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Partou and You

Can you turn wonder into learning? Then Partou is where you need to be. Become a Partou team member and join a supportive, caring community where you can enjoy a fulfilling and rewarding career.

You can look forward to a competitive salary, brilliant benefits and working with the best people on the planet. And that’s just the little ones.

With access to world-class childcare research, resources, and expertise, we help you develop skills, and empower you to create a positive impact on the development of the next generation, as they lead us into a better future.

Start a wonderful career with us and help little minds grow big.

The Partou way

Benefits of working at Partou

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Partou Academy

From onboarding to personal and professional development, the recently launched Partou Academy provides continuous learning opportunities to all of our team members.

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Holidays & birthdays off

We’re increasing annual leave to support the wellbeing of team members. Celebrate your birthday however you wish, with an additional day off on top of your allowance.

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Buddy bonus

Embrace your connections! Introduce a friend to Partou, and you’ll both be rewarded with a cash bonus once they have passed their probation.

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E.P.I.C

EPIC stands for ‘Every Person Is Cared For, Celebrated, Communicated and Connected’. It’s our team member site which gives you fingertip access to high street discounts, latest Partou news and teammate recognition.

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Employee Assistance Programme

With free, unlimited access to our Employee Assistance Programme, you can benefit from expert support on financial queries, family matters, legal advice, health concerns and more.

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Nursery discounts

We’d love for your children to be part of Partou too! That’s why we offer a generous 60% nursery discount to team members, providing peace of mind when it comes to their own childcare needs.

Early careers

At Partou, we support and develop over 300 apprentices with team members joining us at Level 2 or 3 and developing up to Level 7 as part of our continuous learning opportunities.

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Two young children engaged in a hands-on learning activity with natural wooden counting resources and acorns at a nursery table, supported by a childcare practitioner wearing a red partou uniform. The bright early years classroom features warm cream, beige and natural wood tones, encouraging numeracy, communication and child development through play-based learning.

About Partou

For us at Partou, childcare isn’t just a job, it’s a journey – one where every child leads us in a unique new direction. As part of the Netherlands’ largest childcare group, we’ve access to world-leading expertise in learning and development for both children and team members.

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Young child in a pale pink top using a wooden spoon and play kitchen utensils during a supervised learning activity at a partou nursery. A childcare practitioner wearing a red partou polo shirt sits beside the child at a wooden activity table, surrounded by cream, blue, green and natural wood-coloured play resources in a bright early years classroom.

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Three smiling partou practitioners from partou hucclecote day nursery & pre-school stand in the nursery garden in front of trees and a slide. They are holding smiling children with two children in dark coloured sweatshirts standing behind them on a play structure. Everyone is smiling and celebrating their recent positive ofsted inspection.
Gloucester nursery that supports ‘wellbeing, comfort and enjoyment’ wins Ofsted approval

Ofsted has praised Partou Hucclecote in Gloucester for a broad curriculum and a team who help children feel settled from the moment they arrive.

Read more about the everyday moments the inspector praised, from climbing outdoors to role-play with friends.

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Partou st mary’s day nursery & pre-school nursery team celebrating their positive ofsted inspection result outside the nursery, standing beside the red and orange partou nursery sign with the red-brick childcare setting and blue sky in the background.
Doncaster nursery that builds children’s confidence commended by Ofsted

Children at Partou St Mary’s in Doncaster “feel emotionally secure” and “become confident,” according to their latest Ofsted report.

Read what inspectors said about the team’s tailored curriculum and the care families praise.

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Mel fitzpatrick who is nursery manager at partou best friends day nursery & pre-school. Mel is wearing a brown zip top and has long black eyelashes. Mel has beautiful long blonde and brown braids.
Inspirational nursery manager encourages others to aim high on Black History Month

Partou Best Friends Manager Mel Fitzpatrick marks Black History Month by sharing her mixed-heritage experience and championing diversity, inclusion and positive role models.

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