Careers at Kido
At Kido we’re reimagining what excellence in early years looks like. Our people are the core of Kido, the reason for our success and we’re committed to going above and beyond to ensure that every person feels not just recognised, but truly appreciated, inspired and fully immersed in their Kido career.
Wherever your passion in early years lies we are dedicated to supporting you in reaching your full potential.
Working For Kido
Our Training
We offer incredible professional development as well as many routes towards qualifications.
Our Benefits
We have one of the best benefits packages in the industry.
Life at Kido
Our people explain it best
Safer Recruitment
We carry out thorough checks before you're start to ensure suitable to work with children.
Choosing the right role
Early Years Apprentice
As an Early Years Apprentice you'll be at the heart of the action by joining one of our classrooms. You'll lend a hand in day to day educational activities with the children and ensure their general care needs are met. You'll have a lot of fun, while soaking up knowledge of childhood development and exploring how vital your role is to shaping their early years. Throughout your apprenticeship you'll get to explore different age groups, from 3 months to 5 years, to get the best on the job learning and figure out where your true passion lies. Our level 3 apprenticeship route means you'll earn as you learn. You'll benefit from on the job support for your learning while being paid one of the best apprenticeship rates in the sector. You'll become a certified Early Years Educator opening up your career to infinite possibilities. This is where your journey begins!
Early Years Educator
Our passionate Educators are the heart and soul of our nurseries. Whether you're level 2 or level 3 qualified, you'll be working alongside your colleagues to deliver outstanding experiences for our children. You'll be creating inspiring environments and learning opportunities for children to grow through play-based activities, developing their language, motor skills, emotional growth and wellbeing. You'll be a key person, you'll think outside the box, you'll create exceptional parent partnerships and be an all round awesome Educator.
Deputy Room Leader
As the Deputy Room Leader you'll team up with the Room Leader to be responsible for learning outcomes and transforming them into inspiring classroom experiences for your children. You'll role model setting goals and tracking progress for your key children and you'll showcase parent partnerships for everyone to aspire to. When the Room Leader isn't there you'll lead from the front to ensure your room is outstanding. To be a great Deputy Room Leader you'll be creative, inspiring and personable, communicating well with your colleagues, children and parents.
Room Leader
Being a Room Leader is an engaging and impactful role where you'll have overall responsibility for your classroom, children and team. You'll ensure your team provides age-appropriate educational activities aligned with our curriculum. You'll have your own key children and you'll support the rest of your team with their key children to set goals for each child and provide updates to parents. This is a hands-on role where you can make a huge difference to the children's early years development while inspiring your team to be the best they can be. To be a great Room Leader you'll need creativity, confidence and an exceptional grasp of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) standards for child learning and development.
Room Leader + Third in Charge
The Third in Charge role is a great step into nursery leadership. You'll take responsibility for the whole nursery in the absence of the Manager and Deputy Manager. You'll be the go-to for any safeguarding concerns or general queries from your colleagues or parents, and you'll be present across all rooms making sure that standards are maintained and everyone is happy! The Third in Charge role goes hand in hand with still being a Room Leader, it offers a brilliant opportunity to develop your leadership skills and you'll need to be a real team player that can make quick decisions when needed.
Deputy Manager
Being a Kido Deputy Manager first and foremost is about ensuring that the operations of the nursery run smoothly. This can include deputising for the Manager when they are off site and day to day includes supporting across the rooms, stepping in where help is needed, and supporting with team development, 121s and parent enquiries and tours. You'll lead from the front and spend much of your time role modelling outstanding practice to inspire and support your team. Being a Deputy Manager takes great leadership, a dedication to aim for outstanding in all that you and your team do, and putting our children's education and safety first.
Nursery Manager
Our Nursery Managers ensure that our Kido values and curriculum are lived and breathed throughout the nursery. You'll create an inspiring, safe, happy and educational environment for all our children. You'll lead and encourage your team to uphold the highest standards with pride, while taking a hands-on management approach across the nursery. Every one of our nurseries is unique, and every manager has the freedom to shape their nursery and showcase their passions. In Golders Green for example, our wonderful Nursery Manager Gail opens the door to a realm of magical and captivating stories which really showcases her dedication to literacy in early years. In Wandsworth our Manager Shaddiya provides as many hands-on learning experiences as possible through Explorer Days, unlocking a world of endless possibilities for the children.
Support Roles
To ensure our nurseries run smoothly each nursery has a Housekeeper and a Nursery Chef on site. These roles are both crucial to making our nurseries warm and welcoming homes from home. You'll also get to spend time with the children helping them to set up environments or supporting them to learn about how food fuels their bodies.
Hub Team
We believe passionately about promoting from within and celebrating our people. Joining a Kido nursery will open up future opportunities for progression into our Hub Team. As a growing nursery group new opportunities are arising, working in marketing, finance, training, recruitment, HR, or operations. Join us and who knows, you might pioneer a role we never even imagined!
Early Years Apprentice
As an Early Years Apprentice you'll be at the heart of the action by joining one of our classrooms. You'll lend a hand in day to day educational activities with the children and ensure their general care needs are met. You'll have a lot of fun, while soaking up knowledge of childhood development and exploring how vital your role is to shaping their early years. Throughout your apprenticeship you'll get to explore different age groups, from 3 months to 5 years, to get the best on the job learning and figure out where your true passion lies. Our level 3 apprenticeship route means you'll earn as you learn. You'll benefit from on the job support for your learning while being paid one of the best apprenticeship rates in the sector. You'll become a certified Early Years Educator opening up your career to infinite possibilities. This is where your journey begins!
Early Years Educator
Our passionate Educators are the heart and soul of our nurseries. Whether you're level 2 or level 3 qualified, you'll be working alongside your colleagues to deliver outstanding experiences for our children. You'll be creating inspiring environments and learning opportunities for children to grow through play-based activities, developing their language, motor skills, emotional growth and wellbeing. You'll be a key person, you'll think outside the box, you'll create exceptional parent partnerships and be an all round awesome Educator.
Deputy Room Leader
As the Deputy Room Leader you'll team up with the Room Leader to be responsible for learning outcomes and transforming them into inspiring classroom experiences for your children. You'll role model setting goals and tracking progress for your key children and you'll showcase parent partnerships for everyone to aspire to. When the Room Leader isn't there you'll lead from the front to ensure your room is outstanding. To be a great Deputy Room Leader you'll be creative, inspiring and personable, communicating well with your colleagues, children and parents.
Room Leader
Being a Room Leader is an engaging and impactful role where you'll have overall responsibility for your classroom, children and team. You'll ensure your team provides age-appropriate educational activities aligned with our curriculum. You'll have your own key children and you'll support the rest of your team with their key children to set goals for each child and provide updates to parents. This is a hands-on role where you can make a huge difference to the children's early years development while inspiring your team to be the best they can be. To be a great Room Leader you'll need creativity, confidence and an exceptional grasp of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) standards for child learning and development.
Room Leader + Third in Charge
The Third in Charge role is a great step into nursery leadership. You'll take responsibility for the whole nursery in the absence of the Manager and Deputy Manager. You'll be the go-to for any safeguarding concerns or general queries from your colleagues or parents, and you'll be present across all rooms making sure that standards are maintained and everyone is happy! The Third in Charge role goes hand in hand with still being a Room Leader, it offers a brilliant opportunity to develop your leadership skills and you'll need to be a real team player that can make quick decisions when needed.
Deputy Manager
Being a Kido Deputy Manager first and foremost is about ensuring that the operations of the nursery run smoothly. This can include deputising for the Manager when they are off site and day to day includes supporting across the rooms, stepping in where help is needed, and supporting with team development, 121s and parent enquiries and tours. You'll lead from the front and spend much of your time role modelling outstanding practice to inspire and support your team. Being a Deputy Manager takes great leadership, a dedication to aim for outstanding in all that you and your team do, and putting our children's education and safety first.
Nursery Manager
Our Nursery Managers ensure that our Kido values and curriculum are lived and breathed throughout the nursery. You'll create an inspiring, safe, happy and educational environment for all our children. You'll lead and encourage your team to uphold the highest standards with pride, while taking a hands-on management approach across the nursery. Every one of our nurseries is unique, and every manager has the freedom to shape their nursery and showcase their passions. In Golders Green for example, our wonderful Nursery Manager Gail opens the door to a realm of magical and captivating stories which really showcases her dedication to literacy in early years. In Wandsworth our Manager Shaddiya provides as many hands-on learning experiences as possible through Explorer Days, unlocking a world of endless possibilities for the children.
Support Roles
To ensure our nurseries run smoothly each nursery has a Housekeeper and a Nursery Chef on site. These roles are both crucial to making our nurseries warm and welcoming homes from home. You'll also get to spend time with the children helping them to set up environments or supporting them to learn about how food fuels their bodies.
Hub Team
We believe passionately about promoting from within and celebrating our people. Joining a Kido nursery will open up future opportunities for progression into our Hub Team. As a growing nursery group new opportunities are arising, working in marketing, finance, training, recruitment, HR, or operations. Join us and who knows, you might pioneer a role we never even imagined!
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