Room Leader – Early Years (Nursery) Millie's House Nursery & Pre-School, Fulham Reach Distillery Lane, Fulham Reach, London W6 9PL
About us
Millie's House Fulham Reach is a beautiful 92-place nursery caring for children from three months to five years. Housed in a modern, purpose-built building overlooking Frank Banfield Park and just a few minutes from Hammersmith station, our setting is flooded with natural light and opens onto a spacious private garden. Each age group enjoys its own dedicated room and garden area, with children learning through play across five bright, welcoming rooms.
Our mission is simple: to provide a happy, warm and nurturing environment where every child can learn, grow and develop the resilience to try new things and reach their full potential.
About the role
We're looking for an experienced and passionate Room Leader to take the lead in one of our rooms. You'll be responsible for the day-to-day running of your room, creating a stimulating, safe and caring environment, and leading a small team to deliver outstanding early years care and education in line with the EYFS framework.
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Leading and overseeing the daily routine, planning and organisation of your room
- Acting as a key person for a group of children, building strong, trusting relationships and supporting their individual development
- Planning and delivering engaging, play-based activities aligned to the EYFS
- Observing, assessing and recording children's progress, and sharing this with parents and carers
- Supporting, mentoring and supervising the practitioners in your room
- Building warm, professional partnerships with families
- Ensuring the highest standards of safeguarding, health and safety, and wellbeing at all times
- Maintaining accurate records and meeting all statutory and regulatory requirements
About you
- A Level 3 (or above) Early Years qualification (essential)
- Proven experience working in an early years setting, ideally with some leadership or key person responsibility
- Strong, up-to-date knowledge of the EYFS framework and safeguarding requirements
- A warm, caring and proactive approach, with the confidence to lead and inspire a team
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to build positive relationships with children, families and colleagues
- Paediatric First Aid certification (desirable, or willingness to obtain)
What we offer
- A supportive, friendly team and a genuinely lovely working environment
- Ongoing training and clear opportunities for professional development and progression
- A beautiful, well-resourced, purpose-built setting
- 95% childcare discount
Hours: Monday to Friday, within operating hours of 7:30am–6:30pm (full-time, shift-based).
Safer recruitment
Millie's House is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and full pre-employment vetting in line with safer recruitment requirements.
Pay: Up to £33,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
