NurseryManager
Handkerchief Day Nursery - High Street, Kegworth, DE74 2DA

Permanent-Full Time | 40 Hours Per Week
£43,775 depending on experience + Quarterly Bonus Scheme worth £3,000 per year*

Are you an experienced NurseryManager looking for a setting where you will feel trusted, supported andgenuinely valued as a leader?

Handkerchief Day Nursery is looking for a confident and experienced Nursery Manager to lead ourwell-established nursery and continue building a positive, high-qualityenvironment for children, families and teams.

This role isideal for a strong Early Years leader who enjoys developing teams, drivingstandards and creating a nursery culture where both children and teams thrive.You will be joining a stable nursery with supportive senior leadership, strongteam foundations and the freedom to lead your setting with confidence.

At Handkerchief Day Nursery, every day is packed with fun, creativity and exciting learning experiences. Come and join a team where no two days are ever the same!.

If you takepride in running a happy, organised nursery and leading a team people genuinelyenjoy being part of, we would love to hear from you.

What weoffer:

Quarterly bonus scheme worth up to £3,000 per year*
75% childcare discount
27 days annual leave plus bank holidays and your birthday off
Genuine progression opportunities within a growing group
Supportive and approachable senior leadership team
Employee wellbeing & assistance programme
Refer a friend bonus up to £750
Well-resourced nursery with a positive team culture

*Termsand conditions apply.

Therole:

As NurseryManager, you will lead the day-to-day running of the nursery while maintaininghigh standards across the setting. You will be responsible for:

Leading, motivating, and developing your nursery team
Ensuring EYFS and safeguarding compliance
Building strong parent partnerships
Driving occupancy and overall nursery performance
Leading Ofsted preparation and inspections
Supporting staff development and wellbeing
Creating a positive, professional team culture

This is ahands-on leadership role where your experience, leadership style, anddecision-making will make a genuine impact every day.

What we’relooking for:

Essential:

Full and relevant Level 3 Childcare qualification
Previous Nursery Management experience
Strong knowledge of EYFS and safeguarding
Experience leading teams within Early Years
Passion for delivering high-quality childcare and education

Desirable:

Level 5 qualification in Childcare, Leadership, or Management
Experience achieving Good or Outstanding Ofsted outcomes

Apply today!If you’re looking for a Nursery Manager role where you can lead confidently,feel supported and genuinely enjoy coming to work, we would love to speak withyou.

We arecommitted to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect allstaff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Disclosure and Barring ServiceCertificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject toenhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty.
Handkerchief Day Nursery is part of the Family First Group where we take greatcare to treat everyone as a person, with equal rights and responsibilities toany other individual, whether they are an adult or a child. We are committed toproviding equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice for allchildren and families according to their individual needs. Discrimination onthe grounds of gender, age, race, religion or belief, marriage or civilpartnership, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy ormaternity, ethnic or national origin, or political belief has no placewithin the Family First Group.

Requirements

As Nursery Manager, you will need:

- Understand and ensure that the requirements of the statutory framework for the EYFS are met throughout the nursery.
- Ensure that company policies and procedures are embedded, applied, and adhered to by all.
- Facilitate inspections by regulatory bodies and implement any recommendations.
- Embed effective key person approach to enable children to form secure attachments and identify training or development needs for staff.
- Ensure that all children receive stimulating and purposeful experiences, environments and resources which are appropriate to their age and stage of development.
- Promote a culture of self-evaluation and reflective practice throughout the nursery.
- Manage any complaints or concerns raised in a thorough and timely manner and inform senior management.
- Maintain accurate records and accounts relating to children and staff on EyMan system and on file.

As Nursery Manager, you will need:

Essential: Full and relevant Level 3 Childcare qualification
Essential: Over 1 year experience in Early Years
Essential: Strong knowledge of the statutory framework for the EYFS and regulatory requirements
Essential: Over 1 year of management experience
Desirable: Level 5 qualification in Childcare and/or Management and Leadership
Desirable: Experience of successfully passing an Ofsted inspection at a Good or Outstanding level
Right to work in the UK-Valid Passport or Settled or Pre-Settled under the EU settlement Scheme.

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