Perks & Benefits

We believe our team is world-class, and truly gives Muddy Boots its magic. As a result, we are proud to offer sector-leading pay, as well as a huge amount of perks and benefits

Core Team Benefits

  • You may have heard, that four days is the new five! It’s no news to us because our full-time team members have always worked over four days rather than five, ensuring everyone has an extra day of rest and relaxation every week!

    For those not wanting the full four days we also offer part-time and bank shift patterns

  • We believe time off is essential, so ensure all our team have ample holiday days to enjoy (5.6 weeks holiday per year). We also reward long-standing team members with extra holiday days - starting at 2 years served.

  • At Muddy Boots, our entire team are auto-enrolled into a work placed pension, which we also contribute to every month.

  • We are all about family, especially our teams! We now offer enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave pay for all team members after 2 years of continuous service.

Team Perks

  • Wider Wallet is a lifestyle discount product, which every one of our team members has access to. It’s an online discount portal that facilitates a whole bunch of discounts on everyday purchases, all done by downloading vouchers, claiming cashback with suppliers, utilising online discounts, and reloadable gift cards.

    These include:

    • Between 3%-4.5% at Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s and Tesco (using a top-up giftcard

    • Between 3%-7% at Argos, B&Q, Curry’s, H&M, Ikea and Halfords

    • Travel discounts at Hotel.com, Jet2 & Tui

    • Eat out discounts at Pizza Express, Wagamama and Just Eat

    • Up to 20% discount at Alton Towers, Legoland, and Chessington World of Adventures

    For more information, head to www.widerwallet.com/how-does-it-work

  • We are really excited to announce that we have now added an EAP scheme to team perks, which gives every team member access to a massive amount of help with physical & mental health.

    Through the scheme, you will be able to access the following:

    • A 24/7 helpline, with access to trained counsellors, legal or financial advisors, a team of nurses (for advice on menopause support etc.) and much more.

    • One to one counselling, with 6 sessions paid for by us per issue you are facing, which can be arranged to start within three days of needing them, either in person, via Zoom or over the phone.

    • Access to 30 different cognitive behavioural therapy programmes

    • Life & leadership coaching on topics such as communication, resilience, diet, and sleep patterns.

    • Access to online health portal, where you can track your mood, steps, water intake and diet, as well as accessing breathing exercises, meditation, recipes and fitness programmes.

  • We love our team. They go above and beyond on a regular basis and we reward them as much as we can. To do so, we have a shelf stacked full of sweet treats and little gifts which are given to anyone making an extra special difference, nominated by anyone in the team

  • We are all about family… especially yours! If you have a little one yourself, we discount their nursery place so they can come to work with you without the full financial pressure. The discounts are as follows:

    • Management: 60%

    • Leadership: 50%

    • Educators: 40%

  • We love anyone who recommends us to their friends and family, so much that we purchase them an English Heritage membership for them and their family! This very much includes our team, so when you recommend to your friends, expect your present in the post.

  • We also think that the best recruiters in the business are our team, as they have the best idea of the kind of person who would fit well. We reward anyone who recruits their friend, with a £250 (full-time) or £150 (part-time) bonus if we hire someone you recommend (after they have been with us three months)

  • We think teams that work together should also get to play together! When Christmas roles around, as well as any other opportunities to celebrate, we ensure all of our team have an opportunity to let their hair down and toast their success

Working at Muddy Boots

  • Team happiness is absolutely key to us! So key in fact, that we have incorporated a system called Friday Pulse into our weekly life at Muddy Boots.

    Every Friday our entire team get the opportunity to share their happiness level, as well as thanks, frustrations, celebrations and ideas, all via the click of a few buttons on their phone. That information is then gathered up and discussed by the teams each week, working together to solve issues that are causing unhappiness, and creating a Muddy Boots which is the best possible place to work for everyone who calls it home.

  • One thing you need working with young children is energy, and an abundance of it! To keep you topped up and fully fuelled throughout the day, anyone can order a free hot lunch (or cold tea) prepared fresh by our on-site chef, as well as snacks, tea and coffee available throughout the day.

  • We don’t want choosing what to dress in to be a stress in the morning, as well as an unneeded financial pressure, so we supply all our team with a free uniform, including a waterproof coat, a hoody and two t-shirts.

    Driving to work? Your parking is covered on-site. Coming on a bike? You can safely lock it up straight outside the door!

  • Life can be tough sometimes, throwing unexpected and difficult twists and turns. To do our bit to help our team navigate bereavements, family illness, wellbeing and any other personal challenges they are facing, Muddy Boots offer up to 5 days leave (depending on individual circumstance)

  • In addition to our discretionary leave, if the difficult and unexpected situation is financial, our team can submit a confidential loan application to request up to £300, which is paid back out their wage once the situation is resolved.

  • As far as availability allows, we offer all our team members with nursery-aged children 5 back-up childcare days in our nurseries, to be used for an emergency or unavoidable appointment

Personal Development

  • At Muddy Boots we will fund your study to get you to the next level of qualification. We believe in ‘constantly learning’ – and want to give everyone the opportunity to do so! This includes:

    • Level 3 - Early Years Educator

    • Level 4 and 5 - Children and Young People Management/Advanced Practice

    • Level 6 - EYT

  • Anyone interested in furthering their skills or following a childcare passion – we encourage and pay for access to relevant courses and training opportunities. This includes (but isn't limited to) the following areas:

    • Senco

    • Special educational needs

    • Safeguarding

    • In the moment planning

    • Loose parts

    • Enabling environments

    • Continuous provision

    • Behaviour that challenges

    • Speech and language

  • We believe in personal development as well as professional! At Muddy Boots, we have a personal development fund, which team members can apply for to help pay for the development of a hobby or passion. All we ask in return is for them to bring that passion or hobby into their room as an exciting activity for the children to try (where appropriate!)

  • One of our key values is ‘Aspiration’ – people that love to learn are our kind of people! We are passionate about reading and encourage everyone to do so – take your pick from the Muddy Boots reading list and we’ll buy you a copy – there are books on topics like Team Work, Self-Leadership, Communication and Personal Development.

    As Dr Seuss puts it, “The more that you read, the more things that you’ll know, The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go!”