Nursery Manager

Willing Care Recruitment Limited; Beaconsfield; On-site; CAD 76,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced parental leave

Heavily discounted childcare

Birthday day off

Benefits portal

Ongoing training and professional dev.

Opportunity to lead an establishedGood

Job summary

Willing Care Recruitment Limited is helping a Good Ofsted-rated, purpose-built nursery in Beaconsfield recruit an experienced Nursery Manager. The role focuses on leading day-to-day operations, staff development, and maintaining high standards of care and education while keeping children's experiences central.

The successful candidate will oversee safeguarding, health and safety, and regulatory standards, drive continuous improvement, and build strong relationships with children, families and

Qualifications

• Take overall responsibility for the successful day-to-day management of the nursery.
• Lead, motivate and develop the Early Years team.
• Maintain consistently high standards of care and education across all rooms.
• Ensure the EYFS is delivered effectively and children's individual needs remain central to practice.
• Maintain strong safeguarding, health and safety and regulatory standards.

Responsibilities

• Take overall responsibility for the successful day-to-day management of the nursery.
• Lead, motivate and develop the Early Years team.
• Maintain consistently high standards of care and education across all rooms.
• Ensure the EYFS is delivered effectively and children's individual needs remain central to practice.
• Maintain strong safeguarding, health and safety and regulatory standards.
• Monitor quality through observations, audits and regular reviews of nursery practice.
• Drive continuous improvement and maintain strong preparation for future Ofsted inspections.
• Encourage teams to make full use of the nursery's free-flow garden and outdoor learning environments.
• Recruit, induct and develop colleagues, creating a positive and high-performing team culture.
• Build trusted relationships with children, parents and families.
• Oversee staffing, occupancy and the wider operational performance of the nursery.
• Ensure the setting retains its warm, welcoming and home-from-home culture while continuing to develop.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

EYFS knowledge

Ofsted readiness

Safeguarding

Job description

£45,000 per year | Full Time | Good Ofsted

Our client, a Good Ofsted-rated, purpose-built nursery, is looking for an experienced Nursery Manager to take responsibility for the continued success of the setting.

The nursery has a wonderfully warm and homely atmosphere. Bright, well-resourced rooms provide stimulating spaces for children to learn and play, with free-flow access to the garden throughout the day.

Outside, children have plenty to discover. From a woodland area and large sandpit to a vegetable patch, the garden provides endless opportunities for imaginative play, physical development, nature-based learning and hands-on exploration.

We're looking for an established Nursery Manager who can balance quality, people and operational leadership, while keeping children's experiences at the centre of every decision.

What You'll Receive

• £45,000 per year
• Enhanced parental leave
• Heavily discounted childcare
• Additional day off for your birthday
• Benefits and discounts portal
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Opportunity to lead an established Good Ofsted-rated nursery

More Than Managing the Day-to-Day

• Take overall responsibility for the successful day-to-day management of the nursery.
• Lead, motivate and develop the Early Years team.
• Maintain consistently high standards of care and education across all rooms.
• Ensure the EYFS is delivered effectively and children's individual needs remain central to practice.
• Maintain strong safeguarding, health and safety and regulatory standards.
• Monitor quality through observations, audits and regular reviews of nursery practice.
• Drive continuous improvement and maintain strong preparation for future Ofsted inspections.
• Encourage teams to make full use of the nursery's free-flow garden and outdoor learning environments.
• Recruit, induct and develop colleagues, creating a positive and high-performing team culture.
• Build trusted relationships with children, parents and families.
• Oversee staffing, occupancy and the wider operational performance of the nursery.
• Ensure the setting retains its warm, welcoming and home-from-home culture while continuing to develop.

All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements, including an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, and verification of the right to work in the UK, in line with safeguarding responsibilities.