Nursery education teaching professionals Pay Data UK — 2025

Nursery education teaching professionals roles in the UK earn a median of £38,650 per year, equivalent to £20.84 per hour as of 2025. This represents a 17.3% increase in annual pay compared to the previous year. Pay varies across the UK, ranging from £32,509 to £56,855 per year.

How Pay Varies Across the UK

Each bar shows how many areas of the UK have a median annual pay in that range for Nursery education teaching professionals roles. The dashed line marks the national median.

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About Nursery education teaching professionals

Nursery education teaching professionals care for and teach children up to the age of entry into primary school.

Typical Tasks and Duties

• prepares and delivers lessons in accordance with early years foundation stages curriculum and encourages and stimulates children's learning
• teaches simple songs and rhymes, reads stories and organises various activities to promote language, social and physical development
• supervises and cares for children, provides a secure learning environment and ensures their health and safety is maintained during all activities
• undertakes pastoral duties
• supervises teaching assistants and trainees
• observes and assesses students and discusses their progress with parents and/or other education professionals
• assists with or plans and develops curriculum and rota of teaching duties

Entry Routes and Qualifications

Entrants will usually possess a relevant degree or postgraduate qualification or relevant experience. Early years teacher status or equivalent is required. A DBS check is mandatory.

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Salary data is sourced from official UK pay datasets and updated periodically.