30 May Struggling to Find Quality Nursery Staff?
Running a nursery is demanding. Early years education requires multiple responsibilities. Besides creating a nurturing learning environment and ensuring compliance nurseries have to support the emotional and developmental needs of children. On top of these demands, nursery managers need to recruit and maintain staff. Finding reliable temp (bank) staff can seem like a stressful full-time job.
Purple Dove Recruitment Reduces Stress
We specialise in supporting nurseries by providing highly skilled, thoroughly vetted early years professionals – from nursery assistants to managers and everything in between.
Nursery Recruitment Is Tough
The childcare sector continues to face staffing shortages. Many nursery owners and managers report difficulty in finding qualified candidates who not only meet regulatory requirements but also share their ethos of caring, patience, and dedication to child development.
Do you recognise one or more of these challenges?
- High turnover rates due to staff making career changes.
- Increased competition from other childcare providers.
- The increasing amount of legislation to ensure safeguarding requirements.
- Limited time and resources for nursery managers to handle recruitment in-house.
Who Is Purple Dove Recruitment?
Purple Dove Recruitment is a specialist childcare recruitment agency with over a decade of experience in early years staffing. We understand the sector inside and out.
We take the time to understand your nursery’s values, culture, and specific staffing needs, we can connect you with the best candidates for your needs – both in terms of skills and personality.
What Do We Offer?
We provide a range of recruitment options for your specific needs, including:
- Temporary Staff
Need cover for staff sickness, annual leave, or an unexpected surge in demand? We offer reliable, qualified temporary nursery staff who can step into the role.
- Permanent Recruitment
We also recruit for permanent roles. From new practitioners to room leaders and nursery managers? We can help you find committed professionals who are looking for long-term opportunities in the early years of learning.
- Candidate Vetting
Every candidate we put forward is thoroughly checked, including enhanced DBS, reference checks, qualification verification, and right to work.
- Consultative Approach
We work as an extension of your team. We carry out first interviews to ensure the candidate is qualified, professional in outlook, has children’s interests at heart and is motivated.
Why Nurseries Choose Purple Dove
- Childcare Expertise: Years of successful business
- Our network: We have a large network of experienced temp staff
- Speed & Reliability: We promise to find the staff you need by your deadline
- Quality Candidates: We will only forward suitable candidates.
Purple Dove Testimonial
‘Caring, professional and ultra-efficient – Purple Dove helped us find our perfect nursery manager in record time and we now have a great partnership which covers all our recruitment needs.’
– Eugene, Nursery Founder, London
But don’t just take our word for it – our clients regularly tell us that working with Purple Dove has transformed their recruitment process and brought peace of mind during stressful periods.
Chat With Us
If you’re finding it difficult to fill vacancies or need temporary support during busy periods, our friendly team is ready to help.
Call or email us today for a friendly, no-obligation chat.
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