Bright Horizons
Early Years Practitioner
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Nursery – Cramond
Salary
- £29,619 per annum (dependent on qualification/s and experience)
Location
- Edinburgh
Are you looking to work for an organisation whose culture is driven by our HEART principles – Honesty, Excellence, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork? Where you can be yourself, feel supported, and help to make a difference to the next generation? Somewhere you can say: “I did that.”
We’re looking for an Early Years Practitioner to join our Cramond nursery.
Bright Horizons Cramond is a high-quality day nursery located in the Cramond area of Edinburgh, providing care and early education for children from birth to five years. The nursery forms part of the Bright Horizons family, known for its strong focus on child-centred learning, wellbeing, and partnership with parents.
The setting offers a warm, welcoming environment with thoughtfully designed indoor spaces and access to outdoor play, supporting children’s curiosity, confidence, and independence. Learning is guided by the Curriculum for Excellence and Realising the Ambition, with activities tailored to each child’s stage of development and interests.
Bright Horizons Cramond places a strong emphasis on nurturing relationships, routine, and emotional security, helping children feel safe and supported as they learn. Experienced practitioners encourage exploration through play, language development, creativity, and problem-solving, while promoting positive values such as kindness, respect, and cooperation.
Our Benefits
- £29,619 per annum
- Childcare discount of 50% for first child * T&C apply
- Enhanced parental leave
- 31 days annual leave. Ability to also purchase additional leave*
- Pension
- Financial and wellbeing benefits including 24/7 virtual GP appointments, early access to wages, and more
- Professional development programme access for every stage of your career, including access to a careers coach
*Subject to T&Cs
The Role
As an Early Years Practitioner, you will plan, create, implement, and reflect on engaging activities, tailored to each of your key children, to encourage their development towards key milestones. You will create a safe environment that allows children the freedom to express themselves, engage their minds, and help to foster a lifelong love of learning.
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What we’re looking for
- Full and relevant Level 3 or above Early Years qualification
- Passion for creating fun and inclusive learning environments
- Strong understanding of the Scottish Curriculum
- Strong knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection
- Ability to develop trust and strong working partnerships with both colleagues and parents/carers
Bright Horizons is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This post is subject to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks, including a PVG Check check, which will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.
We are an inclusive employer and welcome people from all ages and backgrounds to apply. We will consider reasonable adjustments required by applicants.
INDEDI
Bright Horizons is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This post is subject to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check, which will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.
We are an inclusive employer and welcome people from all ages and backgrounds to apply. We will consider reasonable adjustments required by applicants.
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We look forward to receiving your application!
At Bright Horizons, our culture is built on our commitment to Keeping Everyone Safe and providing world-class care and education, delivered by a world-class workforce. We believe our people’s potential is endless and with this in mind, we aspire to create an environment where our colleagues can thrive and accomplish the things they thought impossible.
Bright Horizons has been recognised as a Great Place to Work by our employees and the Great Place to Work Institute for the last 13 years. We care passionately about what we do, and our HEART values and principles help us support one another in the work that we do each day.
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These are quite literally at the HEART of our organisation’s ethos and culture as it helps us to provide a working environment that supports professionalism, growth, and diversity.
We are passionate about our people’s ongoing learning and development. Our learning and leading with HEART framework supports each Bright Horizons colleague on the first steps of their leadership journey, whether that includes our 'World-Class Welcome' induction or our extensive ongoing training programme. Either way, we want you to feel valued and invested in!
Celebrating in the accomplishments of our people is an essential part of our culture. We believe in the power of “thank you” and throughout the year, in ways big and small, formal and informal, we show our appreciation for employees at all levels. We have many ways to acknowledge and celebrate our people, including our very popular “employee appreciation month”. This is a chance for everyone to share their gratitude to one another, across the whole company. Whether it is a “thank you” placed on our website, a chocolate pizza, team lunch, or an ice cream van visit, it is our way of showing each other we care and appreciate everything we do.
Each year, we have our annual 'Awards of Excellence' events; whether you are an award winner or cheering on a fellow team member, these formal award occasions are opportunities to come together and celebrate one another.
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https://www.brighthorizons.co.uk/statutory-information/privacy-notice-employees
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