

Early Years Student Hub
Turn your love for helping children into a career worth shouting about.
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An Early Years Degree

An Early Years Apprenticeship

Careers at LEYF
Who we are
We're the London Early Years Foundation; a charity with 41 nurseries. With our unique social enterprise model, we're leading change in Early Years, ensuring equal education and care for all children to give them the best start in life. We do this by reinvesting all profits back into our people and the children.
Our unique purpose
We've been around for a long time, 121 years to be precise!
But we're always evolving and leading the way in Early Years Education.
We put London's families first. 75% of our nurseries are in some of the most deprived areas of London and 27% of our children are on funded-only places meaning you have the chance to make the biggest impact with us.
Grow with us
Many of our team begin as Apprentices or fresh graduates and build successful careers here. Whether youre ambition lies in management, sustainability, SEND, or something else in Early Years, we're here for your career.
We provide quality training through our London Early Years Institute. Our accredited qualifications and courses are created and taught by experts.
Our brilliant teams
Everyone in the LEYF family embraces our four core values: INSPIRING, BRAVE, NURTURING, and FUN.
Diversity is key for us. At LEYF, 8% of our team are male, way above the national average of 3%. Plus, 58% of those who shared their ethnicity come from minority backgrounds.
We invite you to be your true self at work and set a great example for the children and each other.
Whether you know what you want from our student hub, are still figuring it out, or have a question, please fill out the interest form below
Get in touch with us
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Are you a teacher contacting on behalf of your school, college or university?
We are London focused and would love to partner with you. Our goal is to work closely with you and your students to get the outcomes they need.
We offer career guidance, placements and roles which students can do alongside their studies. Get in touch today via the form above to start the conversation.