Support Nursery Practitioner in Maidstone

Remarkable Futures Start Here

Area: The Maidstone area
Hours: Full Time, 40 hours per week, Monday-Friday
Salary: £17.00
Benefits: Performance related bonus, 50% childcare discount, wellness day and much more.

Hi, I’m Mandy, I work with the operations team and will be managing our virtual nursery in the South East.

I have 35 years of early years childcare experience in roles including Nursery Manager and Area Manager. I’m passionate about nurturing children’s learning and development and creating a supportive, inspiring space where every child can thrive.

Our virtual nursery in the South East covers the following nurseries: Forest Barn (CM13 3JP), Hemsley House (ME16 8HU), Ickle Pickles (ME9 8UW), The Learning Tree (RM1 2QP) and Windmill Nursery (DA11 0EH). We tailor our approach to each child’s pace, personality, and interests to ensure they feel supported, seen, and celebrated.

What is Storal?

Storal is a group of nurseries focused on high-quality outcomes for children. We encourage individuality and diverse interests as part of our culture. Learn more about our leaders and the expertise they bring to the Storal community on our website.

What is a virtual nursery?

We are building a dedicated team of Level 3 Early Years Educators to support our nurseries in the North West area. This team helps maintain high standards of care and education across our settings.

In this role, you will work closely with the Nursery Managers to provide day-to-day cover and support where needed. The schedule may vary week to week:

• Some weeks you may work across up to five different nurseries within the area.
• At other times you may be based at a single nursery for an extended period to provide consistent cover during holidays or periods of increased need.

This is an exciting opportunity for passionate educators who enjoy variety and are committed to delivering excellent early years provision across multiple settings.

About the role: As a Level 3 Early Years Educator you will help keep our children safe, loved, and inspired to learn. Key activities include:

• Applying the Storal curriculum and our pedagogy principles daily
• Seeking learning opportunities in everyday routines such as mealtimes and transitions
• Bonding with children and families through meaningful interactions

About you:

• A true love for child development and care
• Willing to work in multiple teams and provide support and guidance
• Ability to communicate effectively with management, peers and parents
• High levels of care and empathy, seeing every moment as a learning opportunity

Must haves:

• Early years qualification at level 3
• Experience working with all age groups within early years
• Full clean UK driving licence and access to a car
• Willingness to travel within the area

Why work for us:

• Benefits at a glance

For you — Enhanced holidays, paid sick pay, extra wellness day off (yearly), and access to 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 more.

We care about our people.

Curious to know more?

We have a safeguarding culture aligned with EYFS standards and designate safeguarding leads in each setting. All staff (and volunteers) complete compliance checks prior to employment including references and DBS.