Room Leader
Kiddi Caru Day Nursery - Grange Park, Northampton
Part of Grandir UK
Salary: Up to £29, 952 per annum / £14.40 per hour (Depending on experience and qualifications regular pay reviews)
Join a supportive, child-focused nursery offering strong benefits, flexible working, and genuine career progression.
Our Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Grange Park is looking for a caring and enthusiastic Room Leader to join our team. You will play a key role in caring for, supporting, and inspiring our children, encouraging curiosity, and helping them thrive every day.
Why You’ll Love Working at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery - Grange Park
You’ll be joining a welcoming and experienced team in a calm, homely nursery with eight well resourced playrooms and a dedicated sensory room.
The large, open plan garden offers plenty of opportunities for creative outdoor learning, with a mud kitchen, vegetable patch, den building area, mini beast area, sand and water play, and lots of space for children to run, climb and explore. The nursery even has two pet rabbits, helping children learn about caring for animals and taking responsibility.
You’ll also enjoy delivering engaging activities such as Boogie Mites, Sing and Sign, Move and Groove, Innovate and Investigate, Yoga and Make and Bake, alongside regular walks to nearby woodland and parks.
Core Benefits
33 days annual leave including bank holidays, with 3 days used during the Christmas shutdown period
Christmas and New Year shutdown
Flexible working options available
Big childcare discount
£500 refer-a-friend bonus
Company pension scheme with employer contributions
Statutory Sick Pay from day 1
Life assurance for employees aged 18 to 65
Certified Great Place to Work, voted for by our current colleagues
About Our Nursery
Beautiful homely setting in a converted Victorian house with bright, spacious rooms
Large secure garden with separate baby, toddler, and preschool areas, plus covered outdoor learning space
Weekly Forest School sessions, dedicated sensory room, or highly experienced baby room team
Outstanding Ofsted rating (insert if applicable)
Long-standing team, strong community links, and excellent parent partnerships
What You Will Be Doing
Lead and support your room team, creating a positive and welcoming environment for children, families and colleagues
Plan and deliver engaging, age appropriate activities in line with the EYFS
Act as a key person, ensuring every child’s individual needs, interests and development are supported
Observe, assess and track children’s progress, maintaining accurate learning and development records
Ensure the room is safe, stimulating, well organised and appropriately resourced
Build strong and trusting relationships with parents and carers, providing regular updates on their child’s development
Support children’s daily routines, including mealtimes, sleep, toileting and personal care
Promote inclusion and adapt activities to support children with additional needs
Maintain high standards of safeguarding, health and safety, hygiene and regulatory compliance
Provide guidance, coaching and feedback to practitioners, apprentices and students
Organise staff deployment and daily routines to maintain appropriate ratios and effective room cover
Enhanced Family and Wellbeing Benefits
Maternity and adoption leave paid at 100 percent for the first 12 weeks
Paternity leave paid at 100 percent for 4 weeks
Parental bereavement leave up to 4 weeks paid
Compassionate leave up to 2 weeks paid
Miscarriage leave up to 2 weeks paid
Wellbeing Day, an extra day off just for you
The Grand Event, up to an additional week of annual leave to attend a significant life event after 2 years’ service
Even More Benefits
Employee benefits portal with hundreds of retail discounts including ASOS, gym memberships, cinema, M&S, and major supermarkets
24-hour remote GP appointments
Dayforce Wallet - gives you the ability to access a portion of your earned pay before your normal payday.
Medical cashback for dental treatment, physiotherapy, and alternative therapies
Recognition, rewards, and team celebrations throughout the year, with May dedicated to celebrating our teams
Tailored in-house training and genuine progression opportunities
Sustainability focus with Carbon Literacy trained teams and Eco Schools accreditation
Grandir UK is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An enhanced DBS check is required for this role and will be carried out by our approved third party provider.
We are an equal opportunity employer and recruit based on merit. To support our recruitment process, we may use AI-assisted tools for tasks such as application screening and reference checks. These tools help us manage applications efficiently, and all hiring decisions are made by our team.
Apply today. We review applications as they are received and may close the role early.
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