Our Family is expanding!

Do you have the ability to make every child feel special?

If this sounds like you, please get in touch!

Do you have a warm, friendly nature and are able to distribute hugs when needed?

Can you be the best fairy, pirate or spaceman that you can?

Do you have the ability to sing out of tune in front of a small faces? 

Can pretend to eat playdough creations realistically?

Are you prepared to drink numerous cups of pretend tea on a daily basis?

Can you read a story, upside down, with at least 4 interruptions per page?

Do you possess the skills to count the heads of numerous moving small people?

Are you are prepared to have lots of fun in the workplace?

Most importantly, are you prepared to feel loved, special and important to many young children and their families?


York Explorers 

Based at the former Hemplands Holiday Club

Club Manager - 37.5 Hours - £30,127.50 per annum 

Playworkers - Various - from £12.21 per hour


We have a potential vacancy for a  Club Manager for a new start up Out of school club based in Clifton.

30 hours Monday to Friday - £24,102.00 per annum

Come along to the York Childcare Recruitment Open Day!

Saturday 19th July
10am-3pm
At Joseph's Nursery, Rawcliffe Lane, York, YO30 6NP
We are hiring across all three of our nursery settings- with roles available from Nursery Assistant to Room Leaders.
Whether you're just starting your childcare career or looking to take the next step, we would love to meet you!
For more information or to send your CV in advance, please email: recruitment@yorkchildcare.co.uk


Heathers Nursery

Nursery Manager  - Full time 37.5 hrs £30,127.50 per annum

Nursery Manager

Room Leaders - 37.5 Hours - £25,252.50 per annum

Room Leader

Early Years Assistant - 28.5 hours (3 days) - £18,095.22 

Early Years Assistant


Joseph's Nursery

Temporary Room Leader - 37.5 Hours - £25,252.50 per annum

Room Leader


Scarcroft Green Nursery

Room Leader - 37.5 Hours - £25,252.50 per annum

Room Leader

Early Years Practitioner - 37.5 Hours - £24,082.50 per annum

Early Years Practitioner

Early Years Assistants - Part Time (25 - 28.5 hrs p/w) - from £15,873.00 per annum 

Early Years Assistant


How to apply:

To apply for any of our vacancies, please complete an application form and send it to us along with a covering letter to recruitment@yorkchildcare.co.uk

Employment Application Form June 2025

Some of the benefits of joining our amazing team....

21 Days holiday plus bank holidays

50% off childcare at any of our settings

Company sick pay entitlement

Paid time off between Christmas and New Year

Employee Assistance Programme

Internal and external training

We are looking to expand our Board of Trustees

We are keen to recruit members of the local community who have experience in one or more of the following areas:

  • Finance
  • Ofsted
  • Childcare and Early Years
  • Legal

Our Board  of Trustees are volunteers who are responsible for developing the strategy and policies of York Childcare, offering support and guidance to the Director of Operations and her staff.

Joining our Board of Trustees is a unique opportunity to.....                                         

  • Develop your skills and experience outside of your usual workplace
  • Improve personal networks
  • Become involved in the local and business community
  • Make a difference within the area of providing quality childcare

for more information please email businesssupport@yorkchildcare.co.uk or call 01904 409763


What do you enjoy about being a trustee for York Childcare?

Many things! I really enjoy learning more about early years education - it's far more complex than I ever realised and the staff working in each of our nurseries are definitely heroes. I enjoy providing a 'parent perspective' on the board of trustees, often asking what do primary caregivers value, and want, from York Childcare for our children and families. Finally, I would say that being a trustee doesn't come without it's challenges - but I love trying to bring people closer together in my day job and so I have a real sense of pride in hearing about how York Childcare staff, right across all three nurseries, in Head Office, the Out of School Clubs and on the Board of Trustees, work as a team to support our children, and each other - with charitable objectives at the heart of this, it makes York Childcare such a special organisation to be involved with.

Trustee at York Childcare