Play Assistant, Term Time Only, Permanent. Hours of work generally between 8:15am and 3:30pm. Contracted Hours: 31 - 37  hours per week. Pay: £12.71 (£10.85 for 18 – 20 year olds). Start Date: September 2026.

We are a friendly and popular community playgroup situated on the edge of Rodborough Common. We provide childcare for children between the ages of 2 years 6 months, and 4 years.

Working alongside our dedicated and experienced staff team the ideal candidate will assist in the daily running of playgroup, provide creative play opportunities, meet children’s individual needs and support their development and communicate effectively with parents and carers.

Previous experience working and caring for children under 5 and an approved level 2 or 3 qualification is essential. 

For more information on the role, please click here for job description and application form. To submit an application form or request further information, please email: chair@rodboroughplaygroup.co.uk

Level 3 Nursery Practitioner – Full-time, permanent.

We are a friendly, family-run nursery in Cheltenham looking for a Level 3 Qualified Nursery Practitioner to join our caring and dedicated team.

If you’re passionate about providing high quality childcare, love seeing children grow and learn, and bring energy and creativity to everything you do we would love to hear from you.

What we’re looking for a Level 3 Early Years qualification (or equivalent). The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, reliable, and have great initiative. They will have excellent communication skills and a warm, caring approach. They will be a strong team player who enjoys collaborating with others to create a positive, supportive environment and have a genuine love for working with young children.

We offer a welcoming, family-focused setting where you’ll feel valued and supported, competitive pay rates and rewards schemes, together with a company pension. You will be provided with ongoing training and development opportunities to help you grow in your career and have a chance to make a real difference in the early years of children’s lives.

If this sounds like the perfect role for you, please contact Rachel Howell on T: 01242 577581 or email: info@littlesmarties.co.uk

Playgroup Bank Staff required - Term Time Only, Part-Time, Temporary Position. Pay: £12.71.

Whiteshill Playgroup has been serving the families of Whiteshill and the wider Stroud area since 1985. We have a fantastic team, all of whom are professional, enthusiastic, and passionate about early years education.

We are seeking experienced early years practitioners to join our bank staff team, mostly covering for illness, busy periods, and other unexpected events. The role is on an ad hoc basis, but it’s likely that at least one successful applicant will be offered one day a week until the end of the academic year.

The playgroup is open daily during term time from 8:30am - 3:00pm, Tuesday to Friday, and welcomes children between 2 and 4 years old.

Applicants should possess an NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Early Years Education & Childcare or equivalent, and be proactive and motivated to assist the existing team in the day-to-day running of the setting. You will help deliver play-based activities for the children that foster a fun and stimulating environment, and support their learning and development in accordance with the EYFS framework.

Please contact chair@whiteshillplaygroup.co.uk for a full job description and application form.

Early Years Educator. Monday to Thursday afternoons, 12:30pm to 6:00pm. Hours can be discussed but would be looking at a minimum of 22 hours a week. We are an open all year round nursery in the Reddings area of Cheltenham. Salary will be discussed during the interview stage and will be based upon qualifications and experience.

Are you confident, enthusiastic and motivated with a large helping of fun, creativity and dedication?

We are looking for an early years educator to join our expanding team in our warm caring nursery. The candidate will need to be kind, caring and have a love for children. They need to be excited to watch children develop and have an ability to make everyday fun. Story times need to be exhilarating and take the children’s imaginations too far off lands. They must be able to plan wonderful activities based on the children they have in the care and challenge them to learn new things on a daily basis. They must be prepared for hard work, keep children safe and have fantastic teamwork and communicative skills. If you are this person, we would love to hear from you.

In return you will be working with a fantastic team who put the children first at all times. Your voice will be heard and you will be valued by everyone.

For an application form please email Ellie or Carys at foxcubsnursery@hotmail.com or telephone 01452 857449.

Early Years Practitioner, Level 2 or Level 3 Qualified. Term time only. Hours: Monday to Thursday, 9:00am – 3:00pm.

Are you passionate about helping children learn through play? We'd love to hear from you!

Abbeymead Under 5s Playgroup is a small, friendly, community playgroup based in Hucclecote. Our Pre-School room is a warm, welcoming environment where children are encouraged to explore, create, and learn at their own pace.

We are a child-led setting where learning is fun! We love getting messy, exploring outdoors, being creative, and following children's interests. Our small setting means we build strong relationships with our children and families, creating a caring community where every child is known and valued.

The ideal candidate will be Level 2 or Level 3 qualified Early Years Practitioner, have a genuine passion for supporting young children's learning and development. You enjoy getting involved in messy play, outdoor learning and creative activities, can build warm, positive relationships with children, parents and colleagues, are a team player who is reliable, organised and willing to learn and believes in following children's interests and supporting them through play.

If you'd like to join our friendly, supportive team, we'd love to hear from you! Contact Natalie by email: abbeymeadunder5splaygroup@gmail.com or mobile: 07594 532610

Level 3 Early Years Support Worker at Kings Stanley Playgroup. Hours per week: up to 19.5hrs over 3 days. Days: Monday: 830am – 3:00pm, Wednesday 8:30am – 3:00pm, Friday 8:30am – 3:00pm. Plus 1 hour staff meeting – Wednesday’s 3:00pm – 4:00pm. Wage: Minimum £12.71 per hour - depending on qualifications and experience.

Do you have experience in Early Years and a relevant Level 3 qualification?

Do you have experience working with SEN?

Can you support and develop children’s play?

Are you calm, reliable, positive, and kind?

If so, you could be the person we are looking for.

Kings Stanley Playgroup, have an exciting opportunity for someone to join our supportive and friendly team. We pride ourselves on providing exciting learning experiences and opportunities that ignite children’s imagination and that motivates children to explore, learn and develop.

We welcome applications from people who are committed to making a difference. All applications must be made using Kings Stanley Play Groups application form. The application form can be found on our website - https://www.kingsstanleyplaygroup.org/staff-vacancies/

For information on personal specification, please click here or for job description information, please click here. Further details can be requested from kingsstanleypg@gmail.com  or by phone during school hours 07377127820.

Start date: September 2026 or as soon as possible

Interview date: TBA

Closing date: Friday 24^th July 2026

Pre-School Assistants. Permanent. This role offers flexible hours with opportunities to grow! Base contract between 12 – 17 hours per week. Term Time Only.  In addition, you’ll have the chance to take on extra hours throughout the year — up to 13 hours per week — bringing your total to as much as 25 hours weekly. Hours can be discussed at interview. Grade: Grade 3 (pts 4-6) £25,185 – £25,989 pa pro rata. Start Date: September 2026.

Little Chestnuts Pre-school, based at Woodmancote School, is looking to appoint two outstanding preschool assistants.  This is an exciting opportunity to work within a supportive, energetic, friendly school that prides itself on inclusivity and reflective practice.

The ideal candidate will have a genuine love of working with young children, be an outstanding practitioner with a proven track record in pre-school, have experience working in EYFS and a minimum Level 2 Early Years qualification, or equivalent. You will have an understanding of the assessment and record keeping needs of an early years setting, be warm and approachable in order to work alongside families effectively to ensure children settle into education, make learning fun, challenging and inspiring. You will be proactive in addressing areas of weakness through CPD and have great interpersonal skills in order to contribute to the team spirit at the preschool.

We can offer you a supportive and friendly staff team, purpose built accommodation that enables each practitioner to deliver high quality teaching and learning. A supportive, yet challenging Governing Body that cares about staff welfare, pupil progress and the schools place within the community and parents who support education and are actively engaged with their child’s learning

A job description and person specification can be found on our e-teach platform https://www.eteach.com/careers/woodmancoteschool/. Completed applications should be made through our e-teach platform.

Closing Date: Tuesday 1st September 2026

Would you like the opportunity to work in our popular preschool setting PATA @ Tiny Tots based in Longlevens, Gloucester. 

If so, we are looking for a friendly person to do some light cleaning duties each day from 3:00pm – 4:00pm Monday to Friday (can be slightly fleixble on time if required. Cleaning duties will include daily vacuuming, sweeping and mopping of floors, cleaning the kitchen and toilets, together with additional daily/weekly tasks. Pay rate: £12.71 per hour. Start Date: 1 September 2026.

The successful candidate must enjoy working around children, be DBS checked or obtain a DBS clearance (via PATA) to work at the setting (as children may be on site) and be thorough and efficient.  Please get in touch if this sounds like you!

For a full job description, please click here. To complete our online application form please click here.

To help PATA meet the aims and commitment of the orgainsation’s equality policy, please help by clicking here to complete our Equality and Diversity monitoring form.

Closing date: Tuesday 7th July 2026.

Early Years Lead. Permanent. 37 hours/week, (term time only of 39 weeks). Grade 7, £29,297.00 to £32,143.00 pa. (Full-time, all-year round equivalent is £34,137.00 to £37,453.00). Start Date: 1st September 2026.

Are you an inspiring Early Years Practitioner ready to take the next step in your career? This is a rare and exciting opportunity to join the Aspire Foundation as an Early Years Lead, in a setting where every child is nurtured, valued, and inspired to thrive.

As Early Years Lead, you will lead with passion, purpose, and expertise, creating a safe, stimulating, and inclusive environment where children flourish and staff feel empowered to deliver their very best.

We are looking for someone who holds a strong understanding of the EYFS and best practice, is passionate about delivering high-quality outcomes for all children, can inspire, motivate, and develop a team, leads with warmth, integrity, and high expectations, and has a proven leadership experience within an early years or nursery setting.

Your key responsibilities will include leading and developing a dedicated early years team at your allocated setting, ensuring outstanding standards of care, learning, and safeguarding, driving high-quality teaching and learning across the setting, building strong partnerships with parents, carers, and the wider community and managing the day-to-day operations of the setting with professionalism and vision

At Aspire Foundation, we believe that early childhood is the foundation for lifelong success. We are committed to creating environments where children feel safe, confident, and excited to learn and where staff feel valued and supported.

This is more than a job — it’s an opportunity to lead with purpose and be part of something truly meaningful.

To apply, please view the job description and person specifications for the Early Years Lead role, on our Website: www.aspirefoundation.org.uk

Closing date: 1200 noon on Wednesday 15th July 2026

Interview date: Interviews will be held w/c 20th July 2026

Early Years Educator Bank staff vacancy. Temporary contract initially. Term time only. Pay Rate: £12.76. Start Date: September 2026.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, caring and experienced practitioner with a Level 3 qualification in childcare to join our small team on a bank staff and temporary contract basis initially.  We expect the hours to increase, becoming regular as our numbers increase.  There may also be an opportunity for the right candidate to take on a fixed term role at the end of the Autumn Term.

We are moving to Greatfield Park Primary school, Cheltenham, GL51 3FZ in September 2026.  We are a term time only setting and our opening hours will be Monday to Friday 8:55am - 2:55pm.  Interviews before September will take place at the following address: The Reddings Playgroup, The Reddings District and community centre, North Road west, Cheltenham, GL51 6RF.

For an application form, please email: info@thereddingsplaygroup.org.uk. CVs and covering letters can be sent to this email address or handed to us in person during any of our opening hours.  If you have any questions about the role, please do get in touch, we would love to hear from you. 

To find out more about us, please visit our website https://www.thereddingsplaygroup.org.uk/

Closing date for applications: Open until the position is filled

Interview date: To be confirmed