Nursery Manager

About Early Years Ltd.; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly bonus

27 days annual leave

Employee childcare discounts

Personal & Professional Development

Job summary

About Early Years Ltd. is looking for a passionate Nursery Manager for Poppies Day Nursery in High Wycombe. The role involves leading a dedicated team to maintain high standards of childcare, ensuring compliance with the EYFS framework, and creating an engaging environment for children. With a competitive salary of £40,000, benefits include a quarterly bonus, 27 days annual leave, and employee childcare discounts. The ideal candidate will have a Level 3 qualification and management experience, ready to make a positive impact on children's lives.

Qualifications

• Full and relevant Level 3 Childcare qualification required.
• Over 1 year of experience in Early Years environment necessary.
• Strong knowledge of EYFS and regulatory requirements essential.
• Over 1 year of management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with statutory EYFS requirements.
• Implement company policies and procedures throughout the nursery.
• Manage complaints and concerns effectively.
• Facilitate inspections and recommendations.
• Promote reflective practice in the nursery.

Skills

Childcare qualification Level 3

Management experience

Knowledge of EYFS framework

Experience in Early Years

Education

Level 5 qualification in Childcare and/or Management

Job description

Nursery Manager - Poppies Day Nursery Holmer Green

Salary – £40,000

40 hours
per week

Rated Good
by Ofsted (May 2018), Poppies Holmer Green has been providing high-quality
childcare for children aged 3 months to 5 years since 2015.

We’re
looking for a passionate Nursery Manager to lead our friendly team, maintain
high standards, and create a welcoming, engaging environment for children to
thrive—indoors and outdoors.

If you’re
ready to make a real impact, we’d love to hear from you.

Why Join Us?

At Family
First, we value our team members and offer a comprehensive benefits package,
including:

• Quarterly bonus

  *earn an extra £3000 per
  annum!

• Annual Leave:

  Starting at 27days, plus
  a paid day off for your birthday and bank holidays

• Referral Programme:

  Refer a friend and earn up
  to £750

• Employee Childcare Discounts:

  75% off nursery fees for
  our team member’s as well as access to wider discount.

• Health & wellbeing
  programme:

  Confidential
  employee assistance helpline available

• Personal & Professional
  Development:

  Tailored
  learning and development opportunities to support your career growth

*Terms and
conditions apply. Some benefits are discretionary and may be subject to change.

Key Responsibilities

• 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.

• Participate in all activities
  related to nursery publications, advertising, public relations, the web
  site, and other marketing activities designed to promote the nursery.

• Promote positive relations with
  an approachable manner and time to listen to your team.

*Duties and
responsibilities in this job description are not exhaustive or restrictive,
changes and other duties relevant to this post may be added.

Requirements

• Essential: Full and relevant
  Level 3 Childcare qualification

• Essential: Over 1 year
  experience in Early Years

• Essential: Strongknowledge
  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

Take the
next step and explore a role that makes a positive impact on children’s lives.
Apply today and let our friendly recruitment team support you every step of the
way. We can’t wait to welcome you to the Family First community!

We are
committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all
staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

A Disclosure and Barring Service
Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to
enhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty.

Poppies
Holmer Green part of the Family First Group where we take great care to treat
everyone as a person, with equal rights and responsibilities to any other
individual, whether they are an adult or a child. We are committed to providing
equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice for all children and
families according to their individual needs. Discrimination on the grounds of
gender, age, race, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership,
disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity,
ethnic or national origin, or political belief has no place within the Family
First Group.