Early Childhood Educator - London

Location: London
Job Type: Permanent
Industry: Early Years Teaching
Reference: PRI_ECE_LON
Salary: £140 - 200 per day
Job Published: 4 days ago

Early Childhood Educator – London

Location: London (East Croydon area)
Job Type: Full Time, Permanent
Start Date: September 2025 (or sooner if possible)
Salary: Competitive, depending on experience

Protocol Education is assisting a nursery setting in London to recruit a passionate and qualified Early Childhood Educator. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing early years provision dedicated to providing the highest standards of care, learning, and development for young children.

The successful candidate will be Level 3 qualified (or working towards it) and will play a key role in creating an enabling, safe, and nurturing environment. You will lead by example in room practice and take learning beyond the classroom through outdoor, creative, and holistic experiences such as forest learning, gardening, and cooking.

What You’ll Need:

  • Level 3 Diploma in Early Years Education and Care (or willingness to work towards it)

  • Right to work in the UK

  • Strong safeguarding awareness and commitment to child welfare

  • Experience supporting learning through observations, planning, and assessment

  • Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team and use initiative effectively

  • Enthusiasm, creativity, and dedication to continuous professional growth

What We Offer:

  • Permanent full-time role within a supportive and expanding nursery network

  • Opportunities to implement an engaging, child-centred curriculum

  • A safe and collaborative environment where children thrive through play and learning

  • Professional development and continuous improvement opportunities

  • A rewarding role where your passion and creativity make a lasting difference

This is a fantastic opportunity for an Early Childhood Educator who wants to inspire, nurture, and support young learners at a key stage of their development.

How to Apply

If you are interested in joining our network and supporting children’s early education, please respond to this advert or contact Aayush Purohit for more information:

Email: aayush.purohit@protocol-education.com
Phone: 020 4621 0080

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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