Footprints Montessori Day Nursery is an independent, Ofsted-outstanding, and Montessori-accredited Nursery that will celebrate its twenty-first-year anniversary in 2026. Some of our staff will have been with us for the full twenty -one years and have no plans to move on. It is owner-led with the help of a manager who has been with us for twenty-one years and an administration manager. As soon as you walk through the door, you will be enveloped by a warm welcome into our family atmosphere.
Nursery Practitioner
As we follow the Montessori philosophy, we understand the importance of following the children’s interests and providing a prepared environment to enable them to explore and progress in their own time. We strive to support the children’s independence and compulsion for order, which are two of the priorities of the Montessori philosophy. We provide a fun, caring, and educational indoor and outdoor environment to promote confidence and curiosity and children show fascination while exploring and engaging in our environment. We have access to woods, where we provide outdoor activities and experiences with our trained Forest School Leader.
Requirements:
- Level 3 in Childcare (MUST)
- Comimtt to 4-day working week, 8 am-6 pm, 51 weeks of the year. Day off is to be negotiated according to the nursery’s needs
- A Montessori qualification would be an advantage but not compulsory
- At least 1 year of experience with young children.
Responsibilities:
- To provide a safe and stimulating environment and ensure the child’s individual needs are met and developed
- To take formulative observations that provide authentic and accurate insight into the child’s learning and development.
- To work in partnership with parents to ensure the child’s needs are being developed and nurtured
- Contribute and validate that nutritional needs and the Food, Health, and Safety Regulations are incorporated into the nursery's daily routine
- Comply with the health and safety regulations for both the children and practitioners and ensure a safe environment
Staff Benefits:
- Face-to-face and online courses are provided according to your needs and interests
- Invite to join a yoga session on Monday evenings, which is paid for by the nurery's needs
- A day off on your birthday if it falls on one of your working days.
- A daily hot lunch
- On-site parking. The train station is half an hour’s walk away
- Employer contributions to a Penson Scheme
- Staff outings
- Uniform
- On-site Paediatric First Aid training
- Holiday entitlement of four weeks plus bank holidays. Nursery is closed between Christmas Eve and New Year
- Online learning journeys for each child to which key persons contribute
Welcome to Footprints Montessori Nursery
Footprints is an Ofsted 2019 ‘Outstanding’ children’s day nursery based in West Horsley, Surrey. Our beautiful nursery facilities are spacious and purpose built we offer children the chance to grow and develop at one with nature.
PLEASE NOTE, AVAILABILITY IN OUR UNDER TWO’S ROOMS IS LIMITED BUT WE ARE NOW RUNNING A WAITING LIST AS WE ARE OPENING A NEW ROOM WHICH WE HOPE WILL BE RADY IN SEPTEMBER 2024. AVAILABILITY IN OUR TWO YEAR OLD ROOM IS ALSO LIMITED ON SOME DAYS OF THE WEEK. AS WE ARE OPENING A NEW ROOM FOR PRESCHOOLERS, ALSO IN SEPTEMBER 2024, WE DO HAVE SOME AVAILABILITY FOR THREE AND FOUR YEAR OLDS.
The nursery takes children from birth to five years old and is open 51 weeks of the year, Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm. All our children, from the youngest baby to the most confident four year old, will benefit from the Montessori philosophy.