growing together Termly inset days, team app & Storal Awards gathering.


We pay for your DBS upfront along with reimbursing your annual update service charge


We partner with world-leading third parties such as Pay Captain, Vitality, and Peppy.


And much much more


We care about our people.

Curious to know more?

We'd love to tell you more about what makes Bright Stars so special.





Storal is the highest of standards when it coming to safeguarding, the welfare of children and creating a work environment the 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.