Flying Start Childcare Leader

Delta Wellbeing Ltd; Llanelli; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS pension

Annual leave entitlement

Staff health and wellbeing support

Career development

Staff discount schemes

Flexible working

Job summary

Delta Wellbeing Ltd in Llanelli, Wales, invites applications for a Childcare Leader to run CIW-registered nurseries. You will lead teams, shape high-quality childcare and learner-focused provision, ensuring safeguarding and inclusive practice across settings.

The role requires a qualified Early Years leader, strong leadership skills, and ability to collaborate with staff, families and partner agencies to secure positive outcomes for children and families.

Qualifications

• Qualified Early Years leader with CIW registration.
• Experience leading teams and managing change.
• Knowledge of safeguarding and inclusion in childcare.
• Ability to collaborate with multiple agencies and parents.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop childcare teams to deliver high-quality practice.
• Drive service improvements and respond to changing needs.
• Champion child-led learning and rights within policy framework.
• Build strong relationships with parents, carers and partner agencies.
• Maintain safeguarding, wellbeing and inclusive standards.
• Oversee Flying Start and 30 Hour Childcare delivery where needed.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Child development

Safeguarding

Education

CIW registration

Job description

If part time and/or term time, the full time salary quoted (based on 37hrs) will be pro-rata'd accordingly

Hourly Rate : £18.36 - £20.66

Contract Hours 37 hours

Come and join our team

Come and Join Our Team

If you are an experienced, qualified Early Years leader who is committed to making a real difference to the lives of children and families and believe that every child deserves the best possible start in life, then this could be the role for you.

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Childcare Leader to lead our CIW-registered nurseries, Sêr Ni Flying Start Llwynhendy and Sêr Ni Bynea, managed by Llwynhendy Children's Centre.

This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified Early Years professional with experience of leading teams, managing change and maintaining excellent standards of childcare and learning.

As Childcare Leader, you will work alongside staff, parents, children and professional agencies to shape and lead high-quality, inclusive provision that is guided by the voice of the child. You will promote a culture where children's views, rights, wellbeing and individual needs are central to planning, practice and service development, ensuring every child is supported to learn, develop and thrive.

You will provide inspirational leadership to staff teams, championing child-led learning, children's rights, safeguarding and inclusion. Through effective partnership working and a commitment to early intervention, you will help ensure children and families receive the right help, in the right way, at the right time.

Working as part of a wider multi-agency team, you will contribute to a whole-family, whole-system approach that supports positive outcomes for children and families. Building strong relationships with parents, carers and partner agencies, you will play a key role in ensuring children remain at the centre of all decision-making and support.

Responsible for the operational management of both settings, you will ensure compliance with Care Inspectorate Wales National Minimum Standards, Flying Start Childcare Quality Guidance, Carmarthenshire County Council policies and procedures, and all relevant legislation and regulatory requirements. Through effective quality assurance, self-evaluation and continuous improvement, you will maintain excellent standards of care and learning, support inspection readiness, and celebrate the achievements of children, families and staff.

The successful candidate may also be required to provide leadership and management support across other Local Authority Flying Start nurseries on a peripatetic and ad hoc basis, maintaining operational continuity and high standards of provision where management cover is required.

We are looking for someone who can:

• Lead, motivate and develop childcare teams to deliver excellent practice.


• Effectively lead teams through change and service developments.


• Promote child-led learning rooted in the voice and rights of the child.


• Build positive relationships with parents, carers and partner agencies.


• Lead and manage excellent standards of safeguarding, wellbeing and inclusion.


• Lead quality assurance, self-evaluation and continuous improvement.


• Lead and enable support for staff development, supervision and performance management.


• Coordinate the delivery of Flying Start Childcare, the 30 Hour Childcare Offer and private fee‑paying childcare services.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a dedicated team that places children and families at the heart of everything it does. You will play a key role in ensuring children have access to high-quality childcare and learning experiences that enable them to reach their full potential and achieve the best possible start in life.

Join us if you are committed to leading exceptional Early Years provision and making a lasting difference through inclusive, child‑centred practice.

For an informal discussion, please contact Estelle Etheridge Lawrence on: 01554 742203.

An Enhanced with Barred List Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be requested for this job. It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children or adults at risk

Level 3 – You will need a good level of conversational Welsh. Reasonable support can be provided on appointment to reach this level

Closing Date: 22/09/2026, 23:55

The Rewards

We're proud to offer a range of benefits to our staff. Please note that the examples shown are just some of what may be available, and eligibility can vary depending on your role or contract type. For instance, certain benefits may not apply to casual workers .

• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme


• Generous annual leave entitlement with the option of purchasing addition annual leave


• Access to staff health and wellbeing support


• Personal development and career progression


• Staff discount schemes and other benefits e.g., cycle-to-work scheme


• Flexible working and family friendly policies

Anonymous Recruitment

We adopt an 'anonymous recruitment' approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made.

We are committed to recruiting, retaining, and developing a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. Sharing your equality monitoring data allows us to assess the impact our recruitment and employment policies and practices have and gives us the opportunity to improve them where possible. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage.

Additional Information

We are committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding, and protecting those we care for and serve. We make sure all our staff are vetted, selected, trained, and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective, and compassionate care.

Please note, we have a legal obligation to consider employees for suitable alternative employment if their posts are at risk; prior consideration will be given to existing employees who meet the essential criteria and are registered on our redeployment pool.

Right to work eligibility: Every employer in the UK must carry out a Right to Work check before a new employee starts work. This is a legal requirement under the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 and applies to every worker, regardless of nationality.

All applicants will be asked about their nationality and whether they are legally allowed to work in the United Kingdom. This is to confirm whether you are eligible to apply for the vacancy and to work for the Council or its partner organisations.

Carmarthenshire County Council holds a valid sponsorship licence. However, applicants who require sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route must meet all eligibility criteria set out by the UK Government under the points-based immigration system. Before submitting an application, you should check whether the role meets the eligibility criteria in the UK Government guidance: Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK . Please note: If you do not meet the eligibility criteria, your application will not progress. If it becomes clear at a later stage that you are not eligible to apply, your application may be withdrawn, or any offer of employment may be retracted.

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