The Montessori Nest is part of a small family of nursery settings with big ambitions. Our shared mission is to nurture independent, confident and joy-filled learners, and believe this happens best when the adults around them feel both trusted and inspired.
We’re looking for a Montessori Trainee Guide Or Trained Lead Guide & a Deputy Manager to join our warm, purpose-led team at The Montessori Nest; someone who’s calm, observant, and genuinely passionate about supporting children to learn through exploration and discovery.
Trained or Trainee Montessori Lead Guide
- Job type: Full time, permanent
- Location: West Hampstead
- Hours: 36 - 40
- Qualification: Level 2 or 3 Childcare
As a Guide, you’ll help create a calm, purposeful space where every child feels safe, curious, and eager to learn. You’ll observe closely, introduce activities that spark interest, and support each child to grow in confidence and independence - always with patience, respect, and gentle guidance.
If you already hold a Level 2 Early Years qualification, that’s a real advantage, but we’re also happy to train the right person and support you as you work towards your Montessori Level 3. If you're a trained A to I Guide, we will support you with personal development plans. We’ll give you time and encouragement to complete your training, and we’ll invest in your growth as an educator and a valued member of our team.
Deputy Manager and Lead Guide
- Job type: Full time, permanent
- Location: West Hampstead
- Hours: 36 - 40
- Qualification: Level 3 Childcare
Working closely with the Manager, you will help create a calm, purposeful environment where every child feels safe and curious, and is supported in their learning. As a Lead Guide, you will observe children closely, introduce meaningful activities, and support each child’s growing independence with patience, respect, and gentle guidance.
As an experienced Babies and Toddlers Guide, you will create a calm, purposeful environment where every child feels safe, and is supported to grow in curiosity, confidence and independence. You will observe closely, introduce thoughtful activities, and guide children with patience and respect.
Alongside your time in the room, you will oversee ratios, rotas, staffing, safeguarding, compliance, and policies; ensuring the setting remains aligned with Ofsted’s recommended practices.
Lunch Time Cover
- Job type: Part time, permanent
- Shift patterns: Monday - Friday 11am - 3pm or 11am - 4pm
- Experience: 2 years (required)
- Qualification: Level 2 or 3 Early Years Diploma (required)
Duties and responsibilities:
· Supporting children in potty training,
· Encouraging children to be independent, creative and resourceful,
· Providing a safe and stimulating environment that facilitates learning, organising and supervising play and work activities,
· Assessing, recording and reporting on the development, progress and attainment of children,
· Helping with outside play
The successful candidate will:
· Have excellent knowledge of children under 3,
· Hold an NVQ Level 2 in childcare, for willing to work towards one,
· Ideally Hold a Montessori qualification.
· Be able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to communicate effectively with both students and parents.
· Be offered supportive training, coaching and mentoring on a regular basis.
Safeguarding
The nursery is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and young people. Safer Recruitment policies will be followed and background checks and an enhanced DBS will be required
Based in Hampstead, north London, our Montessori settings provide care and learning for children from birth to 6.5 years old.
Our Casa Setting has a capacity of 24 to 28 children and Nido a capacity of 15 to 18. The small class sizes create a friendly, welcoming environment where children have the freedom to choose their work and discover their own individual interests, supported by a team of qualified teachers.
The mixed age group (0 to 3) and (3 to 6) allows children to learn how to help and accept help from others, through constant interaction with children of varied ages and abilities.
As Montessori settings our mission is for children to discover themselves as creative individuals, inquisitive learners and team players, in a supportive and caring environment.
Montessori is a way of learning that optimises children’s inherent inner drive and their ability to discover and develop. Our ‘follow the child’ philosophy is based upon their natural – and very individual – interest in learning. By creating tailored learning plans for each person, we offer a collaborative, challenging and joyful way of learning which becomes an essential foundation for life.
We hope that you – and your child – will feel as inspired by the Montessori method of learning as we are.
Based in Hampstead, north London, our Montessori settings provide care and learning for children from birth to 6.5 years old.
Our Casa Setting has a capacity of 24 to 28 children and Nido a capacity of 15 to 18. The small class sizes create a friendly, welcoming environment where children have the freedom to choose their work and discover their own individual interests, supported by a team of qualified teachers.
The mixed age group (0 to 3) and (3 to 6) allows children to learn how to help and accept help from others, through constant interaction with children of varied ages and abilities.
As Montessori settings our mission is for children to discover themselves as creative individuals, inquisitive learners and team players, in a supportive and caring environment.
Montessori is a way of learning that optimises children’s inherent inner drive and their ability to discover and develop. Our ‘follow the child’ philosophy is based upon their natural – and very individual – interest in learning. By creating tailored learning plans for each person, we offer a collaborative, challenging and joyful way of learning which becomes an essential foundation for life.
We hope that you – and your child – will feel as inspired by the Montessori method of learning as we are.