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Early Years recruitment agency.
Hire locum, temporary, interim and permanent early years practitioners with Actionus. Nurseries and pre-schools work to strict statutory ratios, so a single absence can close a room. Actionus supplies Level 2 and Level 3 qualified early years practitioners, room leaders and nursery managers for temporary and permanent roles.
How you can hire
Locum, temporary, interim or permanent.
Locum early years practitioners
Short-notice and planned locum early years practitioners to cover rota gaps, sickness, leave and backlogs, booked on your framework or direct engagement terms where they apply.
Temporary early years practitioners
Temporary early years practitioners for seasonal pressure, projects and fixed blocks of work, with weekly online timesheets approved by your manager.
Interim early years practitioners
Interim early years practitioners and senior leads to hold a service, cover a vacant post or deliver a change programme while you recruit permanently.
Permanent early years practitioners
Permanent early years practitioners sourced, screened and shortlisted against your brief, with interviews arranged and offers managed through to start.
Compliance checked before the first shift
- •Relevant early years qualification and paediatric first aid
- •Enhanced DBS with children's barred list check
- •Right to work and identity verification
- •References including the most recent school or setting
- •Safeguarding training and KCSIE awareness
Settings we supply
- •Day nurseries
- •Pre-schools and playgroups
- •School nursery classes
- •Holiday and wraparound care
Specialities
Baby room, Toddler and pre-school rooms, Room leadership, EYFS, Nursery management
Questions
Hiring early years practitioners, answered.
- How do I hire locum or temporary early years practitioners through Actionus?
- Send us the role, location, dates and engagement type. We confirm what is achievable, shortlist compliant early years practitioners and book them once you approve, with hours recorded through weekly online timesheets.
- Can Actionus recruit permanent and interim early years practitioners?
- Yes. We recruit early years staff on locum, temporary, interim and permanent terms, and temporary assignments can convert to permanent on agreed terms.
- What checks are completed before early years practitioners start?
- Professional registration where it applies, right to work, identity, the correct level of DBS, references and role-specific training evidence. The compliance pack is shared with you before the assignment begins.
- Do you work across the whole of the UK?
- Yes. Actionus recruits nationally across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and in Ireland, so you work with one agency wherever the vacancy sits.
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