Temporary nursery staffing · West London
Last-minute cover, without the last-minute panic.
We connect West London nurseries with vetted, EYFS-experienced practitioners — plus nursery cooks and cleaners — for sickness cover, holidays, and busy terms. A local agency with a personal service, not a call centre.
★ Enhanced DBS checked ★ References verified ★ Safeguarding inducted ★ EYFS experienced ★ West London based
What we do
One agency, three kinds of cover
Every person we place has been fully vetted to the standard we’d expect for our own children.
Qualified practitioners
Level 2 and Level 3 practitioners who understand EYFS, ratios, key person responsibilities, and safeguarding — ready to slot into your rooms.
Nursery cooks
Food-hygiene-certified cooks who can run a nursery kitchen, manage allergies safely, and keep little ones well fed.
Nursery cleaners
Reliable, DBS-checked cleaners who understand the standards an early years setting demands.
For nurseries
Cover you can trust in your rooms
From request to cover in three simple steps.
1 · Tell us what you need
Send a quick cover request — practitioner, cook, or cleaner, with dates, age group, and start time. Same-day requests welcome.
2 · We match and confirm
You receive a confirmed person with their qualification level, DBS status, and a short profile — before they arrive.
3 · They slot straight in
Our staff arrive briefed on EYFS routines, ratios, and safeguarding. Timesheets are digital and approved by you.
For staff
Flexible work in settings that value you
Whether you’re a qualified practitioner, a nursery cook, or a cleaner — choose the days you work, get paid fairly and on time, and walk into nurseries we know and trust.
What you get
- Competitive hourly rates, paid reliably
- Shifts that fit around your life — accept what suits you
- Digital timesheets, no paperwork chasing
- A real person to talk to — not an app and a hotline
- Settings briefed on you before you arrive
What we ask of you
- Practitioner roles: Level 2 or 3 early years qualification
- Enhanced DBS on the Update Service (or willingness to obtain)
- Two professional references we can verify
- Our safeguarding induction before your first shift
- Kitchen roles: Level 2 Food Hygiene certificate (we can help)
- Genuine warmth and reliability
Simple, honest pricing
One rate. Nothing hidden.
One all-inclusive hourly charge per role — covering pay, holiday pay, employer costs, and our service. No registration fees, no hidden extras.
Level 2 Practitioners
All-inclusive hourly rate
Level 3 Practitioners
All-inclusive hourly rate
Cooks & Cleaners
Tailored to role and hours
Why we’re different
Built by people who know early years from the inside
Early Years Bridge Staffing was founded on first-hand early years experience. We know what a 7am staffing gap feels like, what ratios demand, and what a difference it makes when the person who walks in knows what a key person is.
Vetted like permanent staff
Full registration, identity and qualification checks, verified references, and a safeguarding induction — before a single shift.
Briefed like colleagues
Our staff arrive knowing your setting’s basics, and you receive their profile in advance.
Local by design
A small, known bank of staff across West London — not a national database of strangers.
Where we work
Covering West London
Based in W12, serving Shepherd’s Bush, Hammersmith, Chiswick, Acton, Ealing, White City, Fulham, Kensington, Notting Hill, and Brentford.
Need cover, or ready to join the bank?
Send a cover request, or register as a practitioner, cook, or cleaner — we’ll come back to you the same day.
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