Blossom Tree Nursery Manager

Storal Learning Ltd; Bristol; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading nursery organization in Bristol is seeking a qualified Nursery Manager to ensure high standards of childcare and education. Candidates should have a Level 3 qualification in Early Years Education, strong leadership skills, and experience in management. Benefits include a £2,000 welcome bonus, enhanced holidays, and wellness support. This role focuses on fostering a nurturing environment for children's development.

Benefits

£2,000 Welcome Bonus

Enhanced holidays

Paid sick pay

Wellness day off

Childcare Discount

Gym discount

Free movie tickets

Qualifications

• You are a Level 3 or above qualified, experienced Nursery Manager.
• You have experience in nursery administration.
• You embody responsibility, openness, and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the setting has the right staff, culture, and resources.
• Encourage high-quality teaching under the EYFS framework.
• Deputise for the Nursery Manager during their absence.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Leadership qualities

Knowledge of EYFS framework

Experience in managerial role

Education

Level 3 or above Early Years Education qualification

Job description

Nursery: Blossom Tree Nursery School, 13 Stoke Road, Portishead Bristol BS20 6BQ

Hours: Monday-Friday, Full Time 40hrs per week

Salary: £35,000 - £40,000 dependent on qualifications and experience

£2,000 Welcome Bonus

This vacancy has arisen following the internal move of our current Nursery Manager into our Education Team, demonstrating the strong opportunities for development and progression within our organisation. We’ve created a nurturing environment inspired by nature and centred around children's mental wellbeing. With a wealth of early years experience, we take pride in encouraging learning across all areas of development—supporting each child’s natural curiosity and love of discovery.

Our approach allows children to wonder, imagine, and explore—whether they’re engaging with our carefully designed indoor spaces, climbing on our outdoor frame, or getting hands‑on down at the allotment.

About you

You are a Level 3 or above qualified, experienced Nursery Manager who thrives on leading by example, and inspiring others to be the best that they can be.

You love supporting and encouraging the natural curiosity and excitement of young children, whilst also motivating your team to do the same.

You have a natural, nurturing openness, along with a warm and positive outlook, and you care about learning and education standards for young children in the UK.

What you'll be doing

Day to day as a Nursery Manager you will be an intrinsic part of the nursery management team ensuring the setting has the right staff, culture, policies and resources to deliver the highest possible standards of childcare and early years education.

You will offer solutions where you identify areas for improvements whether that relates to learning and teaching techniques or, creating more stimulating experiences and environments for the children and their educators. You will embrace inclusivity to ensure the individual needs of all those within your care are achieved.

You will encourage a love of learning through high quality teaching under the EYFS framework, ensuring that all children are kept safe and have rich stimulating experiences. You'll do this by leading, motivating and inspiring the educators, managing ratios through the staff rotas, attracting new hires and providing learning and developing opportunities to the team. You will also deputise for the Nursery Manager during their absence.

What you'll need

• A full and relevant Early Years Education qualification Level 3 or above or equivalent
• Experience in a managerial role including nursery administration or similar
• A strong knowledge and understanding EYFS framework
• Reflecting the Storal values around responsibility, openness and working together and experienced in providing staff training and support
• Demonstrable leadership qualities (ideally within Early Years)
• Excellent communication skills with both children and adults

Benefits at a glance

£2,000 Welcome Bonus

For you - We get the basics right: enhanced holidays, paid sick pay, extra wellness day off (yearly) and accessing your pay before payday with PayCaptain

Family matters - Balance starts at home: Childcare Discount + Funding, compassionate leave & enhanced maternity (and more)

Health & wellness - Nourishing body & mind: Partnerships with Vitality & Peppy; fertility & menopause support, gym discount, free movie tickets and more

Development - Investing in your future: Micro-learning, financial stability tools & Storal Support Fund

Our community - Growing together: Termly inset days, team app & Storal Awards gathering.

We pay for your DBS upfront along with reimbursing your annual update service charge.

We partner with world-leading third parties such as Pay Captain, Vitality, and Peppy.

And much much more.

About us

This nursery is part of Storal, a group of nurseries across England. It is our vision at Storal to be the nursery group that every family and educator wants to be part of. Our values are built around creating this environment for teams and children. We believe in high standards, praising each other, pulling together as a team whilst actively helping others to grow and that’s only the beginning of the story. We do what we say we do and if you align with this approach, then a Storal nursery is the place for you.

Storal is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All employees will be subject to background checks, enhanced DBS check and reference checks.

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