Early Years Assistant – Unqualified - Horley

Lets Explore; Horley; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Lets Explore Day Nursery in Horley is looking for an unqualified Early Years Assistant to join a friendly team. You will help care for children and support their learning through play, from storytelling to messy play, under the guidance of nursery practitioners.

Responsibilities include creating a warm, welcoming environment; supporting play and activities reflecting children's interests; assisting with daily care routines such as meals, toileting and nappy changes; helping children build

Qualifications

• Warm, patient and interested in working with young children.
• Reliable and happy to work as part of a team.
• Willing to learn and develop your skills.
• Committed to children's safety, wellbeing and inclusion.
• Experience caring for or working with children is welcome, but a formal early years qualification is not required.

Responsibilities

• Helping create a warm, welcoming and stimulating environment.
• Supporting play and activities that reflect children's interests and individual needs.
• Assisting with everyday care routines, including mealtimes, toileting and nappy changing, with guidance from the team.
• Helping children build confidence, friendships and independence.
• Keeping play spaces and equipment clean, safe and ready to explore.
• Building positive relationships with children, families and colleagues.
• Following nursery policies and safeguarding procedures, and promptly reporting any concerns.
• Taking part in training and learning from experienced colleagues.

Skills

Warm

Patient

Team player

Good communicator

Willing to learn

Safety conscious

Job description

Help little explorers make big discoveries!

Are you caring, enthusiastic and ready to get involved in everything from storytelling to messy play? We're looking for an unqualified Early Years Assistant to join our friendly team at Lets Explore Day Nursery in Horley.

You don't need a formal childcare qualification to apply. We're looking for someone who enjoys spending time with young children, is willing to learn and takes pride in helping them feel safe, happy and included.

About the role

Working alongside our nursery practitioners and Room Leaders, you'll help care for children and support their learning through play. Every day brings something different, whether you're sharing a favourite book, helping with a creative activity or encouraging a child to try something new.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Helping create a warm, welcoming and stimulating environment.
• Supporting play and activities that reflect children's interests and individual needs.
• Assisting with everyday care routines, including mealtimes, toileting and nappy changing, with guidance from the team.
• Helping children build confidence, friendships and independence.
• Keeping play spaces and equipment clean, safe and ready to explore.
• Building positive relationships with children, families and colleagues.
• Following nursery policies and safeguarding procedures, and promptly reporting any concerns.
• Taking part in training and learning from experienced colleagues.

About you

We'd love to hear from you if you are:

• Warm, patient and interested in working with young children.
• Reliable and happy to work as part of a team.
• Ready to get creative, join in and embrace the occasional messy moment!
• A good communicator who treats children and adults with kindness and respect.
• Willing to learn and develop your skills.
• Committed to children's safety, wellbeing and inclusion.

Experience caring for or working with children is welcome, but a formal early years qualification is not required.

About Lets Explore

At Lets Explore Day Nursery, we believe children flourish when they feel safe, happy and valued. Our nursery in Horley welcomes children aged four months to five years, providing a caring environment where curiosity, creativity and learning through play are part of every day.

Safeguarding

Lets Explore Day Nursery is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants must share this commitment. Appointment is subject to satisfactory references, an enhanced DBS check and the relevant suitability and right-to-work checks.

Soft Play

• Term-time weekdays: 9.30am–1pm and 3pm–5.30pm.
• Weekends and school holidays: 9.30am–5.30pm.
• Pre-booked 90‑minute play sessions.
• View session times

Day Nursery

• Monday–Friday: 7am–7pm.
• Open 51 weeks a year, excluding bank holidays.
• Explore our nursery